Toycat: Pronounces Canberra right Every Australian: *sigh of relief

The Northern Territory actually has two “political districts”: one for Darwin and one for literally everyone else 😂

FINALLY! A foreigner who can pronounce Melbourne right!

Fun fact! Christmas Island crabs literally cover Christmas Island at various times during the year. They are both huge and terrifying, but mostly harmless.

Isn't all land really an island?

Fun fact! Darwin is named after Charles Darwin. This technically means the churches in Darwin which mention the city in it's name are also named after Charles Darwin.

I drove around Australia. Never again. Huge.

It's funny that even as an Australian myself I do feel as if my country is so far away from everything else, even though I know that we have the world 's fourth most populated country just to the north of us. Crazy how societal perspectives do that

Congratulations on being the first non Australian KZfaqr to correctly pronounce Canberra

*France is so big it borders Australia

1.3M of South Australia’s 1.5M live in Adelaide. We’re the most urbanised state in Australia

EMU EMPIRE IS BACK

Everywhere borders France. :)

24 million people live here sir

Yes! Finally a video on my country!

As well as reading the comments here, I'll also be reading/responding to comments on r/toycat over on reddit (check the description)

Good video. Previous Australian colonies include Papua New Guinea and Nauru. Check out Australia's northern maritime border with Papua New Guinea. When we Aussies granted them independence in the 1970s, we kept most of the islands in the Torres straight for ourselves, including some in sight of the PNG mainland.

So the powerpuff girls are Australian Cause they live in TownsVille

It's not the Kangaroos you need to worry about, the Emus and Cassowaries will get you first. Also, to clarify the whole time zone thing, I think it's probably because the northern states are kind of in the tropics, meaning the whole day length thing doesn't really change much for them, whereas in the more southern states it makes a big enough impact to warrant daylight saving. So, perhaps in this case, not so much about lack of cooperation, more geographical differences. If you want lack of cooperation, look at the inter-state rail systems.

Fun fact: Christmas Island is part of the lore of Sonic the Hedgehog, being the birthplace of the title character.

Yay Australia finally!! About Northern Territory, I did some calculations and it has the same population as the outer eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Edit: and you finally have stoped with the Mercator! Thanks toy cat

It’s funny because a lot of UK people want to live in Australia and a lot of Australians want to live in the UK

The sun never sets on the Australian Empire.

Fun fact - The highest mountain in Australia proper is Mt. Kosciuszko (2,228 m), located in southern NSW. It is, however, exceeded in height by Mawson Peak (2,745 m), the massive volcano that makes up most of Heard Island. Mawson Peak is the highest mountain in territory that is definitely Australian (even though most sources say Kosciuszko is Australia's highest mountain since nobody lives on Heard Island). However, even Mawson Peak is dwarfed in comparison to two peaks in the Australian Antarctic Territory - Mt. Menzies (3,355 m) and Mt. McClintock (3,490 m).

Did you know Victoria is the only state in Australia to have legalised euthanasia

As an Australian, I loved this video. Actually learnt some new things, so thank you

We have 24 million people in Australia

Me as an Aussie He Said Canberra right thumbs up.

Fun Fact ... When this video was recorded in 2018 the population of Australia was approx. 24 million. Toycat states it was 30 million.... Hmmmm... 6 million mystery residents, where might they be ?

An interesting fact, there is an unofficial land locked country (principality) within WA called Hut River Province. It is ruled by Prince Leonard!

Finally!! I've been waiting for this.

(Sees title) *AUSTRALIAN NATIONALISM +99*

South Australia:Flinders Western Australia:New Holland Northern Territory:Kingsland These names are way better then the ones they have.

Thanks toycat really like these videos

In March of this year, the first ever direct flight from Australia to the UK was launched. Perth to London direct in about 17.5 hours on QANTAS. Just thought u might find that interesting.

Piggybacking on what you said at 6:30 or so, when I was there in '87, I traveled around the country on the buses for most of a month, and when I was in the NT, I remember that one night we were all asleep, and for some reason, out in the middle of nowhere we stopped. It turned out that the bus driver was also the mailman. He stopped at a mailbox and dropped off their mail, pulling it from a trailer he was towing behind the bus.

