Australia

　　Australia, the largest country in Oceania, lies on the south coast of the Pacific. It covers an area of 7.6 million square kilometers. It has a population of over 10 million. Most of its people live in the east of the country by the sea. Canberra,the capital of Australia,is a beautiful city. Sydney is the biggest city in Australia, which has many places of interest. The Opera House is well known all over the world.The 2000 Olympic Games were held in Sydney.

　　澳大利亚

　　澳大利亚是大洋洲最大的国家，位于太平洋南海岸，国土面积760万平方公里，人口超过1 000万，大多数居民居住在东部地区，濒临海洋。首都堪培拉是一座美丽的城市。悉尼是全国最大的城市，有许多名胜，悉尼歌剧院闻名于世。2000年奥运会就是在这里举行的。

　　Australia is south and east of china.Canberra is the capital city of australia.They speak english.Australia`s flay is blue.It`s stars are whait.The litte U.K`s flay insicle australia flay.Kandaroos live in australia.Australia has beaches.

　　澳大利亚在中国的东南部。澳大利亚的首都是堪培拉。他们说英语。澳大利亚的国旗是蓝色的。有白色的星星。澳大利亚的国旗包含有英国的国旗图案。袋鼠居住在澳大利亚，还有沙滩。

　　Australia is located on the southern hemisphere. It is the lagest country among oceanian countries. It has the Pacific Ocean to the east and the India Ocean to the west. It has a large number of islands around. The territory is about 769.2 spuare kilometres. It has a population of about 19 million and 74.2% of them are the descendant of English and Irish. The first group of immigrants who came from England arrived there in 1788. Most time of the year, the climate is warmand nice. Most of its population live on the southeast coast. Canberra is the capital of Australia, and Sydney is the biggest city.Australia has profuse natural resouse and developed travle industry. Millions of tourists come here every year.

　　Singapore consists of the main island of Singapore and some 63 offshore islands. It is situated between latitudes 1°09'N and 1°29'N and longitudes 103°36'E and 104°25'E approximately 137 kilometres north of the Equator. The main island is about 42 kilometres from east to west and 23 kilometres from north to south. Singapore's total land area, including that of the smaller islands, is 697.1 square kilometres. Singapore's immediate neighbours are Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia to the North, Sarawak and Sabah to the East), Brunei Darussalam and Indonesia. Being very close to the Equator, Singapore's climate is characterised by abundant rainfall, relatively uniform temperature and high humidity throughout the year. December is the coolest month of the year while May is the warmest. The mean daily temperature is 26.8°C. The resident population of Singapore, comprising Singapore citizens and permanent residents, was estimated at 3,437,300 in June 2003. Singapore is a multiracial society. Malays form 13.8% of Singapore's population, while Chinese and Indians make up 76.2% and 8.3% respectively. Other races make up 1.7% of the population. The official languages in Singapore are Malay, Chinese (Mandarin), Tamil and English. Malay is the national language and English is the language of administration. The Constitution allows every person the right to profess and practise his religion and to propagate it. The main religions in Singapore are Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Christianity and Hinduism. Singapore is a republic with a parliamentary system of government. A written constitution provides for the organs of state, namely the executive, the legislature and the judiciary. President S R Nathan is the current Head of State. The current Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong, leads the Cabinet in the administration of the Government. The Prime Minister and other Cabinet members are appointed from among the Members of Parliament, of which there are currently 84. The flag of Singapore consists of two equal horizontal sections, red above white. In the upper left canton is a white crescent moon beside five white stars within a circle. Red symbolises universal brotherhood and equality of man, while white signifies pervading and everlasting purity and virtue. The crescent moon represents a young nation on the ascendant, illuminated by the ideals of democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality as signified by the five stars. 16