Australia is the smallest inhabited continent of the seven continents can also be considered the largest island in the world.
Fast Facts about Australia
1. The name Australia comes from the Latin Australis which means “of the South” Legends of “Terra Australis Incognita” an “unknown land of the south” date back to Roman times.
2. Due to its large size and isolation from the rest of the world, Australia is sometimes known as the ‘island continent’.
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3. Australia Day is a celebration of diversity and tolerance in Australian society, embracing all ethnic backgrounds, racial differences and political viewpoints.
4. No part of Australia is more than 1000 km from the ocean and a beach. (The point in the world that’s the furthest from any ocean would be in China.)
5. The largest cities in Australia are Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.
6. Over 200 different languages and dialects are spoken in Australia including 45 Indigenous languages. The most common non-English spoken languages are Italian, Greek, Cantonese, Arabic, Vietnamese and Mandarin.
7. Australia is the world’s 6th largest country by area.
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8. The capital of Australia is Canberra.
9. Australians refer to English people as Pome, which is actually the acronym for Prisoners of Mother England.
10. The flag of Australia is a defaced Blue Ensign: a blue field with the Union Jack in the canton (upper hoist quarter), and a large white seven-pointed star known as the Commonwealth Star in the lower hoist quarter.
