Australia island continent located southeast of Asia and forming, with the nearby island of Tasmania, about 2500 miles from east to west and bout 2300 miles from north to south. area of the commonwealth is 2,966,150 square miles, and the area of the continent alone is 2,939,974 square miles, making Australia the smallest continent in the world, but the sixth largest country. Unique forms of animal life exist in Australia. Seven families of mammals and four families of birds …showed first 75 words of 550 total…

…showed last 75 words of 550 total…wide range of organized sports, including soccer, Australian Rules football, cricket, tennis, baseball, basketball, volleyball, netball (a game similar to basketball, played by women), athletics, cycling, boating, swimming, horseback riding, and horse racing. Fishing / gardening r popular activities. As you can see, Australia is an old, historical country with a lot of backround. Other than the facts mentioned in this paper, there are a lot of other facts to be learned about Australia. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**