Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea,  Indonesia and  East Timor to the north; the  Solomon Islands and  Vanuatu to the north-east; and  New Zealand to the south-east.

Appearance
Australia is often seen with a brown slouch hat and sometimes sunglasses. He usually represents a "safari" type look, wearing a buttoned-up light brown shirt and grey shorts.

In more formal dress, they will wear a button-up shirt and tie (usually red) with black jeans or slacks.

Personality
Normally can be seen with a wild or unkempt personality. Can often be seen as a little depressed (sometimes others forget about them) and is usually very welcoming of others. Sometimes a bit of a goofball.

Interests
Drinking cheap beer while watching the footy. Also loves anything outdoors or to do with sports and his deadly creature inhabitants.

Likes

 * Vegemite
 * Friends and Family
 * Going out
 * Being with their siblings especially New Zealand

Dislikes

 * Racism
 * Sexism
 * Criminalisation
 * Mistaken for New Zealand
 * Communists
 * Invaders
 * Bush Fire

Flag meaning
The flag of Australia is a defaced British Blue Ensign: a blue field with the Union Jack in the corner, and a large white seven-pointed star known as the Commonwealth Star in the lower-left corner. It also has the Southern Cross on it, a star sign which can only been seen in the Southern Hemisphere. There are other official flags representing Australia, its people and core functions of government.

Nicknames

 * Hell Spider
 * Star Boy
 * Aussie
 * Oz
 * Straya

Other symbols

 * Opal (National Stone)
 * Golden Wattle (National Floral Emblem)
 * Gold and Green (National Colours)
 * Australia Aboriginal Flag
 * Torres Strait Islander Flag

Origins of languages
Pama-Nyungan is spoken across 90% of Australia. Linguists conclude that the family originated in northeastern Australia and spread to the southwest over millennia. To the researchers' amazement, the genetic pattern mirrored the linguistic one. "It's incredible that those two trees match.

Etymology
The name Australia derives from Latin australis meaning southern, and dates back to 2nd century legends of an "unknown southern land" (that is terra australis incognita). The explorer Matthew Flinders named the land Terra Australis, which was later abbreviated to the current form.

Organizations and Affiliations

 * UN
 * APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation)
 * G20
 * Commonwealth of Nations

History
The history of Australia from 1788–1850 covers the early colonial period of Australia's history, from the "discovery" of Australia by Captain James Cook, and then the arrival in 1788 of the First Fleet of British ships at Sydney, New South Wales, who established the penal colony, the scientific exploration of the continent and later, establishment of other Australian colonies

Diplomacy

 * Canada
 * Indonesia
 * New Zealand
 * United States
 * United Kingdom
 * France
 * Spain
 * Philippines
 * Netherlands
 * Portugal
 * China
 * Thailand

Geography
Australia is located in Oceania, specifically in between the Indian and South Pacific oceans. Being the 6th largest country, Australia's size gives a variety of unique landscapes; the majority being rain forest, mountain ranges and deserts (commonly known as the outback).

Family

 * United Kingdom — parent
 * Netherlands — parent
 * Spain — grandparent
 * Portugal — grandparent (indirect) - "There are people who believe that you discovered me!"
 * France — grandparent (indirect)
 * Ireland — stepparent
 * United States — half-sibling
 * New Zealand — sibling
 * Canada — half-sibling
 * Botswana — wife (depends on the person)
 * Papua New Guinea — daughter/son

Optional
'''WARNING: There is controversy about the type of relationship of countries that were former European colonies with the current Western countries. So the following countries are only optional:'''
 * Fiji — half-sibling
 * Indonesia — stepsibling
 * Malaysia — stepsibling

Friends

 * Japan
 * Bulgaria — good friend
 * Philippines
 * Palau
 *  Germany


 *  Papua New Guinea
 *  South Korea

Neutral

 * China — good trading partner (sometimes)

Enemies

 * North Korea

Fiji
Fiji and Australia are best of buds, known for letting Australia stay in his home when he is on vacation along with New Zealand. They are best of friends that cannot break apart but sometimes does in need of assisting others. Fiji respects his decisions sometimes.

China
China and Australia are friends, but they cannot help but help Fiji and Vanuatu in very political cases. After Fiji's beach got stolen and being turned into a so-called casino, he started to backlash on his hopes of China being his friend after a while.

Trivia

 * These are not factual, and more about what the Countryhumans community think.


 * Australia is usually depicted with kangaroos, emus, snakes, spiders and other deadly animals you find in the country.
 * He can also be seen interacting casually with the animals which unsettle America
 * His dress resembles that of The Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin.
 * In some artworks they are shown to have a fear of emus, sometimes referencing the Emu War that happened on the 2nd of November, 1932
 * There is a debate between Australia and New Zealand about which of them made pavlova.

Extra(s):

 * Religion: Protestantism (30.1%, 7.1 Million), Catholic (25.3%, 6 Million), Non-denominational (22.3%, 5.3 Million), Others (22.3%, 5.3 Million)
 * Urbanization: 89%, (21.1 Million)
 * Social Progress: 15th in the World
 * Social Opportunities: 11th in the World
 * Health and Wellness: 10th in the World
 * Basic Medical needs: 19th in the World
 * Personal Safety: 5th in the World
 * Access to Education: 50th in the World
 * Access to Information: 6th in the World
 * Personal Freedom: 17th in the World
 * Freedom of Speech: 30th in the World
 * Tolerance and Inclusion: 16th in the World
 * Tolerance for Minorities: 24th in the World
 * Tolerance for Homosexuals: 18th in the World (74.6%)
 * GDP: $1.2 Trillion
 * Unemployment: 5.6% (722,960)
 * Telephones: 34.9 Million
 * Mobile Phones: 24.4 Million
 * Internet Users: 19.7 Million (83.2%) Users

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