Created by Ritvika Sharma and Brice Abraham
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- Country Name: Australia, which is considered both a country and a continent
- National Capital: Canberra, located near the southeast edge of Australia
- Official government website: http://www.australia.gov.au/
- Monetary Unit: the Australian dollar
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World's smallest continent
Compared to USA- world's 4th largest country
- Location: between the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean
- Size: 2.97 million sq. miles; slightly smaller than US
- Population: 23, 619, 956
Compared to USA- world's 4th largest country
- Location: North America, between Canada and Mexico
- Size: 3.806 million sq. miles; about half the size of Russia
- Population: 318.9 million- as of 2014
- 1 US dollar= $1.29
Economic Connections
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- Eyre Peninsula is one of South Australia’s most productive regions generating an estimated $2.4 billion in revenue annually.
- The region is highly export oriented with around $1.76 billion of its products being sent to various overseas markets.
- The region’s economy relies on its agriculture, aquaculture, fishing, tourism and mining industries.
- While the agricultural and fishing sectors are well established, aquaculture and tourism have developed more recently as major sources of employment and revenue for regional communities.
- Its chief industries include mining, food processing, and the manufacture of industrial and transportation equipment, chemicals, iron and steel, textiles, machinery, and motor vehicles. Australia has many valuable mineral resources, including coal, iron, bauxite, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, natural gas, and petroleum; the country is an important producer of opals and diamonds.