AMUSING FACTS ABOUT AUSTRALIA ( WORLD FACT SERIES PART 4 )

1) The Australian Alps get more snow than the Swiss Alps

2) 90% of Australians live on the coast. 

3) The Great Barrier Reef is the largest eco-system in the world.

4) Australia is the driest of any continent on earth other than Antarctica.

5) The Great Barrier Reef is regarded as the world's largest living organism, and is often listed as one of the Seven Wonders of the Natural World.

6) Australia is the only continent covered by a single country.

7) Australia is the world's 6th largest country by area.

8) Australia is world famous for its natural wonders and wide open spaces, its beaches, deserts, "the bush", and "the Outback".

9) Australia is one of the world's most highly urbanised countries; it is well known for the attractions of its large cities such as Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth.

10) Australia is infamous for its dangerous animals. With more deadly snakes than any other country worldwide, it isn't surprising. Though sharks, spiders, and snakes get the majority of bad press, it is actually an awesome array of predators and venomous critters that have earned Australia its fearsome reputation.

11) If you visit one new beach in Australia everyday, it would take over 27 years to see them all.

12) Australia has three times more sheeps than people.

13) Australia is the only continent in the world without an active volcano.

14) Australia was the second country in the world to give women right to vote in 1902. 

15) Each year, Brisbane hosts the world championships of cockroach racing.

16) You will find more kangaroos than you will humans!

17) Saudi Arabia imports camels from Australia

18) Highway 1 in Australia is the longest highway in the world, spanning around 9,000 miles in total.

19) Australia Day takes place every year and is a celebration of different cultures, races, religions, beliefs and views.

20) The largest producer of gold in the world is located in Australia.

21) Despite being the sixth largest country in the world and the home of several large cities, there are just 24 million people living in Australia.

22) There are up to 1,500 different species of spiders, and some of them are poisonous while others are totally harmless.

23) The Great Victoria Desert is larger than the whole of the United Kingdom, and is just one of Australia’s many dry areas.

24) Imagine playing golf on a course that was 850 miles long? Visit Australia and you’ll find the world’s longest golf course.

25)  Australia ranks 76th in the world in terms of broadband speed - really?!? We're 59th for mobile speed though.