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Australia is made up of 6 maj or states :
• New South Wales (NSW), the capital city is Sydney.
• Queensland (QLD), the capital city Brisbane
• South Australia (SA), the capital city is Adelaide
• Tasmania (TAS), the capital city is Hobart
• Victoria (VIC), the capital city is Melbourne
• Western Australia (WA), the capital city is Perth

and two autonomos sterritories regions :
• Australian Capital Territory (ACT), the capital city is Canberra
• Northern Territory (NT), the capital city is Darwin

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In some countries, days are longer than nights in warmer months ( the sun Australia has a well-developed education system. It is the country with one
will rise earlier and sets later than usual). Therefore, it requires advancing clocks one hour, of the highest enrollment rates in the world. On average, the academic year/school
known as Daylight Saving Time. terms in Australia are longer than that of many countries such as Japan, Germany
The beginning of Daylight Saving Time varies from country to country, depending and the U.K.There has been an increasing number of international students coming to
on the law and international agreement. The DST in Australia typically runs from the beginning study in Australia. As of current statistics, Australia is ranked the fourth most popular
of October to March or April in the following year in every state except Queensland, Western English-speaking educational destination.
Australia and Northern Territory.
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Similar to Thailand, the standard voltage in Australia is 240-250 Volts with
One-fifth of the Australian population were born in other countries. Australia, frequency of 50 Hertz. However, Australians commonly use type I plug, which is the
therefore, is a multicultural society.A healthy environment, excellent public health services plug that has three flat pins in a triangular pattern. If you want to bring electrical appli-
and high standard education provides the best quality of life for people living in Australia to ances from Thailand, you must use an adapter which can be bought from Thailand or
make it one of the most livable countries in the world. in Australia. In Australia, tap water is clean and drinkable. There are usually cold water
taps from which students can drink from as the water quality is very high.

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While most Australians are Christian, Australia does offer freedom of religion,
meaning that there are other religions including Buddhism, Islam and Judism. In certain
states like Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra and Adelaide, there are Thai temples as well.

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Australia is a Federation where power is divided by 3 levels of government :
Federal government, State or Territory government and Local government. The country
has a long stable history of a democratic system. With an influence of democracy and
liberalism from the U.K. and North America, Australia still retains its unique politics and
governance.

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