Commonwealth of Nations

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the mainland of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous other islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia to the north-east, and New Zealand to the south-east. For around 40,000 years before European settlement commenced

anthem of south Africa - Motto : !ke e: ǀxarra ǁke  ("Unity In Diversity") - Relief : The Central Plateau (from 600m to 2500m), Roggeveld Mountains (average of 1404 m), Drakensberg (3482m) - The quantity of water is negligible - Map of Africa : - Flag of South Africa: (Adopted the 15th March 1994) - Coat of arms: II History of South Africa The definitive implantation of Europeans in South Africans was in 1652 with the establishment of a refreshment station, on behalf of the

British Institutions • Chapter 3 : The Welfare State • Chapter 4 : British politics Chapter 1: The consequences of World War 2 Before the WW2, Britain was a strong economic and industrial power. The commonwealth was the natural market, huge empire. Commonwealth: independents, autonomous countries, administratively speaking At the end of the war, many countries took their autonomy serenely, peacefully. Even tough this countries took their independences, Britain

L’Australie, forme longue Commonwealth d’Australie, en anglais Australia et Commonwealth of Australia, est un pays de l’hémisphère sud dont la superficie couvre la plus grande partie de l'Océanie. En plus de l’île du même nom, l'Australie comprend également la Tasmanie ainsi que d’autres îles des océans Austral, Pacifique et Indien. Les nations voisines comprennent notamment l’Indonésie, le Timor oriental et la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée au nord, les îles Salomon, Vanuatu et le territoire français

Civilisation Britannique Britain is today a crowded island and has a population of almost 60 millions. Because of its geographical status, Britain has always been a multi-ethnic nation. Immigrant arrived for diverse reasons such as religion, persecution or economic reasons. More recently, immigration has become a hot political issue. To start with, we are going to deal with a series of definitions: What is Great Britain? Which countries are in Great Britain? What is the United Kingdom

L’Australie, en forme longue Commonwealth d’Australie, en anglais Australia et Common-wealth of Australia, est un pays de l’hémisphère Sud dont la superficie couvre la plus grande partie de l'Océanie. En plus de l’île-continent du même nom, l'Australie comprend également la Tasmanie ainsi que d’autres îles des océans Austral, Pacifique et Indien. Les nations voisi-nes comprennent notamment l’Indonésie, le Timor oriental et la Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée au nord, les îles Salomon, Vanuatu et le territoire

Rock, Northern Territory Great Barrier Reef, Queensland (heart) Outback australien, Western Canberra, New South Wales Beach, South australia 3/ Fill in the following id-chart to gather the basic information about it Name of the country : Australia Population : 22 300 000 people in 2010 Area : 7 617 930 km² Official language : English Political Regime : Federal parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy Political leader in 2010 : Monarch : Elizabeth

accumulation of British documents. However British constitution is not one single Constitution, it shows how the institutions work and the rights of duties of citizens in the country. The Magna Carta, the great chart, in 1215 protects the Community against the Monarch. The Bill of Rights of 1689 extends the power of Parliament. The Act of Settlements stipulated that only a protestant king could be British Monarch. It was ended at fighting again Catholic kings. Great Britain is composed of Wales, Brittany

Australia Aborigines was the first inhabitants of Australia, nevertheless this continent has been visited by many people: This country was first discovered by the portuguese in the early 16 century. Moreover, various Europeans nations explored this continent: the Dutch in 17 century, a French exploration led by « Bougainville » from 1766 and 1769 . Endeed in the 18 century James Cook discovered the « Main Land » and declared this continent was British . Unfortunatly, this country was too

Table of contents About Great Britain…………………………………………………………2 1. THE UK’S LONG WAY TO EUROPE……………………….…3 1.1. A first step towards Europe………………………………………….…3 1.2. The UK tries but doesn’t want to fit into the European concept……………………………………………………………….…4 1.3. Britain goes for Europe……………………………………………………..5 2. THE PERIOD BETWEEN 1973 AND 1975……………..6 2.1. From the political point of view……………………………………7 2.1.1. The EEC: an anonymous, sovereign spoliator of British