Australia
Australia is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The population of 24 million(2016) is highly urbanized and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Australia's capital city is Canberra, and its most populous city is Sydney.
Australia's size gives it a wide variety of landscapes, with tropical rainforests in the north-east, mountain ranges in the south-east, south-west and east, and dry desert in the centre.
Australia is a wealthy country; it generates its income from various sources including mining-related exports, telecommunications, banking and manufacturing. In terms of average wealth, Australia ranked second in the world after Switzerland in 2013. With the second-highest human development index globally, the country ranks highly in quality of life, health, education, economic freedom, and civil liberties and political rights.
The service sector of the economy, including tourism, education, and financial services accounts for about 70% of GDP.
We recommend you stay in Australia for at list 9 nights. Main sights recommended are:
- Canberra, Australia's capital city.
- Sydney, Australia's most populous city.
- Melbourne, the second most populous city in Australia.
- Brisbane, the third most populous city in Australia.
- Gold Coast, the second-largest city in Queensland and a major tourist destination.
- Darwin, the capital city of the Northern Territory.
- Perth, the fourth-most populous city in Australia.
- Uluru/Ayers Rock in the Red Centre of the Northern Territory. Uluru is a large red sandstone rock formation in central Australia listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Great Barrier Reef, the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching for over 2,300 kilometers.
See more tourist information on Australian tourism website.
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