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History of Australia

The history of Australia dates back to 40,000 years when aborigine settlers from Southeast Asia landed on the continent. These hunting-gathering people led a nomadic life and their technical culture was quite primitive. They spoke several languages and were divided into a number of confederacies.Though many European explorers knew about Australia's presence, there were no formal claims for territorial possession of the continent. It was only in 1770 AD when Captain Cook and his crew landed on the east coast of Australia and formally claimed it for Great Britain. 17 years later, a fleet of 11 ships referred to as the “First Fleet” landed in Australia.

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Australia Language

AsiaRooms offers detailed information on Australia language related topics and other facts. A melting pot for varied cultures, races and faiths, Australia is home to an estimated population of 20.6 million people. Therefore, one can easily conclude that the languages of Australia are quite varied and have been brought to the continent by settlers who came here from all parts of the globe at different points of time.The national language of Australia is English, though it is spoken as well as written in a distinct manner that differentiates it from the English spoken in other countries. It is popularly known as “Australian English”. For around 80% of t

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Population of Australia

AsiaRooms offers detailed information on Australia population related facts about Australia to give you a general idea about the demography of the continent. A melting pot for varied cultures, races and faiths, Australia is home to an estimated population of 20.6 million people. Most of the present populace of Australia are descendants of the 19 th and 20 th century settlers from countries like Britain and Ireland who made Australia their home.Before its abolition in 1973, the White Australia policy restricted non-white immigration. It mainly promoted the immigration of whites from European countries. However, after the abolition, Australia is trying

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Australia Climate

Australia lies in the Southern Hemisphere and the seasons here occur at different times of the year than in Europe. November - March are considered summer months while winter falls in May and lasts through August. However Australia climate is not uniform in every part of the country. For example New South Wales, Western Australia and Queensland experience almost scorching summers and pleasant chilly winters while Victoria and Tasmania endure extremely cold conditions during the winter months.It is also mention worthy that Australia is an island and hence there is an extreme variation between the pleasant, coastal weather and harsh, inland climatic con

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Languages in Germany

Germany is a country located in the Western Central part of Europe. Germany enjoys the status of being the world’s third largest economy. The people in Germany speak a variety of languages. Each state, each province has its different dialect and also often, they are completely different from each other.The official language of Germany is of course Germany itself and over 95% of the people living in Germany use it as their first language. Other popularly spoken languages are Sorbian, North Frisian, Danish, Romani, Kurdish and Turkish. Some details about the languages spoken in Germany: The German language as spoken today is a mix of various dialects, c

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Religion in Germany

Religion and its practice form an imporant part of the German Constitution. According to the Constitution of Germany, freedom of faith and religion is guaranteed to every individual. Discrimination based on difference of religious opinion is prohibited by the Constitution.Germany’s main religion is Christianity, dominated by the two strands of Roman Catholicism and Protestantism.Roman Catholicism came into Germany through the work of St Boniface. It made a lot of converts and, aided by the Knights of the Teutonic Order, spread rapidly in the twelfth and thirteenth century.In 1517, Martin Luther protested papal authority and brought about a revolution

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The German economy

The German economy--the fifth-largest in the world in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms and Europe's largest--is a leading exporter of machinery, vehicles, chemicals, and household equipment and benefits from a highly skilled labor force. Like its Western European neighbors, Germany faces significant demographic challenges to sustained long-term growth. Low fertility rates and declining net immigration are increasing pressure on the country's social welfare system and have compelled the government to undertake structural reforms. The modernization and integration of the eastern German economy--where unemployment can exceed 20% in some municipaliti

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Climate and Weather in Germany

The weather in Germany is not as stable and predictable as it is in southern Africa. Low and high pressure systems change much quicker, due to the fact that Germany is influenced by dry continental air masses from Eastern Europe and by maritime air masses from the Atlantic. This, generally, leads to a moderate climate with good rains throughout the year. Extreme temperature lows and highs are rare. The weather varies from year to year, so rainy summers can be followed by spectacular sunshine in the next year. SpringApril - May. In April, the weather is most unpredictable in Germany. It can be sunny and warm or rainy, windy and cold. Even hail or snows

