The
Australia Flag came into being on 1st January, 1901, the year
when Australian States were incorporated into Commonwealth of Australia. The Australian Flag has a blue background with the Union Jack at the top left. The Commonwealth Star, which is a white seven-pointed star, is placed at the lower end of the Union Jack. On the right-side of the Australia Flag, there are five smaller stars out of which one star is five-pointed and the rest are seven-pointed starts. The Union Jack on the
Australian Flag represents the English colonial past of Australia.
Official Name: Commonwealth of Australia
Capital: Canberra
Location: A continent washed by the Pacific and the Indian Ocean, it includes Tasmania and other outlying islands
Area: 7,686,850 sq. km.
Official Languages: English
National Flag: The British Blue, and in the fly 5 star of the southern cross, all in white
Flag Ratio: 1:2
National Anthem:Advance Australia Fair (1984)
