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国名
Australia officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area.
国旗
The flag of Australia is a defaced Blue Ensign: a blue field with the Union Jack in the canton (upper hoist quarter, and a large white seven-pointed star known as the Commonwealth Star in the lower hoist quarter. The fly contains a representation of the Southern Cross constellation, made up of five white stars – one small five-pointed star and four, larger, seven-pointed stars.
The Australian flag uses three prominent symbols: the Union Flag, the Commonwealth Star and the Southern Cross.
Under the Flags Act, the Australian National Flag must meet the following specifications:
[15]a. the Union Flag occupying the upper quarter next the staff;
b.
a large seven-pointed white star (six representing the six states of Australia and one representing the territories in the centre of the lower quarter next the pye and pointing direct to the centre of St George's Cross
in the Union Flag;[15]
c.
5 white stars (representing the Southern Cross in the half of the flag further from the staff.[15]
[15]The location of the stars is as follows:
[15] Commonwealth Star – 7 pointed star, centred in lower hoist.

Alpha Crucis – 7 pointed star, straight below centre fly 1/6 up from bottom edge.[15]
Beta Crucis – 7 pointed star, 1/4 of the way left and 1/16 up from the centre fly.[15]
Gamma Crucis – 7 pointed star, straight above centre fly 1/6 down from top edge.
Delta Crucis – 7 pointed star, 2/9 of the way right and 31/240 up from the centre fly. Epsilon Crucis – 5 pointed star, 1/10 of the way right and 1/24 down from the centre fly

.国徽
The coat of arms of Australia is the official symbol of Australia. The initial coat of arms was granted by King Edward VII on 7 May 1908, and the current version was granted by King George Von 19 September 1912, although the 1908 version continued to be used in some contexts, notably appearing on the sixpenny coin until 1966.
State Badge Description
the cross of St. George
with lion New South Walesand stars
Victoriaan Imperial Crown and Southern Cross

Queenslanda blue Maltese Cross and Crown
South Australiathe Australian piping shrike
Western Australiaa black swan
Tasmaniaa red walking lion
In the top half, from left to right, the states represented are: New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland. In the bottom half, from left to right: South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania. Above the shield is the seven-pointed Commonwealth Staror Star of Federation above a blue and gold wreath, forming the crest. Six of the points on the star represent the original six states, while the seventh point represents the combined territories and any future states of Australia. In its entirety the shield represents the federation of Australia.
The Red Kangaroo and Emu that support the shield are the unofficial animal emblems of the nation. They owe this recognition to the fact that they are native Australian fauna(found only on that continent, and likely chosen because they are the most well-known native Australian animals large enough to be positioned together in scale holding up the shield. It is often claimed these animals were chosen
because neither animal can move backward, only forward - i.e. progress. In reality both animals can move backwards, but infrequently do. In the background is wreath of Golden Wattle, the official nationalfloral emblem, though the representation of the species is not botanically accurate. At the bottom of the coat of arms is a scroll that contains the name of the nation. Neither the wreath of wattle nor the scroll are technically part of the official design described on the Royal Warrant that grants the armorial design.
[2]国歌
"Advance Australia Fair" is the official national anthem of Australia. Created by the Scottish-born composer Peter Dodds McCormick, the song was first performed in 1878, and was sung in Australia as a patriotic song. It did not gain its status as the official anthem until 1984, following a plebiscite to choose the national song in 1977. Other songs and marches have been influenced by "Advance Australia Fair", such as the Australian vice-regal salute.
首都
Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of 381,488, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall.
Cuisine
The food of Indigenous Australians was largely influenced by the area in which they lived. Most tribal groups subsisted on a simple hunter-gatherer diet, hunting native game and fish and collecting native plants and fruit. The general term for native Australian flora and fauna used as a source of food is bush tucker.[361][362] The first settlers introduced British food
to the continent, and much of that is now considered typical Australian food; the Sunday roast
has become an enduring tradition for many Australians.[363][364]
Since the
beginning of the 20th century, food in Australia has increasingly been influenced by immigrants to the nation, particularly from Southern European and Asian cultures.[363][364] Australian wine
is produced in 60 distinct production areas totalling approximately 160,000 hectares, mainly in the southern, cooler parts of the country. The wine regions in each of these states produce different wine varieties and styles that take advantage of local climates and soil types. The predominant varieties are Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Merlot, Sémillon, Pinot noir,