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History Of Germany

Germany as a region Although less clearly defined by geography than the other natural territories of western Europe (such as Italy, the Spanish peninsula, France or Britain), the area broadly identified as Germany has clear boundaries on three sides - the Baltic to the north, the Rhine to the west, the Alps or the Danube to the south. Only to the east is there no natural border (a fact which has caused much strife and confusion in European history).  The region becomes associated with the name Germany in the 1st century BC, when the conquest of Gaul makes the Romans aware for the first time that there is an ethnic and linguistic distinction betwe

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Social Stratification in Russia

For centuries, the aristocratic and merchant classes were nearly castelike, with endogamous marriage, a strict social hierarchy, and highly codified behaviors. Peasants and serfs constituted a largely impoverished rural population. After emancipation in 1861, as Russia developed slowly along capitalist lines, peasants migrated to factories in urban areas, where they formed an impoverished industrial working class. Strikes and protests and the radicalization of the intelligentsia led to the revolution of 1905, which prompted limited constitutional and social reform along with a reactionary crackdown on political opposition.Widespread destitution, the r

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Urbanism, Architecture, and the Use of Space of Russia

In 1851, 92 percent of the population lived in rural villages, and at the time of the 1917 revolution, the population was more than 80 percent rural. The Soviet period brought movement to the cities as people tried to escape the harsh conditions on state-run collective farms. More than half of the rural population today is over age 65, because young people continue to migrate to the cities. Although there are still tens of thousands of small villages, many are disappearing as people die or depart. By 1996, 73 percent of the population was urban, with most people living in high-rise apartment blocks constructed after the 1950s. Much of the urban pop

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The Russian Language

Of Russia's estimated 150m population, it is thought that over 81% speak the official language of Russian as their first and only language. Most speakers of a minority language are also bilingual speakers of Russian. There are over 100 minority languages spoken in Russia today, the most popular of which is Tartar, spoken by more than 3% of the country's population. Other minority languages include Ukrainian, Chuvash, Bashir, Mordvin and Chechen. Although few of these populations make up even 1% of the Russian population, these languages are prominent in key regional areas.

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Russian climate

Russian Federation is a very big country, that’s why the climate differs: there is an cold arctic climate in the north Siberia and there is a sub-tropical hot climate near the Black Sea. The biggest part of Russia is situated in the north and there is a little amount of places, where Russian people can enjoy sun.The northern part of Russian Federation has a moderate continental climate, which is the best for people live. This type of climate is formed by the western wind rose, which very often brings the cyclones and also there is a warm weather. Also in one of the Russian Federation’s region there is Gulf Stream influence, which is formed the russian

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Population of Eastern Europe

 Tsar-Russia  Soviet Union   1500 1550 1600 16506.0 11.0 13.0 - 15.0 15.01820 1830 1840 185048.6 56.1 62.4 68.51917 1926 1931 1939184.6 147.0 161.0 170.5 1722 1750 before 178914.0 23.0 25.01860 1870 188074.1 84.5 97.71940 1950 1960191.7 181.0 214.2 1795 1800 1810 1815 29.0 35.5 40.7 45.0 1890 1900 1910   11.,8 132.9 160.7   1970 1980 1990 2000 242.8 265.5 288.6 (290.5) In this section Eastern Europe is defined as the territory of old Tsar-Russia and the former Soviet Union. This Russia was a large but scarcely populated country on the outskirts of Europe until the 18th century. It was Peter the Great who transformed Ru

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Capital and Major Cities of Russia

MOSCOW  is the capital city of Russia with a population of some 9,500,000.     The other main cities in descending order of size are:      ST. PETERSBURG (Leningrad);    approximately          5,100,000          NOVOSIBIRSK                            approximately          1,400,000          NIZHNY NOVGOROD                approximately          1,400,000      

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