Do you know how powerful Australia is?

Australia is located in Oceania and monopolizes a continent, so it is called Australia. Australia has a land area of 7.69 million square kilometers, ranking sixth in the world, but its total population is only 25.69 million. Plundered by Shanghai, the total economic output exceeds10.6 trillion US dollars, ranking 13 in the world, which is equal to the world power Russia. As far as territorial area and economic strength are concerned, Australia is an out-and-out power. However, before 193 1 year, Australia was an overseas colony where British prisoners were released. 193 1 year, Australia gained independence in internal and external affairs and became a sovereign country. As a country that was once a colony of other countries, Australia is one of the few countries in the world with overseas territories.

Let's see how many overseas territories Australia has. An overseas territory is norfolk island, which is located in the southwest Pacific Ocean. This is a volcanic island. It is about1.400km away from Australia, with a total area of 34km2 and a total population of 2 1.28. Most of the residents on the island are British descendants from Pitcairn Island, and the rest are immigrants from New Zealand and other places. The local official language is English, using Australian dollars, and most people believe in Christianity. The topography of the island is mainly flat and hilly. The land here is fertile and the climate is mild, belonging to subtropical climate. The annual temperature is between 1 1 and 26 degrees, and the annual rainfall is 1350 mm, which is very suitable for agricultural planting. Norfolk island was discovered and named by British captain Cook in 1774. It used to be one of the places where prisoners were exiled in Britain, and later it became a part of British Australia.

Because the national sovereignty was handed over to Australia in 19 13, it officially became Australia's overseas territory, which has continued to this day. Now there is an airport on the island, and it travels with the mainland by plane. The local economy is dominated by tourism, and it also receives funding from the higher government. The people live a rich and comfortable life and have a good welfare system. Norfolk island was granted a high degree of autonomy by Australia from 65438 to 0979, and only the sovereignty over the island was retained. The second overseas territory is macquarie island, which is located on the southwest border of the Pacific Ocean. It is about 2000 kilometers away from Australia, with a total area of 1 0,000 kilometers to the southwest and .28 square kilometers. The island has a long and distinctive shape. The longest island is 34 kilometers and the widest is only 5 kilometers.

Macquarie island has rugged terrain. Because it is close to Antarctica, it is cold and windy all the year round and the climate is bad. This is in the volcanic earthquake zone. Therefore, earthquakes are frequent, the vegetation on the island is scarce, and the permanent population is only a few dozen people, most of whom are scientific researchers. The largest population on the island is Emperor Penguin, a paradise for animals and penguins, with a population of 4 million. 1997 macquarie island is listed as a world cultural heritage by UNESCO. Now there are Antarctic scientific research stations and climate observation stations on the island, and many tourists come to visit them every year. The third overseas territory is Hurd Island in the South Indian Ocean, which is about 3,800 kilometers away from Australia and only 1.600 kilometers away from Antarctica. Hurd Island is a volcanic island. Due to its proximity to Antarctica, the climate here is cold and the island is covered with ice and snow all year round. The island's topography is mainly mountainous, 80% of which is frozen soil, with strong winds and waves all the year round and extremely harsh climate. At present, there are no permanent residents on this island, and there is a rare piece of pure land in the world that has not been artificially destroyed.

1997 Hurd Island is listed in the World Cultural Heritage List and is strictly protected. These four overseas territories are the Corcos Islands in the Indian Ocean. The archipelago consists of 27 coral reefs with a total area of 14.2 square kilometers and a total population of only 596. It is about 2100km from Australia and close to Indonesia1000km. In 2009, the Corcos Islands were discovered by British sailors, and began to be colonized in 1857, including British Singapore in 1903. However, in 1955, the Corcos Islands were ceded to Australia for national reasons, and 1984 officially entered Australia and became an overseas territory of Australia. Corcos Islands is known as the place with the most buried treasures in the world, so it is also called Treasure Island in the eyes of treasure hunters. Today, the residents of the island are mainly European descendants and Malays.

Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean is about1600km away from Australia and only 300km away from Indonesia. Before 1958, Christmas Island was a territory of Singapore, and was later ceded to Australia. The total area of Christmas Island is 135 square kilometers, and the total population is 1960, of which Chinese account for 63%. This is one of the regions with the highest proportion of Chinese in the world except China and Singapore. Although the official language of the island is English, Chinese is the main language for China residents to communicate. Christmas Island is a paradise for birds. A large number of phosphate rocks were found on the island, and the phosphate industry once became the pillar of the local economy. Nowadays, with the depletion of phosphate rock, the local economy has begun to focus on tourism. People from China don't have to worry about Unicom when they travel here. As a territorial and economic power, Australia still has five overseas territories, and its strength should not be underestimated.