What are the characteristics of mineral distribution in Australia? What are the benefits of mineral export?

Relatively concentrated, easy to mine, convenient to transport, excellent in quality, shallow in burial and easy to mine, which is conducive to the land and sea transportation and export of minerals.

Australia is rich in mineral resources, including oil and natural gas, with at least 70 kinds of mineral resources. Among them, bauxite reserves rank first in the world, accounting for 35% of the world's total reserves. Australia is the world's largest producer of bauxite, alumina, diamonds, lead and tantalum, and its output of gold, iron ore, coal, lithium, manganese ore, nickel, silver, uranium and zinc also ranks among the top in the world.

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Australia is also the largest exporter of bituminous coal, bauxite, lead, diamonds, zinc and concentrates, the second largest exporter of alumina, iron ore and uranium, and the third largest exporter of aluminum and gold.

The proven mineral reserves with economic exploitation value are about 365.438 billion tons of bauxite, 65.438 billion tons of iron ore, 565.438 billion tons of bituminous coal, 465.438 billion tons of lignite, 65.438 billion tons of lead and 9 million tons of nickel.

Australia is a highly developed capitalist country with Canberra as its capital. As the most economically developed country in the southern hemisphere, the world's largest economy 12, the fourth largest exporter of agricultural products, and also the largest exporter of various minerals in the world, it is called "the country by car".

At the same time, Australia is also the country with the largest number of sheep and the largest export volume of wool in the world, also known as "the country riding on the back of sheep". Australia's population is highly urbanized, and nearly half of its citizens live in Sydney and Melbourne.

It is also a sports power, hosting many global sports events all the year round. Australia actively participates in international affairs, is a founding member of APEC, and is also a member of the United Nations, the G20, the Commonwealth, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the Pacific Islands Forum.

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