16 Things That Will Surprise All Americans About Australia

A concise tourist pamphlet to avoid those questions.

There's only 23 million people in the WHOLE of Australia.

There's only 23 million people in the WHOLE of Australia.

And that's in a country the same size as the whole of the United States.

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And there's really not that many deaths from poisonous animals...

And there's really not that many deaths from poisonous animals...

Seriously. Per year, there's about 3,000 snake bites - with around one or two proving to be fatal. Most receive antivenom well before it gets *real* bad.

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Or sharks...

Or sharks...

There's only one fatal shark attack on average per year.

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The majority of the population lives around the coast.

The majority of the population lives around the coast.

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