Cultural Diversity In Australia

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Background of Australia

Australia called the Commonwealth of Australia. Its land area is 7,686,850 square kilometers, surrounded by the sea. Australia is the only land covering of entire country in the continent in the world. Australia has many unique plants and animals and the natural landscape, but most land in Australia, about 70%, are arid or semi-arid areas, most of the central region is not suitable for living. Australia has 11 large desert, they accounted for about 20% of the entire continent area. Since rainfall is small, the 1/3 of mainland above is covered by desert. Australia is the world's flattest, driest continent, central and western plateau depressions are dry climate of the desert, in the middle of Lake Eyre is the lowest
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Australia is the typical country of immigrants, by sociologists called "ethnic platter." From British immigrants set foot on the date of this beautiful land, there are 120 countries around the world, 140 ethnic immigrants to Australia to make a living and development. Such as Europe, Germany, Greece, Italy and some Asian countries and regions, the population is mainly distributed in the southeast coastal areas. Multi-ethnic multi-cultural formation is a significant feature of Australian society. According to statistics, Australia Asian population is growing rapidly. Australia is often portrayed as a rural or predominantly agricultural country, sometimes giving the impression of a remote or backward. In fact this is a misunderstanding. Australia, the world's leading scientific research and technology, have a lot to be proud of the achievements of science and technology, such as checking pregnant women ultrasound imaging technology, medicine penicillin saved countless lives over, now the world's universal black box flight recorders, electrically powered pacemaker are Australian scientist’s inventions. By the end of 2012, there have been thirteen Australian …show more content…
As the most economically developed countries in the southern hemisphere and the world's 12th largest economy, Australia has the world's fourth largest exporter of agricultural products, and it is also the world's first multiple mineral export country, so called "National tub sitting on." At the same time, Australia is also the largest number of sheep and exporting wool stocking country in the world, also known as "riding on the sheep's back country." Australia is actively engaged in international affairs, the United Nations, G20, Commonwealth, ANZUS, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development and a member of the Pacific Islands Forum. Australia is a highly developed capitalist country. 2013 gross domestic product (GDP) ranking 12th, the per capita GDP reached 67,742 US dollars, ranking fifth in the world, ranking first in more than 20 million people in the country, far higher than other major English-speaking countries, the United States, Britain and others. Australia developed agriculture and animal husbandry, rich in natural resources, there is "riding on the sheep's back country", "National tub sitting on," said and "handheld wheat country", the Australian long-term exports of agricultural and mineral resources by making Take a lot of revenue, rich sheep, cattle, wheat and sugar, but also the world's major producer and exporter of mineral resources countries. Australian resources is extremely envy of many