15/12/2025
๐ฆ๐บ 29 Interesting Facts About Australia ๐ฆ๐บ
1. โข Australia is the sixth-largest country in the world.
2. โข Itโs the only country that is also a continent.
3. โข 81% of Australia is outback.
4. โข The Sydney Opera House was inspired by a peeled orange.
5. โข Australia has some of the worldโs most dangerous animals.
6. โข Australia also has some of the cutest animals.
7. โข There are more kangaroos than people.
8. โข Australia has 11,761 beaches.
9. โข The Great Barrier Reef is over 500,000 years old.
10. โข Australia is famous for its giant โbig things.โ
11. โข Indigenous Australian culture is over 65,000 years old.
12. โข Over 90% of Aussie cafรฉs are independently owned.
13. โข Australia has the worldโs longest golf course (1,365 km).
14. โข The worldโs longest fence (5,000 km) is in Australia.
15. โข Australia has 60 wine regions.
16. โข Uluru changes colour throughout the day.
17. โข Canberra became the capital after a design competition.
18. โข Australia is the only continent with no active volcanoes.
19. โข The Australian Alps get more snow than Switzerland.
20. โข Sydneyโs New Yearโs Eve fireworks are world-famous.
21. โข Australians helped invent Wi-Fi.
22. โข The notepad, electric drill and wine cask were invented in Australia.
23. โข The word โselfieโ started in Australia.
24. โข Aussies love using nicknames.
25. โข AFL is Australiaโs unique national sport.
26. โข Australia has many quirky hotels and unusual stays.
27. โข Flights from North America to Australia take 20+ hours.
28. โข Most Australians live near the coast.
29. โข Australia has beaches, deserts, rainforests, mountains and reefs.