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Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Australia is a stable, democratic and culturally diverse nation with a highly skilled workforce and one of the strongest performing economies in the world.
http://dfat.gov.au/about-australia/Pages/about-australia.aspx
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About Australia - Home
In land area, Australia is estimated to be 7,692,024 square Kilometers and the sixth largest nation after Russia, Canada, China, the United States of America and Brazil. It has, however, a relatively small population.
http://www.about-australia.com/facts/
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Australia Country Profile - BBC News
Provides an overview of Australia, including key facts and events.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-15674351
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Australia Demographics - About Australia
Australia's estimated resident population at March 2011 was just over 22.5 million, an increase of 1.4% over the previous year.Â
http://www.about-australia.com/facts/australia-demographics/
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Fascinating Facts About Australia - Listverse
The first things that come to mind when we think of Australia are man-eating crocodiles, deadly snakes, poisonous spiders, and the baking hot sun. We also imagine it to be a place full of rugged men fighting off deadly predators and having grand adventures in the outback.
http://listverse.com/2013/11/23/10-fascinating-facts-about-australia/
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Australia's Cuisine Culture: a History of Our Food - Australian Geographic
A look at what makes food Australian and if there truly is just one style of Australian cuisine.
http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/history-culture/2014/06/australias-cuisine-culture-a-history-of-food
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What Australians Eat - Good Food
What Australians Eat Tim Elliott looks at what Australians eat - and how much they put on their plates.
http://www.goodfood.com.au/lifestyle/cuisine/bitesize-view-of-a-nation-20120317-1vbna.html
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88 Crazy Things You Probably Didn't Know About Australia - Buzfeed
Interesting facts and information about Australia
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jemimaskelley/facts-about-australia
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Australian Indigenous Cultural Heritage - Australia Gov
In Australia, Indigenous communities keep their cultural heritage alive by passing their knowledge, arts, rituals and performances from one generation to another, speaking and teaching languages, protecting cultural materials, sacred and significant sites, and objects.
http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/austn-indigenous-cultural-heritage
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Culture of Australia: History, People, Clothing, Traditions - Every Culture
Since its days as a British colony Australia has developed a complex national culture with immigrants from many parts of the world as well as an indigenous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. The strong sense of societal and historical distinctiveness among the different states and territories has not developed into major subcultural diversity based on geographic regions.
http://www.everyculture.com/A-Bo/Australia.html
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Australian Culture and Customs - Griffith University
You may think that most Australians live in the 'outback' out in the country. In fact, more than three quarters of Australians live in cities and in urban centres, mainly along the coast.
https://www.griffith.edu.au/international/life-in-australia/australian-culture-and-customs
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Basic facts about Australia - Information Planet
Learn all the basic facts about Australia.
http://www.informationplanet.com.au/travel-and-holidays-in-australia/basic-facts-about-australia
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Australia: Maps, History, Geography, Government, Culture, Facts - Infoplease
Learn about the history, geography and culture of Australia and find statistical and demographic information.
http://www.infoplease.com/country/australia.html
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Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Australia, officially known as the Commonwealth of Australia, is an Oceanian country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia
