Curious Things to Know about down under Australia

With time there has been a subsequent rise in the number of Indian people migrating to Australia for study and job purposes. If you have a friend settled there, send gifts to Australia on his/her birthday, anniversary, Holi, Diwali, promotion, house warming, etc. and create a special moment.

But also learn these interesting facts about this amazing place.

1. Apart from being a country, it is also a continent and it is a home to 20 million people of the world. This combination of a country as well as a continent is unique and only one in the world. 
2. The Australians loves their sea shores and 80% of Australian population lives within a 100 km belt of the coasts. And this fact makes Australia one of the world’s most developed coastal dwelling place.
3. More than 200 languages and dialects are being talked here in Australia. The true Australians speak English but apart from English, most people speak – Greek, Arabic, Cantonese, Italian, and Mandarin.
4. Australia rose to power after the second world war of 1945 when people from Mediterranean and Eastern Europe started migrating there.
5. Professor Macfarlane Burnet was a Noble prize winner for his breakthrough contribution to physiology in the year 1960. And in the same year he was also awarded the “Australian of the Year”. This honor giving ceremony started this year itself and the current winner is David Morrison who is an equality advocate.
6. Australia has 16 World Heritage Sites in its list. You must see them at least once in a lifetime.
7. Australia holds the record for highest rates of gambling. 20% of world’s pokie machines are found here and at least 80% of Australian adults are indulged in gambling here.

After knowing these fun facts about Australia, you must be willing more to visit this place. Till the time you make the plan, send giftsto Australia for your friends and loved ones there.