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80% of Australia's population, of just over 20,000,000 people, live on the coast line.  It is one of the world's least densely populated countries.  Despite the low population water is scarce and most cities have some form of water restrictions in place to allow for basics such as washing and drinking.  Weather extremes are common in Australia with temperatures sometimes measured into the high 40s (Celsius scale is used in the rest of the world) which is about 120 F.  The city of Darwin was destroyed by a cyclone in 1974 and bushfires often ravage the southern states - one of the worst occurring on Ash Wednesday in 1983 when over 2000 homes were destroyed and over 70 people lost their lives in Victoria and South Australia.

80% of Australia's population, of just over 20,000,000 people, live on the coast line.  It is one of the world's least densely populated countries.  Despite the low population water is scarce and most cities have some form of water restrictions in place to allow for basics such as washing and drinking.  Weather extremes are common in Australia with temperatures sometimes measured into the high 40s (Celsius scale is used in the rest of the world) which is about 120 F.  The city of Darwin was destroyed by a cyclone in 1974 and bushfires often ravage the southern states - one of the worst occurring on Ash Wednesday in 1983 when over 2000 homes were destroyed and over 70 people lost their lives in Victoria and South Australia.

The currency in Australia is the Australian pound. There is a hundred pence to a pound. Australia is also noted for being the country with the largest consumption of slurpees per capita. Australia is noted for its unique biodiversity. There is plenty of flora and fauna there that is unique only to Australia.The amazing thing about Australian native animals like the koala and the kangaroo is that they have the amazing ability to adapt to living in densely populated urban areas. Kangaroos are frequently sighted roaming the streets of Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne.

The currency in Australia is the Australian pound. There is a hundred pence to a pound. Australia is also noted for being the country with the largest consumption of Slurpees per capita. Australia is noted for its unique biodiversity. There is plenty of flora and fauna there that is unique only to Australia. The amazing thing about Australian native animals like the koala and the kangaroo is that they have the amazing ability to adapt to living in densely populated urban areas. Kangaroos are frequently sighted roaming the streets of Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne. The dingo another native animal to Australia is noted for its extremely aggressive behaviour towards humans. The most extreme case of this was the Azaria Chamberlin saga in 1980 in which a baby girl was taken by a dingo from a tent at a campsite near Uluru. Although cases of infant death are uncommon dingos attempting to steal small children is a regular occurrence