Australia
The Commonwealth of Australia

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    Its full name is Commonwealth of Australia. Is located on the north west of the Oceania. North, west, south three faces Indian Ocean, east is close to the Pacific Ocean. Coastline total length 36,700 kilometers.

   The area 7.6823 million square kilometers, by Australian mainland and Tasmania islands and so on are composed. Is the ocean state area biggest country.
    Interior topography big low flat, average elevation 300 meters. Eastern part is the sierra area, the general elevation 800 ~ 1,000 meters, the Kosciusko mountain elevation 2,228 meters, are the national high points. Middle is the plain trough area, north the Chinese mugwort you lake level is - 16 meters, is the national most low point. West is the plateau area. Entire boundary 35% area for desert and half desert cover. Within the boundaries the biggest rivers are the ink tired river and its the branch darling river, other are many is the intermittent inland river.

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    The majority of areas are the tropics and the subtropics climate. Burning hot is dry, few rain.

    In the mineral resource resources, the bauxite, hard, the nickel, the zinc, the manganese reserves and the output occupy the world front row, but also has mineral resources and so on the coal, petroleum, uranium, copper. The ground water and the fishery resources are rich.

    The national division is 6 states and 2 areas.

    Originally is aboriginal the inhabited area. In 1770 the English navigator James storehouse gram arrived at Australia, announced Australia for the English colony. In 1788 England started to the Australian immigrant. In 19 century's ends, England successively establishes 6 to colonize the area. In 1901 will colonize the area to change the state, the composition federation, became England 自治�? In 1931 attained the internal affairs, the diplomatic independent right to independence, became the independent country in the British Commonwealth of Nations .

    National Day January 26.

    The population 18.75 million, besides minority aboriginal is the English descendant and other European, the Asian immigrant descendant.

    Language is English.

    The inhabitant overwhelming majority believes in Christianity.

    Is the economical developed country. GDP approximately 361.7 billion US dollars. The main industry sector has mining, the metallurgy, the machine manufacture, the spinning and weaving, the chemical industry, food and so on. The agriculture, the animal husbandry and its the product processing industry are developed, the sheep and the wool output occupy the world front row, is called "to ride the national" main agricultural product which carries on the back in the sheep to have Mai Lei, the cotton, the sugar cane, the fruit and so on.

    Foreign trade total amount 105.677 billion US dollars. Mainly exports the wheat, the wool and the minerals and so on. Imports the machine and its the spare parts, the transport vehicle, the everyday use consumable and so on.

    The currency is an Australian dollar.

Military service system implementation wish military service system.

Total military strength active duty army 57,400 people.

Army 25,400 people. Arranges has 1 field forces headquarters, 1 north headquarters, 1 infantry division, 1 armored regiment, 1 reconnaissance group, 1 armor transportation motorcade, 5 infantry battalions, 2 artillery army corps, 1 air raid defense corp, 2 projects army corps, 1 special regiment and 2 air wings.

Main battle tank: "Leopard" IA3 71.
Infantry combat tank: M - 113 46.
Armored carrier: M - 113 463, ASLAV - 25 111.
Tows the artillery: 105 millimeters 350, 155 millimeter 35.
Mortar: 81 millimeters 296.
Has no children the recoil artillery: 84 millimeters 577, 106 millimeter 74.
Ground-to-air missile: "Light sword" 19, RBS - 70 17.
Airplane: "Airborne big king" 200 4, DHC - 6 2.
Helicopter: Altogether 125, UH - 1H 25 for armed helicopter.
Amphibious naval vessel: 68.

The navy 14,300 people (contain air force). Arranges has 1 offshore headquarters, 1 support command, 1 training command, 6 sea areas headquarters and 4 naval base.

Submarine: "Oxley" level 2, "Krensi" level 1.
Guided-missile destroyer: "佩�?? level 3.
Guided missile escort ship: "Arab League German vegetable Germany" level 6.
Gunboat: "Is peaceful 扎克" level 2.
Patrol boat "15.
Minesweeper: 7.
Amphibious naval vessel: 7.
Support and service ship: 8.

The naval air force 990 people, arrange have 1 anti-submarine warfare helicopter squadron, 2 transportation/rescue aircrafts squadron, the equipment have the armed helicopter 16, transportation/rescue aircraft 18.

Air force 17,700 people. Arranges has 2 attacks fighter aircrafts/reconnaissance squadron, 3 fighter aircrafts/attack squadron, 1 tactical trainer aircraft squadron, 2 marine reconnaissance squadrons, 7 transport squadrons. Battle airplane 126.

Attacks the fighter aircraft/reconnaissance aircraft: F - 111C 17, F - 111G 15, RF - 111C 4.
The fighter aircraft/attacks the fighter aircraft: F/A - 18 71 (19 use in to train reequips and studies development).
Marine reconnaissance aircraft: P - 3C 19.
Aircraft-refueling vehicle: Boeing 707 4.
Transport aircraft: C - 130 24, Boeing 707 5, DHC - 4 14, "falcon" 900 5, HS - 748 10.
Front directs the backer-up: PC - 9 3.
Trainer aircraft: 94.
Open area and air-to-air missile: Certain.

Reserve duty army 33,650 people, army 25,100 person, navy 4,700 person, air force 3,850 people.

The paramilitary forces customs bureau equipment has the marine reconnaissance aircraft 13, the helicopter 1, boat 6.

Is stationed abroad the military strength in Malaysia ("5 countries joint defenses" organization) approximately 115 people, including 1 infantry company and 1 air force contingent. In Papua New Guinean 38 people. In addition, in 1998 approximately had 138 military to observe the personnel and the truce supervises the panel members in Egypt, the Middle East and Papua New Guinea carries out the United Nations peace-keeping task.

The foreign country garrisons the United States Navy 35 people. New Zealand air force 47 person and attack fighter aircraft 6. Singapore garrisons 230 people (to construct has 1 flying training only then, school, has S - 211 airplanes 27).

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    The transportation shipping industry is developed. Domestic by railroad road primarily.

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    Capital Canberra. The main cities are Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and so on.