Australia. Officially known as the Commonwealth of Aust

Australia
• Officially known as the
Commonwealth of Australia
• Sovereign country
• Famous for natural wonders,
beaches, open spaces, festivals, wild
life, culture and climate.
• World’s 6th largest in terms of area
• Also known as the island continent
• Famous cities are Sydney, Brisbane,
Perth, Melbourne and Adelaide.
• Consists of quirky places and people.
• Aboriginal culture
• Low density of population

Culture
• Diverse indigenous
population
• British colonial past
• Immigrants from all parts of
the world.
• Primarily a western cultured
country
• One of the most
linguistically and culturally
diverse place.
• Australians speak over 200
languages
• Some speak in indigenous
language, some in English
and majority speaks in Italian,
Vietnamese and Arabic
• Major religion is Christianity
• Other religion include Islam,
Buddhism, Hinduism and
Judaism.

Culture
• Have strong cultural influence of the
Torres Strait Islander and the
Aboriginals
• Comedy is a major part of Australia’s
culture
• Film, music, painting, crafts and dance
have achieved international recognition
which highly influences the culture of
Australia
• European culture and tradition came
to Australia with the start of Theatre,
the First Fleet in the year 1788