Factfile Official name: Commonwealth of Australia Federal
constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of government
Capital: Cannberra Area: 7,686,850 sq km Population: 21,714,000
Official language: English Currency: Australian dollar Highest
point: Mt. Kosciuzsko 2,229 m
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Official symbols Flag of Australia National anthem Coast of
arms Floral emblem National gemstone
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Unofficial symbols The Sydney Opera House Uluru Ayers Rocks
Akubra hat Vegemite Kangaroos Emu
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History Ice Age - Aborigines arrived 1770 Cpt. James Cook
Import of convicts 1851 discovered gold 1901 Australia 6 states
-> one nation
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Aborigenes Came from Indonesia Dreamtime Sacred places Legends,
songs, dances, art Influence of Europeans Now live isolated
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Culture Sports mad Australian Rules Football Love surfing,
sandy beaches, barbeque Rich cultural diversity Rich diversity in
their food Festivals
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Fauna and flora Trees gums, wattles Kangaroos, wallaroo,
koalas, wombats, possums, platypus, echidna Dingoes, black swans,
anteater, turtles Parrots, owls, eagles, pelicans Sharks, dolphins,
whales, penguins, seals Crocodiles, snakes, lizards
Factfile Official name: New Zealand Constitutional monarchy
with parliamentary democracy Capital: Wellington Area: 268,680 sq
km Population: 4,306,400 Official language: English, Maori
Currency: New Zealand dollar Highest point: Mt Cook 3,764 m
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Symbols New Zealand Flag National anthem Coat of arms Waitangi
day Anzac day
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Maori Come from island Hawaiki Tribal life 1642 Abel Tasman
discovered NZ 1769 Cpt. James Cook Treaty of Waitangi Battles
between Maori and Europeans Maori has integrate
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Fauna and flora
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Cape Reinga
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90 Mile Beach
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White Island
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Milford Sound
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Abel Tasman national park
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Dunedin
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Christchurch
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Auckland
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Wellington
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Bay of Islands
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Mt Tarawera
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Mt Ruapehu
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Hanmer Springs Thermal Reserve
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Wai-O-Tapu
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Celebrities Russel Crowe Peter Jackson Cameron Duncan Dennis
Hulme