Australia is the only country in the world that occupies a whole continent. Australia is sparsely populated, with the bulk of population concentrated along the east, southeast and southwest coasts. 3,200 kilometers north to south and 4,000 kilometers east to west. It is believed that Aboriginal people migrated to Australia from South-East Asia between 50,000 and 60,000 years ago. Aborigines traditionally were hunters, moving from area to area with seasons.
Aborigines are very expressive in their songs, art and dance.
Estimation of Aborigine population in 1788 was between 250,000 and 750,000. The new settlers to Australia ruthlessly pushed the Aborigines off the tribal land, in bid to set up land for farming and mining. A huge influx of migrants to Australia arrived in the 1850's when Gold was discovered. The Australian Coat of Arms is displayed above to the left and the Queensland Coat of Arms to the right. The national symbol is the Kangaroo.