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Official Name of Australia: Commonwealth of Australia
Government type in Australia: democratic, federal-state system recognizing the British monarch as sovereign
Capital of Australia: Canberra
Primary Language in Australia: English, native languages
Currency in Australia: Australian dollar

Australia became a commonwealth of the British Empire in 1901. It was able to take advantage of its natural resources to rapidly develop its agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the British effort in World Wars I and II. Long-term concerns include pollution, particularly depletion of the ozone layer, and management and conservation of coastal areas, especially the Great Barrier Reef. A referendum to change Australia's status, from a commonwealth headed by the British monarch to a republic, was defeated in 1999. World's smallest continent but sixth-largest country; population concentrated along the eastern and southeastern coasts; regular, tropical, invigorating, sea breeze known as "the Doctor" occurs along the west coast in the summer.

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» Australian Capitol Territory
» Barrier Reef
» Bunker Bay
» Cockatoo Valley
» Crystal Creek
» Four Mile Creek
» Golden Tower
» Macksville
» New South Wales
» Newcastle

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