Truck drivers can and do traverse Australia quite frequently Also, NT never became a state because it wasn't formed till after federation, unlike the rest of states. There have been numerous proposals to make it a state but the more populated states don't want them to because of how many senators represent each head of population. NT also has Alice Springs, which is a big city in the middle of nowhere. Western Australia never wanted to join the federation and more or less only did so because they were promised a rail link from Sydney to Perth. Sometimes, some WA residents want out. New Zealand and Fiji. Fiji never attended the meeting, but NZ came close but didn't due to women's rights, Indigenous rights and distance. Papua New Guinea was territory which was granted indipendance

NSW and QLD have pretty large secondary cities, in QLD you get Brisbane and then good coast and in NSW you get Sydney and newcastle

Thanks, I really enjoyed your video.

Something very few people know is that there is a land border between Tasmania and Victoria. They set it in the middle of Bass Strait and intended it to only be over water but accidently ran it through the middle of a small rocky island.

australia used to share a border with the netherlands and germany (on new guinea)

Heard Island is a World Heritage site. It has an active volcano Mawson Peak (also known as Big Ben) which is 2745 metres tall and last errupted in 2016.

19:03 even their Antarctic territory upholds the tradition of having one "city" with all of the people

There are very few roads that connect West Australia with the eastern states because it is separated by massive amounts of desert. There is also a railway line (the Indian-Pacific Railway). Most people fly.

17:16 there is actually a good reason as to why the Government wouldn't allow a micro nations flag. Australia has at least 20 micro nations (makes sense we have farms bigger than some European countries) and one of them happens to be in my state of Western Australia named the Hutt principality, this micro nation was created over a dispute on unpaid federal tax in 1977. (This was the worlds first micro nation) the farms wrote a letter to the Federal Parliament stating their independence. The micro nation then declared war on Australia yet Australia did nothing. Mr/king Hutt said "under the Geneva convention a nation may not tax a nation they are currently at war with." Till this day the micro nation hasn't paid its minimum tax of 2.5 million dollars. Australia is really careful with micro nations because if you surrender to another nation they can do what they want to your people.

Two additional note would be that New Zealand was offered a part in the Australia federation when it was formed and for a time Australia owned Papua New Guinea

4:15 If you can see the Sunshine Coast just above Brisbane, thats where i live.

No mention of drop bears?? strange exclsusion...

Oh no! The speed narrator again! The Australian Open Tennis Tournament is in January. I didn't realize Melbourne is so far south. I learned something new from You Tube, even though I had to listen to this guy speed talking his way through the narration and swallowing allot of his words, and constantly displacing his own thoughts with new flashes of information.

The lack of fresh water, high temperatures and poor soils mitigate against supporting a larger population. The coast is where there is water and cooler temperatures. I recorded 55degress Celsius in inland Western Australia. During a drought some cities ran out of fresh water.

people always talks about red crabs from christmas island but there is a crab that is found almost all of the australian mainland called the blue swimmer crab they are well known here in western australia

The place where I live port Lincoln btw is in SA and port Lincoln could have been the capital of SA but they choose Adelaide cause it had a bigger water supply

Fun facts!! I know you like enclaves and exclaves. Jervis Bay Territory (JBT) has a small exclave on the bottom part of Point Perpendicular which is the opposite headland on the entrance to the Bay itself in New South Wales. Again on that point of weirdness you mention so to allow the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) to control shipping into the bay for its port (If ever built for that purpose). On a side note; JBT use to be part of the ACT, but that changed in 1989. Its still represented in the Federal Election by a seat located in the ACT and local services still managed by the ACT government (Very confusing). But to continue on the enclave / exclave. NSW however has a Enclave within the Exclave of JBT on Point Perpendicular. NSW controls a small portion of land surrounding the lighthouse. Jervis Bay is pronounced as Jervis by the locals. But many Australians especially people from the ACT pronounce it like Jarvis. Jervis is the correct way. Also! Murray's Beach in JBT was the planned site of Australia's first Nuclear power plant. They prepared the land for it, but ended up just as the car park :) Jervis Bay also claims to have the whitest sand in the world. Chinaman's Beach at Hymes Beach is the whitest sand in the world. This is in the NSW part of the Bay. PS, hope I got the enclave and exclave around the right way. Always cofuses me!

I want a REALLY REALLY REALLY in-depth video about countries/continents

12:46 is where the islands start if you were wondering

As an Australian, I love how Australians don't even know Jervis Bay Territory exists, unless they live there.

Macquarie island? Also do borders. They stuffed up Vic Tas boundary, supposed to be in the sea but ended up dividing an island. Murray river boundary between Vic, SA and NSW has about a kilometer that is disputed. Vic also stole a judge of SA cause we drew the boundary wrong.

