Australia

Australia, officially the Federal Republic of Australia, (FRA) is a nation located in Oceania. Australia is located on the island Sarasota in Oceania. Australia is bordered to the north by New Zealand and Lestrigia. Initially settled by the Dutch Empire and the British Empire in the early 1600s, but in 1670 the Dutch lost their Australian colonies to the British after the British-Dutch War.

Today, Australia sits as the largest of the three nations on Sarasota Island, and the only one to speak English. Australia gained its independence peacefully in 1901.

Etymology
The name Australia is derived from the Latin Terra Australis ("Southern Land"), a name used for a hypothetical continent in the southern hemisphere many times.

History
Australia was first founded as a British Colony in 1634 by Captain James Cook. It was first established as a penal colony.