Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Australia...

Australia is the most sixth large country of the World. Although its area is semiarid and desert, in Australia you can find different kind of animals, habitats and climates. In another hand, many people around Latin-American continent have a special preference for this country because they consider it an important center to learn English and because they can find several labor opportunities.

Australia is located in the south hemisphere occupying most of the 80 percent of the territory. The present national population (year 2006) is of around 20.6 million inhabitants, and is concentrated mainly in the great coastal cities of Sídney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaida. Also, the population is distributed by Indigenous people, Britain descendants and foreign people who have arrived from Asia, Europe and Latin America continents. In addition, exists different religions like Catholic, Islamism, Buddhism and Protestant.

Due to the old age of the continent, the little fertility of its grounds, and its different extremely variable climates and his prolonged isolation from the rest of the continents, biota Australian is only and diverse. Around 85% of the plants with flower, 84% of the mammals, more of 45% of the birds, and 90% of the fish of tempered coastal zones are endemic. For example, the native animal species include monotremes ((ornitorrinco and equidnas), marsupials, diverse species of kangaroos, koala and wombats, the demon of Tasmania and (extinct in 1930s) tilacino or "the tiger of Tasmania",and birds like the emú and cucaburras.

Australia offers contrast beyond the disposition of its relaxed inhabitants. The spectacular Great Barrier Reef along the Queensland shore is one is kind in the world. Uluru (famous for its towering red rock projection (348 m), Barosssa Valley (well known for its delicate wines), Flinders Ranges (bushwalks, salt lakes, national parks and gorges), Freycinet Peninsula, Kakadu National Park, Snowy Mountains, and The Kimberley (epitome of raw outback Australia with rivers, oasis, crocodiles etc) are the tourist attractions that you visit on your tour to Australia.

In addition, Australia allows the entrance of more than 90 thousand immigrants to the year. This number is in constant increase. The conditions of work in Australia are very good. The Australian labor market is very competitive because the opportunities depend on your labor capacities, professional profile and technical abilities.

About language, Australia is considered by the Latin Americans like a perfect country to learn and domain fundamentally English. For this reason each year many foreign people arrived into Australian schools or companies.

In conclusion, Australia is one of the most important countries around the world because offers different kinds of population, geography and biota, and many opportunities to foreign people.

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