1. Edgar Gonzalez Marina Cordón
Joel Gabaldà Andrea Álvarez

2. INDEX
‐ Location
‐ Geographical features
‐ Important cities
‐ History
‐ Government
‐ Language
‐ Flag
‐ Currency
‐ Weather
‐ Population
‐ Music
‐ Typical Food
‐ Traditions
‐ Important Events
‐ Celebrities
‐ Kangaroos
‐ Curiosities

3. LOCATION
Australia is a state located in Oceania, in the southern
hemisphere. It’s also the smallest continent in the world.

4. GEOGRAPHICAL
FEATURES
The geography of the country is extremely diverse.

5. IMPORTANT CITIES
The capital of Australia is Canberra.
The two most important cities of Australia are Sidney and
Melbourne.

6. HISTORY

7. GOVERNMENT
The Commonwealth of Australia is the federal democratic
authority of Australia.

8. LANGUAGE
English is the official language of Australia.
Australian English has a different accent and vocabulary from
the English spoken in England.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xuRrp83jCuQ

9. FLAG
The Australian flag is formed by a blue background, with the
union jack in a side, a seven pointed white star and with five
white stars.

10. CURRENCY
The Australian dollar has been the currency of Australia since
1966.

11. WEATHER
The climate of Australia is very varied.

12. POPULATION
The population of Australia is about 21 million people.
Aboriginal Australians are people whose ancestors were the
original inhabitants of the Australian continent.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=876QWS2eoo0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1RmWs‐qoQI

13. MUSIC
The music of Australia is the music produced by the people of
modern Australia, including the preceding Indigenous and
colonial societies.
The didgeridoo is a wind instrument developed by Indigenous
Australians.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC9w4KWEgJ
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14. TYPICAL FOOD
There are some popular foods, like the vegemite, the pie
floater, the chiko roll or the damper.

15. TRADITIONS
There are some important days in Australia like:
Australian Day, Christmas, Queen’s Birthday,
St. Patrick's Day, New Year’s Eve, 25th April.

16. IMPORTANTS EVENTS
Australian Open, Australian Gran Prix, Australian open of surf,
Melbourne international comedy,
Sydney Opera House.

17. CELEBRITIES
The most famous Australian people are:
Hugh Jackman
Nicole Kidman
Olivia Newton‐John
Geoffrey Roy Rush
Russell Crowe
Kylie Minogue
Simon Baker

18. KANGAROOS
The kangaroo is a marsupial that lives in Australia.

19. CURIOSITIES
There are some interesting curiosities about Australia.

20. Thanks for
your
attention!