Australia
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INTRODUCTION
, island continent located southeast of Asia and forming, with the
nearby island of Tasmania, the commenwealth of , a self governing
member of the Commenwealth of Nations. The commenwealth of is made up
of six states--News south Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria,
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.... age 15 and over can read and write (1980 est.).
English is the official language, with modern Australian English a conglomerate
of British, American, and their own phraseology and spelling. Because
Australia is one of the most multicultural nations in the world it is possible
to find vibrant ethnic communities using almost every other world
language.Australian school children have the highest rate of learning Asian
languages, particularly Japanese and Chinese, of any industrialized western
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