Which country's capital is Sydney?

Sydney is the capital of New South Wales, the largest and oldest city in Australia, and an increasingly international metropolis. The 2000 Sydney Olympic Games made Sydney's international reputation and popularity unprecedented.

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& ltbr & gt Country name: Commonwealth of Australia.

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& ltbr & gt The word Australia means "Southern Continent". When Europeans discovered this continent at the beginning of the17th century, they mistakenly thought it was a land that went straight to the South Pole, so they named it "Australia", which was changed from the Latin terraaustralis.

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& ltbr & gt National Flag: it is a horizontal rectangle with an aspect ratio of 2∶ 1. The national flag is dark blue, with the word "rice" in red and white on the upper left, and a white seven-pointed star under the word "rice". There are five white stars on the right side of the flag land, one of which is pentagonal and the others are heptagons. Australia is a member of the Commonwealth and the Queen of England is Australia's head of state. The upper left corner of the national flag is the pattern of the British flag, which shows the traditional relationship between Australia and Britain. The largest seven-pointed star symbolizes the six states and the Federal District (Northern Territory and Capital Territory) that make up the Commonwealth of Australia. Five small stars represent the Southern Cross constellation (one of the small constellations in the southern sky, although the constellation is small, there are many bright stars). It means "southern continent", which means the country is in the southern hemisphere.

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& ltbr & gt National Emblem: The national emblem of Australia is kangaroo on the left and emu on the right. These two kinds of animals are unique to Australia, and they are symbols of the country and the nation. There is a shield in the middle, and there are six groups of patterns on the shield, which symbolize the six states of this 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 Maltese 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 Commonwealth countries. The ribbon at the bottom is surrounded by the Australian flower acacia, which says "Australia" in English.

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

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& ltbr & gt National flower: Acacia.

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& ltbr & gt National Tree: Eucalyptus

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& ltbr & gt National bird: Qin bird. It looks like a pheasant and often walks on land. The male bird has a gorgeous piano-shaped tail and is famous for its spectacular tail feathers. The tail feather of the lyre bird is very similar to the Greek lyre, hence its name. It is not only beautiful and moving, but also can imitate the sounds of other animals, and the sounds are very beautiful.

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& ltbr & gt Governor Michael Jeffery was sworn in in August 2003; Prime Minister Howard took office in June 2004.

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& ltbr & gt Physical Geography: Located between the South Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, it consists of islands such as the Australian mainland and Tasmania. Australia is surrounded by the sea, bordering New Zealand with tasman sea in the southeast, and facing East Timor, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea with Timor Sea and Torres Strait in the north. It covers an area of 7.692 million square kilometers. It accounts for the vast majority of Oceania. The coastline is 36,735 kilometers long. Although surrounded by water, deserts and semi-deserts account for 35% of the country's area. The whole country is divided into three areas: the eastern mountainous area, the central plain and the western plateau. The highest mountain in China, Kosciusko, is 2230 meters high, and the longest river, Melbourne River, is 3490 miles long. Lake Eyre in the middle is the lowest point in Australia, with an elevation of12m. On the east coast, there is the Great Barrier Reef, the largest coral reef in the world. The north is tropical, and most of it belongs to temperate zone. The annual average temperature in the north is 27℃, and that in the south is 65438 04℃. The inland areas are dry and lack of rain, with annual precipitation less than 200mm, and the eastern mountainous areas are 500- 1200mm.

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& ltbr & gt population:19.2 million (June 2000), of which 74.2% are of British and Irish descent; Asians account for 4.9% (including about 450,000 Chinese and overseas Chinese); Aboriginal people account for 2%, about 375,000 people. General English. Among the residents, there are 70. 3% people believe in Christianity, 3. 4% believe in other religions, and a few believe in Judaism, Islam and Buddhism. The secular population accounts for 25. 1%. The common language is English.

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& ltbr & gt The shadow of the roof of Sydney Opera House in Australia is reflected in the water on the ground after the rain. The roof of Sydney Opera House is covered with thousands of white tiles, which is known as "a white clam shell, just like a sail on the sea", while the designer of the Opera House, Danish architect Ding Utzon, described it as "like".

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& ltbr & gt Australia is a typical immigrant country, which is described by sociologists as a "national patchwork". Since British immigrants set foot on this beautiful land, immigrants from 120 countries and 140 nationalities have come here to make a living and develop. Multi-culture composed of multi-ethnic groups has become a prominent feature of Australian society.

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& ltbr & gt Capital: Canberra, with a population of about 365,438 438+ 10/00000 (June 2000), with an annual average temperature of 20℃. Canberra Spring Flower Show

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& ltbr & gt administrative divisions: Australia is divided into six states and two regions. Each state has its own parliament, government, governor and prime minister. The six states are: New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania; These two regions are: the northern region and the capital region.

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& ltbr & gt "new york in the Southern Hemisphere"-Sydney

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& ltbr & gt Sydney's Strange Birdman Competition

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& ltbr & gt A brief history: Australia was originally inhabited by aborigines. 1770, the British navigator james cook landed on the east coast of Australia and declared Australia a British colony. 1788 65438+1On October 26th, the first batch of British immigrants arrived in Australia, which was later designated as Australia's national day. Since then, Britain has successively established some scattered colonies in various parts of Australia. /kloc-In the second half of the 0/9th century, Australian colonies established autonomous governments one after another. On July 1900, the British Parliament passed the Australian Federal Constitution. 190 1, 1 In June, Australia's colonies formed the Commonwealth of Australia and became a British dominion. 193 1 year, Australia became an independent country in the Commonwealth.