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Old 10-16-2020, 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by oldtimes View Post
Yes but Australia has a much larger land mass (roughly the size of the entire US) so the 25 million are already social distanced far more than Florida. It is very difficult to compare countries since they have different land mass, population and culture which is a big issue. Many populations are far more compliant than Americans, some because of the penalties for non compliance.
Australia's population is centered around its coastal cities because that is where the infrastructure was built. The interior is not highly populated. 80% of the population is on the coast and its many cities. Have you ever been there? I can guarantee you there is little spread-out or distanced inside of Sydney, Melbourne, Darwin, Brisbane, Townsend, Hobart--the places I have been to. I have not been to Perth but am told it is also densely populated. I have friends in Adelaide that say the same.
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