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Australia
Two third of Australia is hot, dusty desert. most Australians live along the coast, where the climate is more pleasant. Aborigines were the first people to live in Australia, almost 50,000 years ago. To day there are still many Aborigines, but most of the people are descended from European settlers.
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FACT BOX Area 7,687,000 sq km. Population 16,530,000 Capital Canberra Longest river Murray - Darling river system - 3,750 km Largest lake Lake Eyre - 9,583 sq km Highest mountain Mt Kosciusko - 2,228 m Major products wool; bauxite (aluminum ore) iron ore; meat; fruit & canned fruit; cereal crops; honey |