31 Weird Facts About Australia That Will Amaze You
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- Australia is the 6th largest country by size, a massive 2.9 million square miles.
- While it’s huge, the population is only 22.6 million.
- The closest American state in population is New York, which has 19.6 million people, yet Australia is more than 53 times its size.
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- Texas is the largest state in the continental United States, but the largest state in Australia, Western Australia is more than 3 times its size but Texas has 13 times as many people.
- You can fly from Perth to Melbourne faster than you can fly from one end of Western Australia to the other.
- The Great Victoria Desert, just ONE of Australia’s barren areas is larger than the United Kingdom. You could lose an entire country in Australia and never know it.
- A single cattle ranch in South Australia is larger than the state of Israel.
- Don’t think Australia gets snow? Well it’s all relative. The area of Australia that is covered by snow in winter is larger than the area of Switzerland.
- The longest fence in the world is in Australia, and it runs for over 5,530 kilometers.
- The world’s longest golf course, measuring more than 850 miles long is located in Australia.
- Australia includes the world’s longest stretch of dead-straight railway track, a 297 mile length.
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- Australia is home to 10 of the world’s 15 most poisonous snakes as well as a disproportionate number of venomous spiders.
- The mysterious platypus has venom strong enough to can kill a small dog.
- The box jellyfish is responsible for more deaths in Australian than snakes, sharks and salt water crocodiles.
- In other news, Australia has sharks, snakes and massive salt water crocodiles.
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- Other dangerous (usually venomous) animals to avoid include the blue ring octopus, the stone fish, funnel web spider and the cassowary; one of the world’s largest birds that when provoked attack with their sharp claws.
- Marsupials like koalas, quokka and kangaroos can be found nowhere else in the world.
- The only two mammals in the world that lay eggs are found in Australia, the platypus and echidna.
- There are more than 150 million sheep in Australia and only 20 million people. That’s 8 sheep for every person.
- There are over 60 different species (types) of kangaroos.
- 1 million wild camels roam the Australian deserts. They were originally brought over to help with railroad construction.
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- Aboriginal culture is the oldest on Earth. It’s estimated that the continent’s original inhabitants have been in Australia for a staggering 40,000-60,000 years.
- The largest Greek population in the world beside Athens in Greece can be found in Melbourne Victoria.
- More than 80 percent of Australians live within 100 kilometers of the coast.
- Australia has 19 world heritage listed sites including historic townships, cities and landscapes.
- More than 80% of Australians participate in gambling of some kind.
- A cult may or may not have tested the first non-governmental nuclear weapon in Western Australia. Australia is so big though no one is completely sure.
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- Australians developed a fake animal to further scare tourists. The drop bear was purported by mainstream institutions including the Australian Museum to drop from trees and attack tourists. There is no drop bear.
- More than 25% of all Australians were born in another country.
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- Australia is the only continent without an active volcano.
- Australia has three national Frisbee teams.
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