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Book_freak said:
kk, I'll see if you can guess, I'll put it at the end.
I am in the only country that is also a continent.
Swimming - In 1838 it was declared illegal to swim at public beaches during the day! This law was enforced until 1902.
In 1954, Bob Hawke was immortalised by the Guinness Book of Records for sculling 2.5 pints of beer in 11 seconds. Bob later became Prime Minister.
Until 1984 our national anthem was 'god save the queen/king'
Our Lyre bird is the worlds best immitator
We have more poisenous snakes and spiders than anywhere else in the world.
We are home to an animal that doesn't need to drink. (and it isn't a fish :P)
We are the smallest, flattest inhabited continent in the world.
Over 90% of here is dry, flat and arid. Almost three-quarters of the land cannot support agriculture in any form.
The animals on our coat of arms cannot walk backwards, this is meant to show our resilience.
We are home to a toad that can kill a crocodile.
and just for fun, here's some exports.
Total industry exports (current prices) totalled $249.5 billion in 2009, tobe 9.3 per cent lower than in 2008.
•Agricultural exports accounted for 4.6 per cent of total exports in 2009, up from 3.9 per cent in 2008.
•Mining exports accounted for 37.6 per cent of total exports in 2009, down from 39.3 per cent in 2008.
•Manufacturing exports accounted for 32.5 per cent of total exports in 2009, down from 34.1 per cent in 2008.
•Services exports accounted for 21.3 per cent of total exports in 2009, up from 19.2 per cent in 2008.
•Exports not specifically classified to the above industries account for the remaining 4 per cent.
In case you don't know by now, I come from a land down under. AUSSI AUSSI AUSSI! OY OY OY!
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