AUSTRALIA (AU)
Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent_id from
Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial
claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name of Great Britain. Six colonies were created in
the late 18th and 19th centuries; they federated and became the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. The new country took
advantage of its natural resources to rapidly develop its agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major
contribution to the British effort in World Wars I and II. In recent decades, Australia has transformed itself into an
internationally competitive, advanced market economy. It boasted one of the OECD's fastest growing economies during the
1990's, a performance due in large part to economic reforms adopted in the 1980's. Long-term concerns include pollution,
particularly depletion of the ozone layer, and management and conservation of coastal areas, especially the Great Barrier
Reef.
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Estados
| Australian Capital Territory | Northern Territory | South Australia | Victoria |
| New South Wales | Queensland | Tasmania | Western Australia |
A moeda local é Australian Dollar
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