Country Report: The History and Tourism of Australia

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Introduction
As one of the Oceania countries, Australia is located to the south of the Asian continent. Specifically, the country is located between the Indian Ocean and the south Pacific Ocean. It is a continent that covers an estimated 7, 682,300 square kilometers of land and further has more than 58,920 square kilometers of water. This means that it has a total of 7,741,220 square kilometers of land and water surface. As such, it is the sixth largest continent by mass. The nation was founded in the year 1918 however it was as a district. This after it had gained independence from the British colonizers. It is important to mention that before the British settlers in the 18th century, Australia was inhabited indigenous people (Australian Explorer,). However, most of them died over the period that lasted more than 150 years after the settlers came to occupy. Most of the deaths were associated with infectious diseases and conflict that ensued between them and the settlers as they resisted the latter. Their demise not related, these were a people that were rich in culture, religious values and much of the social economic values revolved around hunting and gathering. Much of the literature available refers to then as the aboriginals. While there are still issues that have plagued the nation over the elements of human rights with reference to the way that the aboriginals were treated and are currently treated within the social quarters, there are some deep cultural connections on the island and impact all areas of the people lives on a daily basis. As such, this is a country that is rich in culture and the historical significances of the aboriginals play a crucial role in shaping the country to what it is today (Australian Explorer,). Since then, the country has grown in leaps to becomes one of the most developed nations on the planet. It boasts of some of the best ranked education system, health care system, civil liberties, quality of life, political rights and even economic freedom (Factslides). As one of the developed nations in the world, Australia is a combination of a couple of islands and the main land. Besides the Australian mainland, it also includes Tasmania Island along with many other smaller islands that are on the Pacific Ocean. Australia is separated from Asia by Arafura and Timor seas, while Tasman sea puts a separation between it and New Zealand. Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Indonesia are the neighboring countries to the north, while to the north east are Solomon Islands and Vanuatu and New Zealand to the south east. Australia is sometimes referred to as an island country, relative to the fact that it has no land boundaries. At the same time, due to its size, it is also referred to as island continent due to its size when compared to other islands; this further relates to the phrase, the smallest continent in the world, when it compared in size to the other continents. With reference to longitudes and latitudes, the island is located between 27 00’ south in latitude and 133 00’ east in longitude (Australian Explorer,). With the capital city at Canberra, Australia is one of the most visited countries in the world, relative ...