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澳大利亚位于南太平洋和印度洋之间,由澳大利亚大陆和塔斯马尼亚岛等岛屿和海外领土组成。它东濒太平洋的珊瑚海和塔斯曼海,西、北、南三面临印度洋及其边缘海,是世界上唯一独占一个大陆的国家。澳大利亚是典型的移民国家。自英国移民踏上这片美丽的土地之日起,已先后有来自世界120个国家、140个民族的移民到澳大利亚谋生和发展。其人口主要分布在东南沿海地区。多民族形成的多元文化是澳大利亚社会一个显著特征。据统计,澳大利亚的亚裔人口正在迅速增长,华侨华人超过70万人,占当地定居人口的4%以上。在澳大利亚的中国出生者中,已有超过七成成为澳大利亚公民。
Australia is located between the South Pacific and the Indian Ocean and consists of islands and overseas territories, such as the Australian mainland and Tasmania. It borders the Pacific Coral Sea and the Tasman Sea to the east. The west, north and south faces the Indian Ocean and its marginal seas. It is the only country in the world that occupies a single continent. Australia is a typical immigrant country. Since the British immigrants embarked on this beautiful land, immigrants from 120 nations and 140 nations of the world have successively made their living and development in Australia. Its population is mainly distributed in the southeast coast. The multi-ethnic multiculturalism is a distinctive feature of Australian society. According to statistics, the Asian population in Australia is rapidly growing. There are more than 700,000 overseas Chinese and over 4% of the local population. More than 70% of Chinese births in Australia have become Australian citizens.