Similarities between India and Australia

They are so many similarities between India and Australian in different matters. Here I am differentiating between them based on different issues.

1) Weather and Geographical conditions

Geographically both are in the list of biggest countries are in the world. Australia is around 5.5 million square kilometers and India is 3.5 million square kilometers.

We can see different weather at a time in Australia. When a heat wave is going around Victoria and New South Wales, you can see floods in Queensland. You can see the very dry weather at Northern Territory. Australia is an island, naturally it has a long coastline.
(Few pictures are uploaded along with this blog)

India also has different weather conditions at different places. When the southern states are flooding, some northern states are in the grip of drought. Rajastan has very dry weather like NT in Australia. India is a big peninsula; naturally its got a big coastline.

2) People
Total population of Australia is 21.5 millions. Australia is a multicultural country. 90% of the people are European descent. As per one survey there are 172 nationalities are living Australia from different races. Several hundred aboriginal languages are in Australia.

Total population of India is 1150 millions. Among them 80% are Hindus, 12% are Muslims, 2% are Christians, 2% are Sikhs and remaining belongs to different religious groups. The national official languages are Hindi and English. There are another 14 languages recognized as official languages based on their states. People speak around 200 different languages in different parts of the country.

3) Government

Australia is a democratic country which got its freedom from United Kingdom. Government, it is Federal parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy.

India is also a democratic country which got its freedom from United Kingdom. India is the largest democratic country in the world. Government is federal Republic parliamentary. Head is of the state President and Head of the government is Prime Minister.
4) Economy

The economy of Australia is a free market economy dominated by service sector (68% of GDP). Only 4% people are in the field of agriculture. After the service sector the next most employed sector is industry, 20% of the population. The Australian dollar is the currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island, as well as the independent Pacific Island states of Kiribati, Nauru and Tuvalu. The Australian Securities Exchange is the largest stock exchange in Australia.
The economy of India is the twelfth largest in the world by market exchange rates and the fourth largest in the world by GDP, measured on purchasing power parity (PPP) basis. The country was under socialist-based policies for an entire generation from the 1950s until the 1980s. The economy was characterised by extensive regulation, protectionism, and public ownership, leading to pervasive corruption and slow growth. Since 1991, continuing economic liberalisation has moved the economy towards a market-based system. Agriculture is the dominant employment in India. Still 60% of the population depends on agriculture and 28% people are in the service sector. The biggest stock exchange is Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) located in Mumbai. The Indian rupee is the strongest currency among South Asian region.
5) Political role in the world
Australia is the biggest country in Pacific region. Naturally it plays “big brother” in this region. Australia is playing significant role in “fighting against terrorism” especially in countries like Afghanistan. Especially it is playing a major role in global warming issues.

India is playing a big role in world politics. It is participating United Nations peace programming roles especially in African countries like Angola, Somalia, Congo and etc. India is playing its major role especially in economic issues like GATT (General Agreement on Trade and Tariffs) and anti dumping duties.