AsiaRooms offers travel tips to travelers including things to know about Australia. Before you travel to Australia or other foreign country, you must learn about the visa requirement, health care services, vaccination, currency, banking and language to make your travel to Australia a delightful experience.

About Australia

Australia is the smallest continent in the world. However, as a country, it is the sixth largest of its kind in the world. Located between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean, Australia has a total area of 7,686,850 sq km. Besides, the coastline of Australia stretches for 25,760 kilometers and the continent / country has claim to an Exclusive Economic Zone of 8,148,250 sq km.

Population and Language A melting pot for varied cultures, races and faiths, Australia is home to an estimated population of 20.6 million people.

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�.

Passport and Visa

Visitors to Australia must be in possession of passports valid for six months from the date of arrival in Indonesia and a proof of his / her onward journey.

Currency

The currency of Australia is the Australian Dollar.

Vaccinations

Before traveling to Australia, you must obtain a certificate of yellow fever vaccination. If you are visiting the Northern Territory, north Western Australia and north Queensland then you must carry insect repellents to avoid the Murray Valley encephalitis, dengue fever, Ross River virus infections and other such mosquito-borne diseases.

Customs

Travelers to Australia cannot carry drugs, weapons, firearms, food items, animals and certain quarantined articles.

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