Australia

Oceania 
Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean.

27 00 S, 133 00 E

Governor-General     Quentin Bryce	Prime Minister     Julia Gillard

Capital

Canberra

Government
Federal parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy

Religion
Catholic 25.8%, Anglican 18.7%, Uniting Church 5.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 3%, Eastern Orthodox 2.7%, other Christian 7.9%, Buddhist 2.1%, Muslim 1.7%, other 2.4%, unspecified 11.3%, none 18.7%.

Population
21,766,711
 
Ethnic group
White 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1%

National Language

English

National Day
1 January 1901 (from UK)

Anthem
"Advance Australia Fair"

Currency
Australian dollar (AUD)

Attractions 
Ayers Rock (Uluru),Bungle Bungle,Great Barrier Reef,Great Ocean Road,Indian Pacific Railroad,Kakadu,Kings Canyon,Lord Howe Island,Olgas,Outback,Sydney Harbour,Sydney Opera House

Website

Art &Cultural

About ICON

Sydney Opera House The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts centre in the Australian city of Sydney. It was conceived and largely built by Danish architect Jørn Utzon in 1973. Utzon received the Pritzker Prize, architecture's highest honour, in 2003. The Sydney Opera House was made a UNESCO World Heritage Site on 28 June 2007. It is one of the 20th century's most distinctive buildings and one of the most famous performing arts centres in the world.[citation needed] The Sydney Opera House is situated on Bennelong Point in Sydney Harbour, close to the Sydney Harbour Bridge. It sits at the northeastern tip of the Sydney central business district (the CBD), surrounded on three sides by the harbour (Sydney Cove and Farm Cove) and neighboured by the Royal Botanic Gardens. Contrary to its name, the building houses multiple performance venues. As one of the busiest performing arts centres in the world, hosting over 1,500 performances each year attended by some 1.2 million people, the Sydney Opera House provides a venue for many performing arts companies including the four key resident companies Opera Australia, The Australian Ballet, the Sydney Theatre Company and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and presents a wide range of productions on its own account. It is also one of the most popular visitor attractions in Australia, with more than seven million people visiting the site each year, 300,000 of whom take a guided tour. The Sydney Opera House is administered by the Sydney Opera House Trust, under the New South Wales Ministry of the Arts.