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New aquatic fungus pushing amphibians on road to extinction...extinct. According to a report in Microbiology Today, the fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), was found to be associated with waves of amphibian extinctions in Central America and north-eastern Australia in the 1990 s. Bd infects... In this article: African clawed frog, Central America, London, Australia, and South Africa |
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Washington Times | November 01, 2009
EDITORIAL: Dawdling on trade
...America into the Pacific. It would build on existing free-trade deals with Singapore, Peru, Chile and Australia by entering into a regional trade pact with those nations and Vietnam, New Zealand and Brunei. Most important, it would help...
In this article: Barack Obama, United States, Pacific, Panama, Doha round, Hugo Chavez, George W. Bush, and South Korea
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PR Newswire: Energy Industry | September 21, 2009
Elster and Augusta Systems Partner to Enhance Smart Grid Reliability and Management
...has delivered more than 3 million smart metering devices worldwide with systems located in North America, Europe, Central America, Australia, New Zealand and the Caribbean. Elster smart metering system solutions provide utilities with energy...
In this article: North America and Europe
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PR Newswire: Technology | November 03, 2009
Elster Group Names Simon Beresford-Wylie New CEO
...electricity, and water. Elster has delivered more than six million devices worldwide with more than 60 smart systems located in North America, Europe, Central America, Australia, New Zealand and the Caribbean. Elster has more than 7,000...
In this article: Simon Beresford-Wylie, Nokia Siemens Networks, Europe, CVC Capital Partners, Carbon, Australian National University, and Telstra Corporation
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New York Times | June 24, 2009
Frugal Traveler: Frugal Travel: A Woman's Perspective
...on travel. Over the next two decades or so, Ms. Whitman visited Southeast Asia, Australia, India and Central America (to name just a few) and started writing the Wanderlust and Lipstick guides, a series for solo female travelers. Now 43 and...
In this article: Middle East, Lonely Planet, India, Europe, Central America, New York City, Bhutan, and United States
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Wikipedia | October 26, 2009
Chytridiomycosis
...fungus. Chytridiomycosis has been linked to dramatic population declines or even extinctions of amphibian species in western North America, Central America, South America, eastern Australia, and Dominica and Montserrat in the Caribbean. The...
In this article: Chytridiomycosis, Global warming, Central America, New Zealand, African clawed frog, Endangered species, Litter, and Chloramphenicol
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Honolulu Advertiser | September 30, 2009
Dolphins lose QB for rest of season
...Central America and the Caribbean with 16 points. Maria Sharapova cruised past Samantha Stosur of Australia, 6-0, 6-1, yesterday in the second round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. The former top-ranked Russian, who has been...
In this article: Miami Dolphins, Chad Pennington, FIFA, NBA, World Cup, Tyler Thigpen, Honduras, United States, Toray Pan Pacific Open, and Alisa Kleybanova
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Alstonia
Alstonia (devil tree) consists of about 40-60 species (according to different authors), native to tropical and subtropical Africa, Central America, southeast Asia, Polynesia and Australia, with most species in the Malesian region. These...
In this article: Central America, Cough, Alkaloid, Malaria, Latex, Fever, Edinburgh, and Africa
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Scientific American - Full Content | January 13, 2009
Croplands May Wither as Global Warming Worsens
...than the highest temperatures at present. That area includes the southern U.S., Central America, southern Europe, central Asia, northern Australia and all of Africa, according to Battisti. "Although it had not been calculated before," he...
In this article: Global warming, Climate change, Carbon dioxide, International Food Policy Research Institute, Africa, Maize, and University of Washington in Seattle
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Geographical zone
...annual seasons: a dry and a wet. The Torrid Zone includes most of Africa, southern India, southern Asia, Indonesia, New Guinea, northern Australia, southern Mexico, Central America and northern South America. In the two Temperate Zones,...
In this article: Aristotle, Asia, and South America
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Australia (pronounced: /əˈstreɪljə/ or IPA: /ɒˈstreɪljə|/ , or more formally as IPA: /ɔːˈstreɪliə|/ ), officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland (the world's smallest), the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia to the north-east, and New Zealand to the southeast.
For some 40,000 years before European settlement commenced in the late 18th century, the Australian mainland and Tasmania were inhabited by around 250 individual nations of indigenous Australians. After sporadic visits by fishermen from the immediate north, and European discovery by Dutch explorers in 1606, the eastern half of Australia was claimed by the British in 1770 and initially settled through penal transportation to the colony of New South Wales, founded on 26 January 1788. The population grew steadily in the following years; the continent was explored, and during the 19th century another five largely self-governing Crown Colonies were established.
- Name:
- Australia
- Conventional Long Name:
- Commonwealth of Australia
- Local Name:
- Australia
- Capital:
- Canberra
- Language:
- None
- English (de facto)
- Largest City:
- Sydney
- Government type:
- Federal parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy, see Government of Australia
- Founding Date:
- December 11, 1931
- Formations:
- Statute of Westminster Adoption Act
- Area:
- 7617930
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $799.054 billion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 15th
- GDP (nominal):
- $1.013 trillion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 13th
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 15th
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $46,824
- Time Zone:
- various
- Currency:
- Australian dollar
- Demonym:
- Aussie (colloquial)
- Drives On:
- left
- Currency (code):
- AUD
- Country Calling Code:
- +61
- ccTLD:
- .au
- Anthem:
- Advance Australia Fair
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