ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Australia–United States relations

Australia and the United States are like two friends who get along really well. They have known each other for a long time and have helped each other out many times.

Australia is a country at the bottom of the world and the United States is a country far away, next to Canada and Mexico. But even though they are far apart, they are important to each other in many ways.

Like how you have different friends for different things, Australia and the United States have different kinds of relationships too. For example, they work together a lot to make sure they are safe. The people who protect Australia and the people who protect the United States talk to each other and work on plans to make sure there are no bad guys trying to harm them.

Australia and the United States also help each other out when there is a problem. If someone in Australia gets hurt in a big disaster, or something bad happens like a fire, the United States might send people over to help. And if something happens in the United States, like a hurricane or earthquake, then Australia might send some people over to help. Just like how friends help each other when there is a problem.

People in Australia and the United States also like to visit each other's countries to learn about different things or to spend time on a holiday. And they trade with each other too. That means they sell things to each other that they might not make themselves, like toys or food.

Overall, Australia and the United States have a really good friendship. They respect each other and work together to make sure everything is okay.