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1.The Dingo Fence that was built in Australia during the 1880s and finished in 1885. It is one of the longest structures in the world and is the world's longest fence. It stretches 5,614 km.


(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingo_Fence)

2.The Saltwater Crocodile is the world's largest reptile.These amazing creatures are found on the northern coast of Australia and inland for up to 100 kms or more. The Saltwater Crocodile has been reported to grow to lengths of 7 metres!, but the average size of a Saltwater Crocodile is 4 metres long.


(http://www.australianfauna.com/saltwatercrocodile.php)

3.The Commonwealth of Australia is a federal constitutional monarchy under a parliamentary democracy. A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_Australia)
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_minister)

4.The Deepest lake in Australia is Lake St Clair and the Murray River is the longest river in Australia at 2520km.

(http://www.australianexplorer.com/interesting_facts.htm)

5.‘Advance Australia Fair’ is the national anthem of Australia. Peter Dodds McCormick, a Scot, composed ‘Advance Australia Fair’ under the pen-name ‘Amicus’ (amicus is the Latin word for ‘friend’).The official anthem was ‘God Save the Queen’ (or ‘King’) from 1788 to 1974, although numerous commercial and official competitions were held over the years to find a substitute. The first was held in 1840.

(http://www.dfat.gov.au/facts/nat_anthem.html)

6.The flag of Australia is the national flag of Australia. Its original design was chosen in 1901 from entries in a worldwide competition held following Federation. It was first flown in Melbourne on 3 September 1901. A slightly different design was approved by King Edward VII in 1902. Over the next few years, the exact specifications of the flag were changed several times both intentionally and as a result of confusion. The current specifications were formally gazetted in 1934, and in 1954 the flag became recognised by parliamentary statute as the "Australian National Flag". The Australian flag uses three prominent symbols: the Union Jack, the Commonwealth Star (also the Federation Star) and the Southern Cross.

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Australia)

7.The name Australia is derived from the Latin australis, meaning "southern". Legends of an "unknown land of the south" date back to Roman times and were commonplace in medieval geography but were not based on any documented knowledge of the continent. English is the national language. Australian English is a major variety of the language.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia

8.Sydney golden wattle, which is also known as Sallow, wattle, Long leaved wattle and Golden rods, is a tall, dense shrub or small spreading tree native to NSW, Vic. and Tas. It is fast growing and adaptable to a wide range of situations but requires good drainage.

http://www.weeds.org.au/cgi-bin/weedident.cgi?tpl=plant.tpl&ibra=all&card=E46

9.His frog has a dark olive to bright green back, which can change over a period of an hour. The sides often have white spots as does the back. There is usually a white streak or a number of white spots that run from the corner of the mouth to the base of the arm. The belly is white and granular. There is a skin fold that runs from the eye to the arm. The skin on the back is smooth and the iris of the eye is golden. The finger and toe pads are large. The fingers are one-third webbed and the toes are three-quarters webbed.
http://www.frogsaustralia.net.au/frogs/display.cfm?frog_id=137

10.Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punk_rock