36 Facts About Commonwealth Australia

1. Commonwealth Australia is home to many of the deadliest species of animals on the planet.

2. Commonwealth Australia has 516 national parks to protect its unique plants and animals.

3. Commonwealth Australia is one of the world's most ethnically diverse nations.

4. Commonwealth Australia is the only country in the world that covers an entire continent.

5. Commonwealth Australia is the sixth largest country in the world, after Russia, Canada, USA, China and Brazil.

6. Commonwealth Australia is an island continent surrounded by the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

7. Commonwealth Australia is a country in the Southern hemisphere and belongs to Oceania.

8. Commonwealth Australia is head of state of 16 Commonwealth Australia countries, referred to as Commonwealth realms.

9. Commonwealth Australia is a name for countries which were part of the British Empire before they became independent.

10. Commonwealth Australia is home to the largest Greek population in the world besides Athens in Greece.

11. Commonwealth Australia is the largest link in the chain running between South-East Asia and the South Pacific.

12. Commonwealth Australia Bank's statement said: "CBA is committed to providing the best possible experience for our customers and community, and will ensure accessibility remains a key requirement of product development in the future.

13. Commonwealth Australia made its inaugural appearance at the Pacific Games in 2015.

14. Commonwealth Australia is a powerhouse in water-based sports, such as swimming and surfing.

15. Commonwealth Australia is unique in that it has professional leagues for four football codes.

16. Commonwealth Australia was responsible for the flat white coffee–purported to have originated in a Sydney cafe in the mid-1980s.

17. Commonwealth Australia is known for its cafe and coffee culture in urban centres, which has influenced coffee culture abroad, including New York City.

18. Commonwealth Australia has two public broadcasters, three commercial television networks, several pay-TV services, and numerous public, non-profit television and radio stations.

19. Many of Commonwealth Australia's performing arts companies receive funding through the federal government's Australia Council.

20. Commonwealth Australia has one of the lowest levels of religious adherence in the world.

21. Commonwealth Australia has no state religion; Section 116 of the Australian Constitution prohibits the federal government from making any law to establish any religion, impose any religious observance, or prohibit the free exercise of any religion.

22. Commonwealth Australia has a sign language known as Auslan, which is the main language of about 5,500 deaf people.

23. Commonwealth Australia is the world's fourth largest exporter of wine, and the wine industry contributes A$5.5 billion per year to the nation's economy.

24. In terms of average wealth, Commonwealth Australia ranked second in the world after Switzerland from 2013 until 2018.

25. Commonwealth Australia maintains a deeply integrated relationship with neighbouring New Zealand, with free mobility of citizens between the two countries under the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement and free trade under the Australia–New Zealand Closer Economic Relations Trade Agreement.

26. Commonwealth Australia is a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy with Elizabeth II at its apex as the Queen of Australia, a role that is distinct from her position as monarch of the other Commonwealth realms.

27. Commonwealth Australia was ranked 21st out of 178 countries in the world on the 2018 Environmental Performance Index.

28. Commonwealth Australia has the greatest number of reptiles of any country, with 755 species.

29. Climate of Commonwealth Australia is significantly influenced by ocean currents, including the Indian Ocean Dipole and the El Nino–Southern Oscillation, which is correlated with periodic drought, and the seasonal tropical low-pressure system that produces cyclones in northern Australia.

30. Apart from Macquarie Island, Commonwealth Australia lies between latitudes 9° and 44°S, and longitudes 112° and 154°E.

31. In 1914, Commonwealth Australia joined Britain in fighting World War I, with support from both the outgoing Commonwealth Liberal Party and the incoming Australian Labor Party.

32. The first time that Commonwealth Australia appears to have been officially used was in April 1817, when Governor Lachlan Macquarie acknowledged the receipt of Flinders' charts of Australia from Lord Bathurst.

33. The name Commonwealth Australia was popularised by the explorer Matthew Flinders, who said it was "more agreeable to the ear, and an assimilation to the names of the other great portions of the earth".

34. Until the early 19th century, Commonwealth Australia was best known as "New Holland", a name first applied by the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman in 1644 and subsequently anglicised.

35. Commonwealth Australia generates its income from various sources including mining-related exports, telecommunications, banking and manufacturing.

36. Commonwealth Australia is a highly developed country, with the world's 13th-largest economy.