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  3. Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere. It comprises the mainland of the w

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere. It comprises the mainland of the w

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问题     Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere. It comprises the mainland of the world’s smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and【B1】______other islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. And it also has many【B2】______countries.
    For around 40,000 years before European settlement commenced in the late 18th century, the Australian mainland and Tasmania【B3】______around 250 individual nations of local Australians. After【B4】______visits by fishermen from the north, and European discovery by Dutch explorers in 1606, the eastern half of Australia was【B5】______by the British in 1770 and initially settled in the colony of New South Wales, founded on 26 January, 1788. The population【B6】______in the following years and the continent was explored thoroughly. During the 19th century, another five largely self-governing Crown Colonies were【B7】______.
    Since the six colonies became a federation and the Commonwealth of Australia was formed, Australia has【B8】______a stable liberal democratic political system and remains a Commonwealth realm. The population is just over 21.3 million, with about 60%【B9】______and around the mainland state capitals of Sydney, Melbourne, etc.
    Technologically advanced and industrialized, Australia is a prosperous multicultural country and has good results in many international【B10】______of national performance, such as health care, public education, economic freedom, and the protection of civil liberties and political rights.
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