Overview of Australia

Country Name: Australia (Australia for short) Capital: Canberra Area: 7.692 million square kilometers Population: 22.5 million (20 1 1 year) National Day: 65438+1October 26th (1788 65438+) The largest city: Sydney's major cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide Country Type: Developed Countries Ethnic Composition: Australia is a multi-ethnic immigrant country. 1973 Australia abolished the white Australia policy, 1975 Australia passed the anti-racial discrimination bill. Due to inter-ethnic and inter-ethnic marriage, the boundaries between ethnic groups have become blurred. Since 200 1, Australia has stopped counting or classifying the population by race or nationality. In the 2006 census, Australian nationals only need to declare which country their parents were born in. According to the results of the 2006 census, the national composition of Australia is (the top ten ethnic groups): [1] Australian descendants: 31.13%; English descendants: 29.65%; Irish descendants: 9.08%; Scottish descent: 7. 16% Italian descent: 4.29%; Descendants of Germans: 4.09%; Chinese (China) descendants: 3.37%; Indigenous people: 2.30%; Greek descendants:1.84%; Dutch descendants: 1.56% endemic animals: kangaroo, koala, platypus, emu, moth larva.

Reference: /view/3692.htm