Some, like the Kangaroo and Wallaby, have pouches which open at the top. Australia is lovated in the southern hemisphere. Australia is a continent , a country and an island at the same time.Money is basic unit and its Australian dollar. Symbols are Kangaroo and Emu. National Anthem name is Watzing Matilda. National holida, which is called Australian day, is on 16 january. The capital of Australia is Canberra. Head of State is Queen Elisabeth II and Form of Governemnt is constitutional monarchy. Official name is commonwealth of Australia. Longest river in Australia is The Darling what is 2740 km long. Natural resources are coal, zink, nickel ,gold and wood. Population is about 20 million and total are is about 7,2 million. Famous port is Melbourne. Captain James Cook discovered Australia in 1770.
In the 1870´s irish party held the balance of power in the parliament several times, trying to get the Act repealed, but the acts never passed through House of Lords. In 1920 finally separate parliaments for northern and southern Ireland were established The problem of Ulster in the 20 C Campaign of Home Rule began, the protestant population in north was afraid of the domination under catholic majority Home Rule, danger for civil war In 1920´s The Governemnt of Ireland Act divided Ireland into two states Ulster counties formed the state of Northern Ireland Southern Ireland rejected the act and continued to fight for indepnedence Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson King of England, abdicated voluntarily. Undertook foreign tours, visited high unempolyment areas, became popular Had many affairs with married women, fell in love with Wallis Simpson, the american businessman´s wife
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