-THE HISTORY -

There was debate about where the new nations capital will be. After a long scerch for sites whether it would be Melbourne or Sydney. Canberra emerged as new capital of Australia,Cannberra is an aboriginal word which means " Meeting Place". Australia today is proud of all the sacrifies and struggle they had to face for democracy. Australian soldiers were send for various peace keeping missions., they participated in many UN peace-keeping efforts like helping to restore order to the war torn korea, combodia, Vietnam, etc. Australia faced Great Depression in 1929 till 1930but Australian economy recovered after the World War IIas the factories increased production for military war efforts.

The turning point in Australian history was the discovery of Gold. The bush town of Australia sprang up during golden era. This led to development of new settlements. Being a young nation all the experiencehelped them to form a unique Australia that stands high up with self esteem today.
Australia has a parliamentary democracy. The country has its own State and Local government.It has 2 houses of parliament , the house of representatives and senate at federal level. The head of the government is Prime Minister, who is leader of the party who holds majority of seats in the house of representatives. The head of the state is Queen Elizabeth II, an appointed governer general represents the queen and plays a ceremonial role in the government.
Agriculture play a important role in australian economy. It is world largest wool producer.It is largest supplier of Meat, Dairy products, cereal, Fruit, Vegetables and Sugar.