11 Fun Facts about Australia 

  1. It is
    EXTREMELY HOT here.
  2. The
    population in Australia
    is the same as the population in Texas.
  3. 12 of
    the 20 most dangerous snakes are found in Australia.
  4. The
    spiders are GINORMOUS!!!
  5. Gum tree
    is chewed on as medicine to cure colds.
  6. Australia is one of two places in the world
    where the rainforest and the Great Barrier Reef
    are connected.  The other place is
    the Amazon.
  7. Still
    driving on the Left side of the road.
  8. Our
    ministry contact went to elementary and middle school with Keith
    Urban.  She showed us school
    pictures.
  9. There
    are lots of kangaroos.  I would
    compare it to seeing deer in Oklahoma.
  10.  Nobody lives in the middle/center of Australia,
    everybody lives near the coasts.
  11. They had
    massive termite mounds.