summary
☞Capital : Canberra
☞Weather : temperate climate
desert climate
semiarid climate
☞Religion : Catholicism, Anglican Church
Christianity etc.
WEATHER
*Australia is the flattest continent, with
the oldest and least fertile soils, and is the driest inhabited continent.
*The south-east and south-west corners of
the continent have a temperate climate.
*The landscapes of the northern part of the
country, with a tropical climate, consist of rainforest, woodland, grassland, mangrove swamps, and desert.
Grassland
Temperate
MUSIC
The music of Australia ranges across a broad spectrum of styles and genres.
Some modern trends in Australian music is based on, or concurrent with, similar trends from the United States or United Kingdom and elsewhere, and the music is generally influenced by cross pollination of music from elsewhere; though traditional indigenous music is unique, as it dates back more than 60,000 years to the prehistory of Australia and continues the ancient songlines through contemporary artists as diverse as: Jimmy Little, Warumpi Band etc…..
religion
1. Christian : 63.9% of Australians
(Roman Catholic - 25.8%
Anglican - 18.7
Uniting Church in Australia - 5.7%
Presbyterian and Reformed - 3%
Orthodox - 2.7%
Baptist - 1.6%
Lutheran - 1.3%
Pentecostal - 1.1%
Other Protestant - 3.7%
Oriental Orthodox - 0.2%)
2. Buddhist - 2.1%
3. Muslim - 1.7%
4. Hindu - 0.7%
5. Jewish - 0.5%
6. Other Religions - 1.2%
7. No Religions - 18.7%
8. Not stated/inadequately described - 11.2%
holiday
Australia Day : January 26
ANZAC Day : April 25
Public Holiday : Monday 27th April 2009
(In Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory)
Boxing Day : December 26
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