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1. What are Australia’s best-known animals?
2. What are the winter months in Australia?
3. What are the most developed industries in Аustralia?
4. Who is the country's head of state?

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Australia has a lot of sights to tourists. The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system composed of over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands. The most famous building in the country is the Sydney Opera House. Its roof looks like sails. It is a masterpiece of architecture. Kakadu National Park is in Australia’s Northern Territory and covers about 20,000 square kilometres. It is a wetland with over 200 kinds of birds and 1,700 plant species. It is also the home of Australian crocodiles.

The country has some unique species of animals, which can’t be found anywhere else. Among them, koalas, kangaroos, wallabies, flightless emus, wombats and many others. The kangaroo and koala have got the pouch in which they carry their cubs. There are many birds in the country, too. One can see parrots and cockatoos. The emu is the most interesting bird in Australia. It is big and can't fly.

Australian climate is dry and warm. Australia is situated in the Southern Hemisphere and that is why it has summer when we have winter. January is the hottest month in Australia.

The commonest tree of Australia is the eucalyptus. In the drier areas there is the Australian acacia or mimosa. In those areas one can also find strange bottle trees. There are many rivers and lakes in the country.

Australia is an industrial country. It is rich in coal, iron ore, bauxites, uranium, lead and many other mineral resources. Export of sheep wool is the basis of the economy of the country.

Australia is a part of the British Empire. Formerly the head of the state is the Queen, but in fact Australia is independent, self-governing state. The Parliament consists of two Houses: the Senate and the House of Representatives.

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