Square Miles of Australia

The square miles of Australia total 2,941,299 sq mi or 7,617,930 km2. Its population has been estimated at 22,561,163 in 2010. The 2006 census showed a population of 19,855,288. The density is 2.833/km2 / 7.3/sq mi. 
 
Most Populated Areas 
 
Sydney is the most populated area with 4,504,469 inhabitants. Melbourne is the second most populated with 3,995,537 residents. The rest of the top ten are comprised of Brisbane 2,004,262, Perth 1,658,992, Adelaide (1,187,466), Gold Coast-Tweed (577,977) and Newcastle (540,796). At number eight is Canberra-Queanbeyan 403,118 and nine is Wollongong 288,984. At number ten is Sunshine Coast with 245,309.
 
Other Population Statistics 
 
The annual population growth is 1.2%. The population distribution is uneven. Studios show over 80% of the people live in less than 2% of the continent. Majority of the people live in the cities by the coast. Studies show that majority of the population are getting older and the young population declining. 
 
Climate and Geography
 
The square miles of Australia make it 32 times bigger than the United Kingdom. Cape Byron New South Wales is the most easterly point in the country. South East Cape in Tasmania is the most southerly area. 
 
Australia is such a large country that its weather varies. The air temperature is about 28 C in western Australia. In the alpine regions of south eastern Australia it is 4 C.
 
It is coldest in July and the hottest months are January and February in the south. In the north the hottest month is in December. 
 
In the northwest November is the warmest month. The rainfall in north-west New South Wales is 200 mm or less. The highest rainfall is at Cardwell and Cairns. Australia has depressions and low plains and few mountain ranges. 
 
Religion 
 
There is no official state religion in the country. Based on a 2006 census, 64% of Australians describe themselves as belonging to a Christian denomination. 19% are Anglican and 26% Roman Catholic. 20% of the population surveyed says they have no religion. In this case, no religion includes rationalism, agnosticism, atheism and humanism.
 
 Non-Christian groups include Judaism (0.5%), Hinduism (0.8%) and Islam (1.7%). A 2001 survey showed that church attendance was 1.5 million, less than 7.7% of the population. Surveys however, indicate that religion is not crucial in the lives of many Australians. 
 
The square miles of Australia make it the sixth biggest country on the planet. It is the smallest continent in the world. It is known as the island continent and is regarded as the biggest island in the world. 

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Diamond Engagement Ring Sizes

Diamond Engagement Ring Sizes

When choosing diamond engagement ring sizes, there are actually two sizes that you need to consider: the size of the diamond and the size of the actual ring. Diamond carats come in less than a carat to 2.75 carats on average; while ring sizes can be anywhere from one inch up to sixteen inches.So you’re ready to pop the question. But before you can do so, you must of course have the perfect engagement ring that will have her squealing and crying at the same time.

How do you go about choosing the right diamond engagement ring sizes that will fit her finger perfectly? Since you can’t ask your girlfriend to go with when you when shopping for an engagement ring, there are a few things that you can do to help you pick the right diamond engagement ring.

A few things to consider are:

Diamond Size

While you may want to splurge and immediately think that bigger is better; this is not always the case. Choosing diamond sizes should actually be based more on her lifestyle and her personality.

Back in the day, the standard diamond carat for engagement rings was one carat. But over time, this diamond size has considerably gone lower perhaps due to hard economic times, urging people to be practical in so many ways including buying engagement rings.

These days, the average diamond size is less than a cart, about ¼ of a carat or ½ carat. In some more affluent states however, carat sizes can go higher than one carat; between 1.6 carats up to a whopping 2.75 carats!

Style

You will find that diamond engagement rings do not only come in the usual single diamond in the center of a gold or platinum band. There are styles that have other stones embedded on the band, surrounding the lone diamond in the center of the ring.

There are also engagement rings that have smaller diamonds on the band, again surrounding a bigger diamond in the center of the ring. The carat of these rings includes all the diamonds in the ring, from the smaller ones surrounding the band to the bigger one in the center.

Ring Size

Now the tricky part here is getting the right ring size. There are two measurements that you need to look at when choosing a ring size: the inside diameter and the inside circumference of the ring.

Understandably, you may not want to check for these specific details; all you want is to get the right ring size. Ring sizes are usually measured in inches, starting at one inch and going all the way up to sixteen inches.

Bear in mind that the ring size should also be considered for the size of the diamond that you will be getting. What you can do is to either ask one of her friends to help you pick-out the right ring size or playfully check out one of her rings, see if it fits any of your fingers and then base the size from there.

On the other hand, getting a ring size that’s a bit bigger is better than getting one that’s too small. You can always have the ring adjusted to her size after your proposal if it’s too big, with a smaller ring, this could be harder to accomplish.