Is it all kangaroos and surfing? Welcome to "Countries of the World". Today we're talking about Australia, the land of sunshine and surfing. George and Fiona are two Australians who have joined us for today's show. So first of all, tell us a bit about yourselves.

Hi. Well, I live on an acre of land outside Melbourne but my family actually came here from Greece in the 1980s--in fact, Melbourne is the city with the largest number of Greek people outside Athens! At first, we didn't feel we belong here, but now we are attached to the land we live on.

Thanks George. Now here's Fiona from Sydney.

Hello. Australia is my birthplace but my mum came from Scotland and my dad came from France. That's the great thing about Australian culture it's such a mix of different cultures. The early settlers were mostly English and Irish, but since 1945, the population has become more and more mixed with people from Southern Europe and Asia.