Why is Australia generally regarded as a 'Western Nation' when in actual fact, it is located in South Asia?
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say: australia no is part of asia the southern extreme of asia is indonesia part of southeast asia australia have a western people culture nation
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lenpol7 say: Because the bulk of the population is 'White' and adopts Western standards.
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Bill-M say: Actual geographical location has nothing to do with it. It is Language, History, and politics, culture, economics. Australia is NOT located in South Asia.
Australia is located SOUTH East of South Asia. By a long way.
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MARK say: Australia is classed as 'Western' because of its politics, culture, economics and sociology.
Australia is not part of Asia, South or otherwise.
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Andrew say: Australia is not part of "South Asia." South Asia is comprised of the Indian Subcontinent and the surrounding areas - India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and The Maldives. Some sources include Afghanistan as well, but most people would consider Afghanistan to be part of Central Asia.
The closest region to Australia would be Southeast Asia, as some of the islands of Indonesia are relatively near to Australia. Technically New Guinea is not part of Southeast Asia either, but because Indonesia annexed the western portion of the island, that section is often lumped with the rest of Indonesia as Southeast Asia.
But Australia is generally considered to be a continent unto itself, and is occasionally categorised as being part of the Oceania region, which would also include New Zealand and some of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia as well as some outlying territories of Japan and the United States.
That being said, the indigenous inhabitants of Australia - the Aborigines, were not culturally or linguistically linked with Southeast Asia. When Europeans began to settle Australia in large numbers, they fashioned a society that resembled that of Britain.
Today Australia is a multi-cultural nation that bears many similarities with other highly developed Western countries, that's why it's often considered a Western nation.
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CarolOklaNola say: Australia was colonized by Great Britain is why. Australia started as a penal colony. Australia is part if the Commonwealth.
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righteousjohnson say: The label is not based on Geography, but on Political, Economic, and Social ideology.
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Richard say: It is militarily and culturally aligned with North America, Europe, and the advanced countries of the "Pacific Rim."
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Melvyn say: White settler colony
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The Rainbow Child say: It was colonised and developed by a western nation (the UK) most of the people there descend from Europeans, and it has living standards equal to those of the west.
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say: Because of it's culture and high level of development
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