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Full country name: Commonwealth of Australia
Area: 7.68 million sq km
Population: 19.5 million
Capital City: Canberra
Language: English
Religion: 75% Christian, 1% Muslim, 1% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish
Government: Independent member of the Commonwealth
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +10 (Eastern Standard Time), GMT/UTC +9.5 (Central
Time), GMT/UTC +8 (Western Time)
Dialling Code: 61
Electricity: 220-240V, 50Hz
Weights & measures: Metric
Currency: Australian Dollar
Money & Costs: |
Meals
Budget: A$5-10
Mid-range: A$10-25
High: A$25+ |
Accommodation:
Budget: A$10-30
Mid-range: A$30-100
High: A$100+ |
Geography: World's smallest continent but sixth-largest country; population concentrated
along the eastern and south-eastern coasts; regular, tropical, invigorating, sea
breeze known as "the Doctor" occurs along the west coast in the summer.
Climate: Australia is in the southern hemisphere and the seasons are
opposite to those in Europe and North America. There are two climatic zones: the
tropical zone (in the north above the Tropic of Capricorn) and the temperate
zone. The tropical zone (consisting of 40 per cent of Australia) has two
seasons, summer (’wet’) and winter (’dry’) while the temperate zone has all four
seasons.
November-March: (spring-summer): Warm or hot everywhere, tropical in
the north, and warm to hot with mild nights in the south. April-September:
(autumn-winter): Northern and central Australia have clear warm days, cool
nights; the south has cool days with occasional rain but still plenty of sun.
Snow is totally confined to mountainous regions of the southeast.
Recommended clothing: Lightweights during summer months with warmer
clothes needed during the cooler winter period throughout most of the
southern States. Lightweight cottons and linens all year in the
central/northern States with warm clothes only for cooler winter evenings
and early mornings. Sunglasses, sunhats and sunblock lotion are recommended
year round in the north and during the summer months in the south.
Public Holidays:
Jan 1 2004 New Year’s Day.
Jan 26 Australia Day.
Apr 9-12 Easter.
Apr 26 ANZAC Day.
Dec 25-26 Christmas.
Jan 1 2005 New Year’s Day.
Jan 26 Australia Day.
Mar 25-28 Easter.
Apr 26 ANZAC Day.
Dec 25-26 Christmas.
Note: Nationwide holidays
only. If these dates fall on a Saturday or Sunday, a day may be given in lieu.
There are numerous individual State holidays.
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Cairns |
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Western Australia |
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Melbourne |
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Adelaide |
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Gold Coast |
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Sydney |
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