Moving to Australia
Moving to the land down under? Congratulations! Making a big change like this can be a very nerve-wracking experience, but more so than that, it can be a very exciting time. We know that you might be feeling a little overwhelmed before moving to Australia but there's no need to fret. You can handle it all, you just need to prepare yourself. To make sure you're fully ready for this transition, it's best to start learning about Australia. You don't have to know it all, but you should get to know some of the basics. This will prepare you for this big change and help you avoid cultural shock.
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Australia is a land of diversity, food, history and some well-loved weirdness! For a quick dose of some really crazy, fun facts about Australia, check out this list below.
- Australia is bigger than you think it is. It's almost the same size as mainland USA.
- Australia is ranked second on the Human Development Index which takes into account a long and healthy life, knowledge and a decent standard of living. Nice!
- 4 out of 5 Aussies live less than 50km from the coastline - now that's living the dream!
- If you visit one new beach in Australia every day, it would take over 27 years to see them all. (There are 10,685 of them!)
- The world's largest sand island can be found in Australia - Fraser Island!
- Each year, Brisbane hosts the world championships of cockroach racing.
- Western Australia is home to a number of Pink Lakes - such as Lake Hillier.
- Australia is the only continent in the world without an active volcano.
- Australia has three times more sheep than people.
- The largest Greek population in the world beside Athens in Greece can be found in Melbourne, Victoria.
- An Australian man once tried to sell New Zealand on eBay, with a starting price of A$0.01.
- The Australian Alps receive more snowfall than Switzerland. Maybe it's time to change that Euro Trip idea?
- Most of Australia's exotic flora and fauna cannot be found anywhere else in the world. A selfie with cuddly marsupials like koalas, quokkas, wombats and kangaroos are only possible in Australia. Though I would suggest a wide berth to dangerous (usually venomous) animals like the blue ring octopus, the stone fish and funnel web spider.
- Australia was the second country in the world to give women the right to vote, in 1902.
- Per capita, Australians spend more money on gambling than any other nation, with over 80 percent of Australian adults engage in gambling of some kind. Also, 20 percent of the world's poker machines are found in Australia.
- Did you know that Canberra was selected as the capital because Sydney and Melbourne could not stop arguing about which city should be the capital?
- Australia's Capital city, Canberra, means "woman's cleavage" in Aborigine and was named this because the city is cradled between two mountains.
- Australia is home to the longest fence in the world. Originally built to keep dingoes away from fertile land, the fence is now 5,614 km long.
- There are 60 designated wine regions in Australia, producing approximately 1.35 trillion bottles of wine every year.
- Australia is home to 21 of the world's 25 most venomous snakes.
- The Great Barrier Reef is the planet's largest living structure.
- 16. Aussies drink 1.7 billion liters of beer per year, that's about 680 bottles of beer for each adult.
- The world's largest rock is not actually Uluru, but Mount Augustus in Western Australia. Mount Augustus is twice the size of Uluru.
- There are 1 million Camels that roam wild in Australia's Deserts - the largest number of purebred camels in the world. Australia exports its camels to the Middle East.
- Melbourne was briefly called Batmania. You can still visit Batman Park in Melbourne.
- A baby kangaroo when born is only about 2 centimeters long. And did you know that there are over 60 different types of kangaroos?
