australia

* Geography * Australia is the sixth largest country in the world. In the Southern Hemisphere it is between 11 ° and 44 ° south latitude and east longitude is between 113 ° and 154 °. The total land area is almost the same as the mainland of the United States, about 1.5 times that of Europe. The mainland of Australia is 2,967,909 square miles. The country is divided into six states: Queensland State, New South Wales State, Victoria State, Tasmania State, South Australia State, Western Australia State. Millions of years ago, geological activity that caused mountain, plains and rivers of the country stopped.

It is Tasmania in 1825, Western Australia in 1829, South Australia in 1836, Victoria in 1851, and Queensland in 1859. In 1901, Australia became a country, but it was a member of the Commonwealth. In 1911, the Northern Territory of Australia became part of Commonwealth (former dominance came from South Australia). The Australian Capital Territory (a place with Canberra) was officially established in 1911, and in 1927 the government moved from Melbourne to Canberra. On October 9, 1942, Australia and the United Kingdom approved the "Westminster regulations." And it officially began to establish national independence. In 1986, "Australian law" further promoted this cause.

Finally, in 1818, January 26 became a statutory holiday commemorating the 30th anniversary of British settlement in Australia. In addition, as Australia became a sovereign country it became a national holiday known as the day of Australia. Today, the Australian day is also a British white colonial celebration, a day of indigenous mourning, gradually deprived of land and white colonies spread throughout the continent.

It is almost Australian day - a historical discussion about beer, barbecue and good fighting. At the flag and the end, Australia Day officially celebrates the "greatness of Australia". But every year this vacation caused a hot debate among many Australians about their country's past and their legacy. Reason? The Australian day on January 26th showed the arrival of the first British prisoner of war fleet in 1788. People believed that the day really celebrates the beginnings and abuses of indigenous peoples deprivation as the case told the beginning of European colonial rule on the continent of Africa. Thus, a number of alternative names such as survival dates and invasion dates, and well-known date change activities