Australia

1. The name Australia comes from the Latin, ‘Terra Australia Incognito’, which means the Unknown Southern Land.

2. In the area (land); Australia is 32 times greater than that of the U.K, almost twice than that of Europe, and almost equal to that of the United States of America.

3. Australia is the only continent-nation in the world. It means, it is a continent and an independent country as well. It is also the smallest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent in the world.

4. Australia day, the national day of the country is celebrated on 26th January every year. The “day” is a form of celebration of Australia’s diversity and tolerance of different sects of people.

5. The longest fence in the world is in Australia and it is 5,530 kilometers in length. It is called the ‘dingo fence’.