Australia

Why it sticks

1. 1

   Australia is the only country that covers an entire continent and is the sixth-largest country in the world.

2. 2

   Canberra was purpose-built as the capital in the early 20th century, as a compromise between rivals Sydney and Melbourne.

3. 3

   The Great Barrier Reef off Queensland is the largest coral reef system on Earth and is visible from orbit.

4. 4

   The flag shows the Southern Cross constellation and a large seven-pointed Commonwealth Star for the six states and the territories.

• Drives on the left, with almost exclusively white road lines. Yellow lines rule this country out except in alpine areas.
• White bollards with a red reflector on the front only. New Zealand’s red strip wraps all the way around.
• Speed signs have a red circle on a white rectangle. Give-way signs have black text, where New Zealand’s are red.
• Black-on-yellow and white-on-black chevrons without a border.
• Eucalyptus (gum) trees with pale bark almost everywhere, and red outback soil in the interior.
• Generation 3 imagery often shows a long antenna on the car.