Thinking about taking a vacation to Australia? Here are a few fun facts about Australia that will help you make your decision. The length of this article will only allow for a few facts, however if you search on the web, you can find a lot more. Australians have their own unique culture and landscape. Hence it is not unusual that many of its fun facts are associated with its culture as well as its geography. Moreover, Australians also have a unique history; hence you will find many facts associated with their history as well.
Some fun facts about Australia:
Australia is also known for its extremely large cattle stations. The largest cattle ranch stands at around 30,000 square kilometers, almost being the size of Belgium.
Australia is known for its large size, but an extremely small population of people. Australia is one of the biggest countries in the world but it has only around 20 million people. Hence the population density in Australia is quite low. In fact it is so low that the density is not measured in people per square kilometer, but instead it is measured in square kilometers per people! A single person in Australia has around 380 square kilometers for him. Australia has a vastly arid landscape which explains its low population density. Moreover, around 90% of the population of the people lives in cities.
The Australian language has its fair share of slang. Just look at how they refer to their people from the various regions and you will find out. People from Queensland are called "banana benders" and those from Western Australia are called "sand gropers."
The Great Barrier Reef is one of the most important tourist destinations in Australia and is in fact quite famous all around the world for its rich coral habitat. However this is not the fun fact. The fun fact is that it has got a post office where when can send out a post card with the only Great Barrier Reef stamp. Talking about the Barrier Reef, the coral that the barrier reef houses is the largest organic construction in the world.
Western Australia is known for its vast size. In fact it is the largest state in Australia. It is so big that it is comparable to Western Europe, which has countries that are quite big in their own right such as France and Germany.
Australia has a reputation for building large structures that catch anyone's attention. These structures can be found along the road in the various regions of Australia.
The Australia flag was first flown on 3rd September 1901 in Melbourne at the Royal Exhibition buildings and In fact has a mini Flag of Great Britain occupying the top left quarter of the flag as a part of its colonial heritage.
While the flag was being raised, all schools were asked through the radio to also raise their Australia flag at the same time. We hope you liked and also enjoyed our version of fun facts about Australia.
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