Make a budget for how much online will cost the reservation your next car rental in Australia. To begin select the city, airport, train station or tourist destination in Australia where you want to rent a car and then selects the place where you plan to return the car, then fill in the dates on which you have to use the car.
Area: 7,692,030 sq km (2,969,909 sq miles). Population: 20.1 million (estimate 2005). Population Density: 2.54 per sq km. Capital: Canberra. Population: 309,900 (official estimate 1999). Government: Constitutional Monarchy. Gained independence from the UK in 1901. Australia is bounded by the Arafura Sea and Timor Seas to thenorth, the Coral and Tasman Seas of the South Pacific to the east, theSouthern Ocean to the south, and the Indian Ocean to the west. Itscoastline covers 36,738km (22,814 miles). Most of the population hassettled along the eastern and south-eastern coastal strip. Australia isthe smallest continent (and the largest island) in the world. About 40per cent of the continent is within the tropics and Australia is almostthe same size as the mainland of the United States of America. Theterrain is extremely varied, ranging from tortured red desert to lushgreen rainforest. Australia's beaches and surfing are world-renowned,while the country is also rich in reminders of its mysterious past.These range from prehistoric Aboriginal art to Victorian colonialarchitecture. The landscape consists mainly of a low plateau mottledwith lakes and rivers and skirted with coastal mountain ranges, highestin the east with the Great Dividing Range.There are rainforest s in thefar northeast (Cape York Peninsula). The southeast is a huge fertileplain. Further to the north lies the enormous Great Barrier Reef, a2000km (1200 mile) strip of coral that covers a total area of 345,000sq km. Although Australia is the driest land on Earth, it neverthelesshas enormous snowfields the size of Switzerland. There are vast mineraldeposits. More detailed geographical descriptions of each State can befound in the individual State entries. Language: The official language isEnglish. Many other languages are retained by minorities, includingItalian, German, Greek, Vietnamese, Chinese dialects and Aboriginallanguages. Religion: 26 per cent Roman Catholic, 24 per cent Protestant and smaller minorities of all other major religions. Time: Australia spans three time zones: 1. GMT + 10 (GMT + 11 October to March, except Queensland). 2. GMT + 9.5 (GMT + 10.5 October to March, except Northern Territory). 3. GMT + 8. SomeStates operate daylight saving time during the Australian summer.Clocks in these States are put forward by one hour in October and putback again in March. Social Conventions: A largely informalatmosphere prevails; shaking hands is the customary greeting. Casualwear is worn everywhere except in the most exclusive restaurants,social gatherings and important business meetings. Most restaurantsforbid smoking. Electricity: 220/240 volts AC, 50Hz.Three-pin plugs are in use, however sockets are different from thosefound in most countries and an adaptor socket may be needed. Outletsfor 110 volts for small appliances are found in most hotels.
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