Starting parallels between Texas and Australia
Posted 05-02-2014 at 10:56 PM by tenkier7
Quote:
Originally Posted by Trimac20
Has anyone else noticed the strong parallels between Texas and Australia?
For starters:
Population:
Texas: 25,674,681 (2011)
Australia: 22,328, 800 (2011)
GDP:
Texas: 1,207,432 million
Australia: 924,840 million
Main industries:
Both depend heavily on natural resources (oil in Texas, minerals in Australia). Both are strong agricultural producers, sharing a widespread cattle/beef industry.
Major Cities:
Both have roughly the same number of major cities, and the top 5 cities of each have similar populations. Going by metropolitan area:
The Texan city and Australian equivalent:
Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex: 6.3 million
Sydney-Wollongong-Gosford: about 5.5 million
Houston: 5.9 million
Greater Melbourne: 4.3 million
San Antonio: 2.1 million
Brisbane: 2.0 million!
Austin: 1.8 million
Perth: 1.7 million!
El Paso: 801k
Adelaide: 1.2 million
And so on...
Culturally speaking: both have a somewhat similar culture. Cowboys/stockmen, a love of country music in the 'Outback' of each place. A reputation for being down to earth and friendly and 'red-blooded.' In the stereotypical accents of both the word 'snake' sounds like 'snike' to American ears, lol. Both are well known for their wide open spaces and everything being 'big.'
Geographically they are similar with large parts of both being covered in plains/desert.
The highest peak in Texas, Guadalupe peak, is about 2,900 m vs 2,300 m in Australia.
Of course the differences are considerable, of course, but I just thought it was quite interesting how closely Australia and the Lone Star State mirrored each other.
For starters:
Population:
Texas: 25,674,681 (2011)
Australia: 22,328, 800 (2011)
GDP:
Texas: 1,207,432 million
Australia: 924,840 million
Main industries:
Both depend heavily on natural resources (oil in Texas, minerals in Australia). Both are strong agricultural producers, sharing a widespread cattle/beef industry.
Major Cities:
Both have roughly the same number of major cities, and the top 5 cities of each have similar populations. Going by metropolitan area:
The Texan city and Australian equivalent:
Dallas-Ft. Worth Metroplex: 6.3 million
Sydney-Wollongong-Gosford: about 5.5 million
Houston: 5.9 million
Greater Melbourne: 4.3 million
San Antonio: 2.1 million
Brisbane: 2.0 million!
Austin: 1.8 million
Perth: 1.7 million!
El Paso: 801k
Adelaide: 1.2 million
And so on...
Culturally speaking: both have a somewhat similar culture. Cowboys/stockmen, a love of country music in the 'Outback' of each place. A reputation for being down to earth and friendly and 'red-blooded.' In the stereotypical accents of both the word 'snake' sounds like 'snike' to American ears, lol. Both are well known for their wide open spaces and everything being 'big.'
Geographically they are similar with large parts of both being covered in plains/desert.
The highest peak in Texas, Guadalupe peak, is about 2,900 m vs 2,300 m in Australia.
Of course the differences are considerable, of course, but I just thought it was quite interesting how closely Australia and the Lone Star State mirrored each other.
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