Australia – the Island Continent

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  1. Australia is made up of six states, two territories and some small islands.→ richtig
    Textstelle: The country is made up of six states … , two territories … and some small islands.
    Australien besteht aus sechs Bundesstaaten, zwei Territorien und einigen kleinen Inseln.
  2. English is not the official language of Australia.→ richtig
    Textstelle: … although Australia has no official language everyone speaks English.
    Englisch ist nicht die offizielle Sprache Australiens.
  3. There is an average of 22.8 people per square kilometer.→ falsch (2,8 Menschen pro Quadratkilometer)
    Textstelle: There is an average of 2.8 people per square kilometer.
    Im Durchschnitt gibt es 22,8 Menschen pro Quadratkilometer.

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Australia – the Island Continent

Australia, officially called The Commonwealth of Australia, is also known as The Land Down Under, Oz or Aussie. It is the smallest continent in the world but the sixth biggest country and is sometimes called the world's biggest island. The country is made up of six states (New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland), two territories (The Northern Territory and The Australian Capital Territory) and some small islands.

Australian people are called Australians or Aussies and although Australia has no official language, everyone speaks English. Australian English is different from British and American English and Australians have a distinctive accent and unusual slang and vocabulary.

The population of Australia is around 22.9 million and most people live in large cities along the coast line. There is an average of 2.8 people per square kilometer.

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