Australia

Australia

1. Dances and costumes

   • The Lancers Dance
   • Costumes
   • Traditional Colonial Dances

2. Population

   • 24.6 million people
     • 26 % claim to have British heritage 25.5% claim to have Australian ancestry. The rest is scattered between different nations on various continents
   • 30% of Australians were born in another country and 46% have at least one overseas-born parent .

3. Government

   • Federal Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
   • Australia is divided into three branches: the executive branch, Legislative branch and the judicial branch
     • Executive power lies on the Federal Executive Council.
     • Legislative branch is composed of the Parliament of Australia's House of Representatives and Senate
     • Judicial Branch is composed of the High Court of Australia

4. Athletes and actors

   • The Hemsworth Brothers (Chris and Liam Hemsworth)
   • Swimming champion Ian Thorpe

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