Located between the South Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, Australia is the largest country of the continent of Oceania and the sixth largest in the world in terms of total area. It comprises over 8,000 islands, the three largest being Tasmania, Melville Island and Kangaroo Island. Although the most known and largest urban area is Sydney, the capital city is Canberra.
Population: around 23 million inhabitants
Capital: Canberra
Other major cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide
Religion: mainly Protestant and Catholic
Climate: arid to semiarid in most of the territory, temperate (south-east), Mediterranean (south-west), tropical (north)
Main attractions: Great Barrier Reef, Sydney Opera House, Skyrail Rainforest Cableway (Queensland), Sydney Harbour Bridge, Blue Mountains, Uluru
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