If Australia Didn't Exist History Would Change 1st Where Would The British Go After The American Revolution 2nd The World Wars 3rd idk

Any news on your new phone mate... Oh ya keep not caring toycat. My dads side of the family lives in Australia and most people have no idea how little people there is in such a big place. Also it's funny you said Townsville bc I have family there , you should check out Caloundra or Noosa they are amazing towns in Queensland

Australia completely shifted from focusing on an alliance with the UK to the US during WW2, that remains today. The only thing that matters is who can control the oceans around them. That completely determines the safety and prosperity of Australia.

Oh hey! I'm from townsville! I love your videos

When you zoomed in on Vic, I could see the town next to me (country)

They also chose the capital to be in land so that it couldn’t be shelled by sea, otherwise jervis bay may have been the capital..

2:17 Well it's more like, the big expensive capital city of millions of people, another a city of 150-300k people and another town of 70-90k people and the rest is a bunch of towns 10-45k in size

Fun fact: people in Perth nicknamed the western sea breeze that come between 4pm to 6pm, the doctor. When it hits in the summer, mmmmmmm.

I'm not sure if he's tweaking or just passionate about maps.

Australian here! I live in Gold Coast, Queensland. This was an awesome and informative video!

Jervis Bay /ʤæ̕ vɪs bæɪ/ was going to have a nuclear reactor -- but it was relocated to Lucas Heights (in southern Sydney). Possibly the oldest working reactor in the world!

I believe that "kinda" road is the Oonadata Trail, you will need a heavy duty 4x4 and don't travel in the wet season

Fun Fact: Canberra’s metropolitan area is named Canberra-Queanbeyan (Canberra’s sister city).

In Perth, two of our metropolitan Rail services run in medians strips. soon to be a third ;) would love to see a video about perth. because we're different.

Australia also "stole" an Sub-Antarctic island from us here in NZ, Macquarie Island. Anyway, I think that most, if not all, of the territories of Australia and New Zealand could be summed up by saying "We're looking after it for Mum while she's away". Well, at least for now anyway

its funny with distances in Australia i live in mount Gambier a small city near the Victorian border and its a 5 hour drive at least (non stop) to reach Adelaide or Melbourne and we don't consider it a long distance 500 k is nothing

I'm moving to Coral Sea Islands

4:07 i live in “townsville” :P

The Jervis Bay Territory is actually part of the Australian Capital Territory. Also there is the Hutt River Principality located in Western Australia

Great place for a road trip

2:01 it’s almost 25 million not 30 :/ sorry toycat I still love your vids. hello from Tasmania!

it's so big they have warning signs on roads last roadhouse for x kms perth to sydney is 2sh days drive

I live in Australia very cool I already know everything in this video

I'd like to see any of you take on a emu

Australia has the best farms and great food and a great continent for sports and schools

could you talk about the Principality of Sealand, it's a neat little micro nation.

Fun fact: Christmas Island is one of the naval bases in Australia for navy

Townsville is also the name of the city in Power Puff Girls.

Fun fact: Christmas Island is where Australia is currently holding Australians the government has evacuated from china

You missed the opportunity to talk about the Hutt River Province and Prince Leonard I

I'm sure somebody already mentioned that somwhere in the comments but.... THEY LOST A WAR TO EMUS

Can you do a short video on Saint Helena 🇸🇭 island 🏝 please

When you do a pub quiz they always say what's the biggest island in the world and a lot of people say it's Australia when in actual fact it's Greenland

Most town's in Australia a few kilometers from the coast are just 2 shacks 10 km's apart and a failing farm still somehow considered a town.

I fell asleep while watching this and someow continued to watch it in my sleep.

5:03 "The northern territory the place in Austria we have not covered yet."

why would an aussie stop u from saying jervy bay WE LIVE FOR SLANG

fun fact about Norfolk island. In 2015 the territory went broke and so it had to sort of merge with NSW and is now just a local government area in NSW and following NSW law.

Just got back from Australia in January. You're right about how the states don't cooperate, and its very noticeable on their license plates. Victoria license plates sometimes say things like "The Smart State" and "The Education State" as if nowhere else in Australia has education. It's pretty funny. Also, people in Queensland call people from New South Wales and Victoria "Mexicans" because the flood in from south of the border and Queenslanders don't want them there

Cool fact too is that the state of Queensland is technically around 3ish kilometers away from mainland Papua New Guinea because we include the Torres Strait Islands. Had no idea about the plan for Kingsland hahaha.

How long do you think it will be before there is like 300 million people in australia?

Fun Fact: Mawson Peak in Heard & McDonald Islands technically the highest point in Australia

Fun Fact! Gold Coast Had The 2018 Commonweath Games!