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It's former name was the 'Union of Soviet Socialist Republic' or USSR
The colonies of Australia, prior to Federation, were the same as the six states now:New South WalesTasmaniaQueenslandSouth AustraliaVictoriaWestern Australia
South Australia. Prior to being known as the state of South Australia, it was known as the colony of South Australia.
Australia and Egypt.
Prior to Papua New Guinea's independence in 1975, it was administered by Australia.
Australia did not have a currency prior to 1910.
Australia was seen as a fairly young nation prior to World War 1 as we had only Federated in 1901, so other countries had only recently recognised us as a "whole country". Australia's involvement in Warld War 1 put Australia "On the map".
There are no longer colonies of Australia. Prior to federation of the colonies in 1901, the colonies of Australia were New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. These are now known as states.
It's hard to imagine in contemporary Australia, but prior to Federation each of the Australian colonies was more like its own country with customs houses, railway gauges and even their own military. It was neither natural nor inevitable that Australia would be federated, in fact it wasn't even a very popular idea. Only through the dedication and hard work of a small group of people did the colonies eventually come together to form a nation.
It's hard to imagine in contemporary Australia, but prior to Federation each of the Australian colonies was more like its own country with customs houses, railway gauges and even their own military. It was neither natural nor inevitable that Australia would be federated, in fact it wasn't even a very popular idea. Only through the dedication and hard work of a small group of people did the colonies eventually come together to form a nation.
March 17th is the official release date for Australia, though it may be street broken prior to this date.