Australia is a beautiful land filled with contrasts in elevation, vegetation, people, and wildlife.  It is the home of the kangaroo,koala,platypus,crocodile,dingo, and a variety of interesting snakes.   In addition to it's physical features and wildlife, Australia is a growing and robust agricultural and industrial country, and a beautiful place to visit or live.

Australia is also unique because it is the only country in the world which is also a continent.