FACTS ABOUT AUSTRALIA

AMAZING FACTS ABOUT AUSTRALIA

1.           Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is an Oceanian country.

2.           The name Australia comes from the Latin, ‘Terra Australia Incognito’, which means the Unknown Southern Land.

3.           Australia is also known as ‘the sports capital’ of the world. The reason is – more than 70% of its capital participates in a recreational activity or sports, at least once in a week.

4.           Australia has the lowest population density in the world.

5.           Australia is the only continent-nation in the world. It means, it is a continent and an independent country as well.

6.           Australia day, the national day of the country is celebrated on 26^th January every year.

7.           Kangaroo is the national animal of Australia.     

8.           In Australia, you can undergo a unique health treatment which is expected to be 40,000 years old.

9.           The longest fence in the world is in Australia and it is 5,530 kilometers in length. It is called the ‘dingo fence’.

10.      The first cops in the country were all criminals. They were a band of eight of the most well-behaved convicts, formed in 1789 by Governor Arthur Philip.

11.      If you are interested in the world’s deadliest spiders, you should definitely visit Australia.

12.      Australia is the only country in the world where there are more species of venomous snakes than the non-venomous snakes.

13.      The world’s highest steel arch bridge – the Harbor Bridge – is in Sydney, Australia.

14.      Australian’s invented a lot of things including the ultrasound, Vegemite, the tank, football, the refrigerator, the pre-paid postage, the Black Box on aeroplanes, lawn mowers with engines, smoke alarms, aspirin, the pacemaker, and penicillin etc.

15.      The world’s largest espresso machine is fitted in Australia. It can brew up to 18 cups of coffee at any given time.

16.      Australians eat 260 million meat pies every year, around 12 per head.

17.      Australia has a vibrant multicultural community of people from close to 200 countries.

18.      Amazingly, during winter Australia has more snow than Switzerland.

19.      In 1902, Australia became the second country in the world to allow women the right to vote.

20.      The minimum wages in Australia is $16.88.

21.      Australians have swimming pools in their oceans, too.

22.      There is a lake known as ‘Pink Lake’ in Australia and the color of its water is pink, too.

23.      In Australia they have a town named ‘1770’. Yeah, the name just contains digits.

24.      A whopping 91% of Australia is covered under vegetation.

25.      In Victoria, Australia, only a licensed electrician can change an electric bulb.

26.      Australia has more than 10,000 beaches. And if you decide to visit a new beach every day, it will take more than 27 years of your lifetime.

27.      Wi-Fi is claimed by the Australians as the invention of its National Science Agency.

28.      The last time a spider killed somebody in Australia was in 1981.

29.      The world’s oldest fossil, with 3.4-billion-year-old cells, was found in Australia.

30.      Australia exports camels to Saudi Arabia. The Arabs use the camel for meat.

31.      Australians are very fond of gambling, which is why they spend more money per capita on gambling than any other country in the world.

32.      As per 2011 census, there were 73 million sheep in Australia. And this surely outnumbers the total human population in Australia.

33.      Australian sheep broke the world record for the heaviest wool haul from one shearing. It had 40 kg of wool removed from its body and it took 5 shearers to get the job done.

34.      Melbourne, Australia has been ranked the world’s most livable city for the past 5 years.

35.      The Opera House in Sydney, Australia is an architectural wonder.

36.      The world’s first seat belt law was put in place in 1970, in the state of Victoria, Australia.

37.      Australia is the third nation behind the U.S. and Russia to successfully launch a satellite into orbit.

38.      Australia is the only continent without an active volcano.

39.      There are over 60 different species of kangaroos and 1500 plus species of Spiders in Australia.

40.      Kangaroos can survive without water for months. They can also dig wells for water, which can be 3-4 feet deep.

41.      Western Australia is currently the world’s largest producer of gold.

42.      Melbourne Victoria is the home to the second largest Greek population in the world after Athens in Greece.

43.      The Australian Lyre Bird is the world’s best imitator. It can mimic the calls of 15 different species of birds in their locality.

44.      In Australia, lazy people are referred to as ‘bludgers’.

45.      Adelaide a city in Australia is famous because it has lots of churches.

46.      The pictures of man’s first steps on the moon to the rest of the world in 1969 were broadcasted from Australia.

47.      The total population of Australia is 22,992,654.

48.      The Australian Dollar (AUD) is the official currency of Australia.

49.      Australia Imports: machinery and transport equipment, computers and office machines, telecommunication equipment and parts; crude oil and petroleum products

50.      Australia Exports: coal, iron ore, gold, meat, wool, alumina, wheat, machinery and transport equipment

51.      The internet country code for Australia is .au.