What kind of country is Australia?

Basic Information Country Name: Commonwealth of Australia (Commonwealth)

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Australia) Capital:

Canberra

Region:

7,682,300.00

square kilometer

Population:

21180,000 people (65438+2008 10 month) Language:

Indigenous language English is the official language of Australia. Currency:

AUD

Ethnic groups:

95.2% are descendants of immigrants from Britain and other European countries, 1.3% are Asians, 1.5% are aborigines, and 2% are others.

Religion:

25% people have no religious belief, and Anglican (2 1%), Roman Catholic (27%), other Christian sects (2 1%) and followers of other religions (6%).

The attached picture shows the Australian flag, map and national emblem, as well as the Sydney Opera House (with the Sydney Harbour Bridge as the background), which is usually regarded as Australia's landmark. National Flag: The national flag is dark blue, and the British flag pattern is in the upper left corner of the national flag, indicating the traditional relationship between Australia and Britain. Below is a huge white seven-pointed star, symbolizing the six states and the federal government that make up the Commonwealth of Australia. There are five white stars on the right side of the flag land, one of which is pentagonal and the others are heptagons. Five small stars represent the Southern Cross (the constellation that Australia can see most clearly).

National emblem: The national emblem of Australia is kangaroo on the left and emu on the right. These two animals are unique to Australia, with a shield in the middle. There are six groups of patterns on the shield, symbolizing the six states of the country. The red St. George's Cross (with a lion and four stars on it) symbolizes New South Wales; The southern cross under the crown represents Victoria; The blue cross represents Queensland; Shrike stands for South Australia; The black swan symbolizes Western Australia; The red lion symbolizes Tasmania. Above the shield is a seven-pointed star, symbolizing the six states and the federal government that make up the Commonwealth of Australia. The ribbon below has the English word "Australia".

National Day: 65438+1October 26th (1788)

National flower: acacia

(gold

Acacia,

Latin scientific name: acacia

Many misinformed materials say that the national tree of Australia is eucalyptus and the national bird is Qin bird, which are all incorrect. The Australian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated through its official website that up to now (2008), there are no officially recognized national trees, birds or animals in Australia. The Australian government didn't declare acacia as the national flower until August 1988. So far, there are no animals or birds as national symbols.