Australia

Australia is a fascinating country. It is full of strange and wonderful places, unusual animals and amazing culture. Australia is called “the upside down world”, because it lies in the Southern Hemisphere where winter comes in July and summer begins in December.

Australia is an island, a continent and a country. It’s the world's largest island and its smallest (but oldest!) continent. And it's the only country that has a whole continent to itself! Australia is located to the south of Asia between the Pacific and Indian Oceans. It is separated from Asia by the Arafura and Timor seas. The total area of the country is 7, 7 million square. It is surrounded by three countries, Indonesia and New Guinea to the north and New Zealand to the south-east.

The continent is surrounded by great amount of beautiful islands, the largest of which is Tasmania. It is an island – state. Australia has the largest coral reef in the world. It is called the Great Barrier Reef. It is situated on the north – east of Australia, off the coast of Queensland.