australia


the main states



western australia

  • It's abbreviated as WA
  • The first European who visited WA, was Dirk Hartog, a Dutch explorer
  • It's first self-governament was achived in 1890
  •  Today's economy is based on mining, agriculture and tourism
  • Its capital is Perth


Northern territory

  • It's abbreviated as NT
  • The coast of the territory was first seen by Europeans in the 17th century
  • The capital of NT is Darwin

    • Flag of NT

    South australia

  • It's abbreviated as SA
  • It covers some of the most arid parts of Austraila
  • It has a total land area of 983,482 square km
  • It's capital is Adelaide

    • (SA flag)

    Queensland

  • It's abbreviated as Qld
  • The first European who landed there was Willem Janzoon in 1607
  • It's the 3d most populated state and the 2nd largest
  • The capital is Brisbane

    • (Qld flag)

    new south wales

  • It's abbreviated as NSW
  • It was fonded in 1788
  • The capital is Sydney

    • (NSW flag)

    victoria

  • It's abbreviated as Vic.
  • It's the smallest state
  • It includes the capital and second-largest city in Australia, Melbourne

    • (Vic. flag)

    the main citIEs

    1. Perth
    2. Darwin
    3. Adelaide
    4. Brisbane
    5. Sydney
    6. Melbourne

    PERTH

    • Is the largest city of WA
    • It's approximated population is 1,74 million

    darwin

    • It's the capital of NT
    • It has an aproximated population of 127,530
    • In the beginning it was a pioner oupost, now is one of Australia's most modern cities



    adelaide

    •  It's the capital of SA
    • It was founded in 1836
    • It's the fifth-largest city in Australia



    Brisbane

    • It's a population of abot 2.15 million
    • It is named like that because of a river called Sir Thomas Brisbane


    sydney

    • It's the most populated city in Australia
    • The first colony of Australia was based there
    • The city is built on hills sorrounding Port Jackson (commonly known as Sydney Harbour)
    • Where the Sydney Opera House and the Harbour Bridge are

    (Sydney Opera House)

    Melbourne

    • In 2011 the area had a population of 4,1 million
    • It's the second-largest city in Australia


    kangaroos

    why are so popular?

    • I think that the kangooros are so popular because they are intresting, unique, and they appear on many TV shows, as well as on the Australian Coat of Arms


    australia

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