Presentation of Australia : Geography

Country's official name :

Australia

Capital:

Canberra

Population of main cities including suburbs:

Sydney (4,400,000) ; Melbourne (3,900,000) ; Brisbane (1,920,000) ; Perth (1,600,000) ; Adelaide (1,170,000) ; Tweed Heads (550,000)

Area:

7,741,220 km²

Type of Climate :

Most of the country does not have wide variations of climate. Only Tasmania, in the far south, and the Australian Alps south of Canberra sometimes have extreme cold. The further north you go, the smaller temperature differences are, until you reach the tropical zone. Darwin, for example, only has two seasons: the dry one and the wet one. The center of the continent is arid, hot and dry during the day, but often bitterly cold at night. In Sydney and Melbourne the temperatures in summer vary between 22°C and 28°C. In winter they vary between 12°C and 16°C in Melbourne and never drop under 0°C in Sydney.

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney
It is %T:%M %A In Adelaide
It is %T:%M %A In Perth

Summer Time Period :

Summer time from October to April.

Official Language:

The lingua franca of Australia is English. English is also the common language in different sectors such as the legislature, justice, administrative services, work and correspondence.

Other Languages Spoken:

In Australia minority groups use more than 200 languages including the Aborigine languages and immigrant languages (Italian, Greek, Cantonese, Lebanese, Vietnamese, Turkish, etc.)

Business Language(s):

English

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