AUSTRALIABy Danielle Nicole Hill

COUNTRY INFORMATION Population is 21.6 million since 2009

Religion- Christianity is 64% (less than a quarter attend church weekly)18.7% of Australians declared no religion, and 11,2% didn’t respond.

Location-southeast of Asia, between the Pacific and Indian oceans. Australia is slightly smaller than the United States, with a total area of 7,686,850 sq km (2,967,909 sq mi).

The five mainland states of Australia are New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, and Western Australia.

Australian Maps

AUSTRALIA’S FLAG

Australia’s Living Information: Stable political systemWell maintained roadsLow crime rateHigh standard of health care

Australian government hazards:Be thoroughly prepared for outback journeys and long bushwalks or hikes, take sensible precautions in regards to sharks, crocodiles, and poisonous animals.

5.00 USD = 4.63265 AUD US Dollar  Australian Dollar

10.00 EUR = 13.3194 USD Euro  US Dollar

20.00 EUR = 26.6381 USD Euro  US Dollar

50.00 EUR = 66.6151 USD Euro  US Dollar

100.00 EUR = 133.286 USD Euro  US Dollar

TRAVEL INFORMATION

The BIG Pacific Coast Touring RouteThe Australian Alps Walking TrackSydney's Great Coastal WalkThe Thorsborne Trail - Hinchinbrook IslandMelbourne to Adelaide via Great Ocean RoadSydney to Melbourne Coastal DriveEast Coast Escape, TASThe Overland Track, TASIndian Ocean Drive, WARed Centre Way, NT

Adventure in AustraliaAdventure on Australia's WaterwaysCanoeing and kayaking AustraliaSurfing AustraliaDive Australia’s depthsAustralian SportSnow Play on Victoria's slopesAustralia's RainforestsAustralia's MarketsAustralia's islands

The GrampiansTasmanian WildernessNingaloo ReefThe Australian AlpsThe Great Barrier ReefThe Red CentreFlinders RangesAustralia’s islandsKakadu

City festivalsMusic festivalsFilm festivalsUniquely Australian EventsCooly classic - the Coolangatta Swim

New South Wales - Hunter ValleyVictoria - Yarra ValleyWestern Australia - Margaret RiverWestern Australia - Swan ValleySouth Australia - Barossa

Backpacker essentialsWork, volunteer and study in AustraliaBackpacker Precincts

MEANING OF GESTURES

Thumbs Up In Australia it is considered a rude gesture having a meaning

similar to that of a raised middle finger. Similarly, a "peace sign" with the palm of the hand facing the communicator is considered a rude, vulgar gesture in Australia. A "peace sign" with the palm out means "peace" or "victory," as in North America.

Winking For a man to wink at a woman would generally be considered

inappropriate in Australia. In Australia it is often considered too suggestive.

Placing a Glass Squarely on the Bar

In Australia this gesture is a way of saying that a person may want to fight.

SPEED LIMIT AND CRIME RATE Speed Limits in Australia range from 10 kilometers per hour

(6.2 mph) shared zones to 130 kilometers per hour (81 mph). Speed limit signage is in km/h since metrication on 1 July 1974. All speed limits (with the sole exception of the South Australian school and roadwork zones which are signposted at 25 km/h) are multiples of 10 km/h – the last digit in all speed signs is zero. Advisory speed signs for curves or other road obstacles generally end in the digit five.

Australia’s crime rate is 2.5%. Australia has one of the lowest crime rates as a country.