Australia with official name ‘Commonwealth of Australia’ is a country and also a Continent which is blessed with large quantities of natural resources. During the last 30 years, Australia has come up aggressively on the international radar as highly developed and progressive nation. Australia is the smallest Continent of world and sixth largest country. Its government is Parliamentary Democracy and Constitutional Monarchy.

Location: Australia lies in the Southern Hemisphere between Indian Ocean and South Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by Indonesia, East Timor and New Guinea to the North; Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and New Caledonia to the North-East; New Zealand to the South-East.

Capital City: Canberra; Largest City is Sydney

Climate and Terrain: Generally arid to semi arid, Temperate in South and East, Tropical in North. Terrain is mostly low plateau with deserts and fertile plain in South-East.

Languages: English

Currency: AUD - Australian Dollar (1 Australian Dollar = 100 cents)

Time zones: There are various time zones varying from GMT + 8 to GMT + 10.5 and also follows Day Light Saving Time during summer with GMT + 9 to GMT + 11.5

Telephone Code: +61

Opera in the largest Australian city, Sydney.

Capital City of Canberra

Canberra from different view.

Scuba diving is popular in Australia.

The state of Western Australia, is Australia’s face on the Indian Ocean.

Legal Australian Currency: AUD - Australian Dollar.