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National Emblem of Australia
Capital: Canberra
Largest cities: Sydney
Monetary unit: Australian dollar
Languages: English 79%, native and other languages
National Holiday: Australia Day, January 26
Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (1952)
Governor-General: Quentin Bryce (2008)
Prime Minister: Kevin Rudd (2007)
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| Cunard ocean liner Queen Victoria (front) passes the Sydney Opera House as sister ship the QE2 waits to swap berths in Sydney Harbour February 24, 2008 before the QE2 begins her final voyage ahead of becoming a floating hotel in Dubai and Queen Victoria continues her maiden 106-night-long world voyage. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) |
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| A farmer unloads rice from a small boat that he is delivering to a mill in an area hit by Cyclone Nargis near Yangon May 21, 2008. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) |