australia
the main states
western australia
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It's abbreviated as WA
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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
Flag of NT
South australia
(SA flag)
Queensland
(Qld flag)
new south wales
(NSW flag)
victoria
(Vic. flag)
the main citIEs
- Perth
- Darwin
- Adelaide
- Brisbane
- Sydney
- Melbourne
PERTH
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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