FLIGHTS AND TRAVEL GUIDE
Overview
Australia is a country located in southern hemisphere. It is surrounded by Tasmania Island, Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean. Some of the neighboring countries to Australia are Indonesia, New Guinea and New Zealand. It was occupied by indigenous Australians in late 18th century. Nearly 250 different languages are spoken in Australia. Australia was discovered by Dutch in 1606 and recaptured by British in 1770. Earlier New South Wales was a main trade center for Dutch. Over past few years the population was steadily grown and five new colonies were established. Liberal democratic is the major political party ruling the Australia. The population of this country is about 22.6 millions. Out of 22.6 million more than sixty percent of population is residing in the main cities of Australia. Some of the cities of Australia are Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Canberra is the capital city Australia. 57 percent of total Australian population is residing either at New South Wales or Victoria. It is the developed country with a reputation of 13th largest economy in the world. It is the centre for public education, commerce, trade, health care and human development. It is the member nation of OECD, ANZUS, APEC, United Nations and G20. It is the only nation which is listed in the index Quality of life outside Europe.
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Weather / Climate
Being a large continent nation it undergoes variation in climatic conditions. In a year the country receives about 3000 hours of sunshine. Generally the north part of the Australia is tropical and hot where as temperate and sub tropical. Rainfall comes in coastal region with central Australia in semi arid conditions. The maximum temperature recorded here is 30 degree Celsius during day time with a night temperature of 15 to 20 degree Celsius. Some times the temperature dip downs to negative numbers in southern part of Australia. The winter starts in June and ends August. The summer is from December to February. The rainfall is evenly distributed all through the year.
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Getting Around
Since Australia is sparely populated and huge it is the perfect place to tour. There are some restrictions especially on vegetables and fruits from one state to other. If you are planning to travel long distances in Australia then you can make use of trains. Renting a car is also a good option with some of the car rental stores offering discounts on special occasions. There is toll collected while traveling in highways.
