Study In Australia

Australia is world’s sixth largest country by its area including the island of Tasmania and the remaining smaller islands.

Culture

Australian culture is as broad as its countryside. Its multiculturalism reflects in its food, lifestyle and cultural practices.

Population

Australia's population is roughly 22.7 million people. Victoria and New South Wales are the largest states with most population with their respective capitals, Melbourne and Sydney, the largest cities in Australia.

Australia's population is concentrated along the coastal region of Australia from Adelaide to Cairns.

Climate

Australia’s weather is temperate for the most of the year in the majority of areas.

The northern part of Australia is typically warm all the year, while the states at southern part experience cool winters.

Snow falls during the winter months is good for skiing in Tasmania, Victoria, and in southern New South Wales.

Geography

Geographically, Australia has lied between the Pacific and Indian oceans;the country has a coastline of 36,735 km long.

Canberra is the nation's capital city, with a population of approximately 320,000 people.

History

While Captain James Cook is credited for its discovery in 1770, a Portuguese possibly visited this, while the Dutch are known to have explored the coastal regions in the 1640s.

Legal system

Australia still continues to follow the Westminster system of government and law inherited from that of British, who actually ruled the country.