AUSTRALIA

Location

Located in the south-west Pacific Ocean, the country comprises the main island continent of Australia with the Coral and Tasman Seas (Pacafic Ocean to the west, and the offshore island of Tasmania. Indonesia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea are to the Torres Strait and across the Timor and Arafura Seas. New Zealand is 1,800 km to the south-east across the Tasman Sea.

Capital

Canberra

Language

English

Monetary Unit

Australian Dollar

Largest Cities

Sydeny,
Melbourne,
Brisbane,
Adelaide,
Perth,
New Castle,
Gold Coast,
Wollongong, Hobart,
Geelong,
Townsville,
Launceston,
Cairns,
Ballarat,
Darwin,
Bendigo.

Principal rivers

Murray,
Darling,
Lachlan,
Flinders,
Diamentina,
Ashburton,
Fitzroy.

Places to Visit

Adelaide,
Alice Springs,
Brisbane,
Canberra,
Gold Coast,
Mackay,
Melbourne,
Perth,
Syoney,
Hamilton Island.

Air Ports

Melbourne International Air Port,
Kingsford Smith Airport - Sydney (14.5KMs),
Alice Springs Airport,
Brisbane Airport,
Canberra Airport,
Hamilton Airport,
Hobart Airport,
Perth Airport.