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Geopolitical and historical information on Australia, a country in Oceania.

Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Australia is a stable, democratic and culturally diverse nation with a highly skilled workforce and one of the strongest performing economies in the world.
http://dfat.gov.au/about-australia/Pages/about-australia.aspx
About Australia - Home

In land area, Australia is estimated to be 7,692,024 square Kilometers and the sixth largest nation after Russia, Canada, China, the United States of America and Brazil. It has, however, a relatively small population.
http://www.about-australia.com/facts/
Australia Country Profile - BBC News

Provides an overview of Australia, including key facts and events.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-15674351
Australia Demographics - About Australia

Australia's estimated resident population at March 2011 was just over 22.5 million, an increase of 1.4% over the previous year.Â
http://www.about-australia.com/facts/australia-demographics/
Fascinating Facts About Australia - Listverse

The first things that come to mind when we think of Australia are man-eating crocodiles, deadly snakes, poisonous spiders, and the baking hot sun. We also imagine it to be a place full of rugged men fighting off deadly predators and having grand adventures in the outback.
http://listverse.com/2013/11/23/10-fascinating-facts-about-australia/
Australia's Cuisine Culture: a History of Our Food - Australian Geographic

A look at what makes food Australian and if there truly is just one style of Australian cuisine.
http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/history-culture/2014/06/australias-cuisine-culture-a-history-of-food
What Australians Eat - Good Food

What Australians Eat Tim Elliott looks at what Australians eat - and how much they put on their plates.
http://www.goodfood.com.au/lifestyle/cuisine/bitesize-view-of-a-nation-20120317-1vbna.html
88 Crazy Things You Probably Didn't Know About Australia - Buzfeed

Interesting facts and information about Australia
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jemimaskelley/facts-about-australia
Australian Indigenous Cultural Heritage - Australia Gov

In Australia, Indigenous communities keep their cultural heritage alive by passing their knowledge, arts, rituals and performances from one generation to another, speaking and teaching languages, protecting cultural materials, sacred and significant sites, and objects.
http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/austn-indigenous-cultural-heritage
Culture of Australia: History, People, Clothing, Traditions - Every Culture

Since its days as a British colony Australia has developed a complex national culture with immigrants from many parts of the world as well as an indigenous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. The strong sense of societal and historical distinctiveness among the different states and territories has not developed into major subcultural diversity based on geographic regions.
http://www.everyculture.com/A-Bo/Australia.html
Australian Culture and Customs - Griffith University

You may think that most Australians live in the 'outback' out in the country. In fact, more than three quarters of Australians live in cities and in urban centres, mainly along the coast.
https://www.griffith.edu.au/international/life-in-australia/australian-culture-and-customs
Basic facts about Australia - Information Planet

Learn all the basic facts about Australia.
http://www.informationplanet.com.au/travel-and-holidays-in-australia/basic-facts-about-australia
Australia: Maps, History, Geography, Government, Culture, Facts - Infoplease

Learn about the history, geography and culture of Australia and find statistical and demographic information.
http://www.infoplease.com/country/australia.html
Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Australia, officially known as the Commonwealth of Australia, is an Oceanian country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia

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Commonwealth of Australia
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "Advance Australia Fair"^{[N 1]}
Commonwealth of Australia Australian territorial claim in Antarctica
Capital	Canberra 35°18′29″S 149°07′28″E / 35.30806°S 149.12444°E / -35.30806; 149.12444
Largest city	Sydney (metropolitan) Melbourne (urban)^{[N 2]}
National language	English (de facto)
Religion ( 2021) ^[4]	43.9% Christianity 38.9% no religion 3.2% Islam 2.7% Hinduism 2.4% Buddhism 1.7% other 7.2% unanswered^{[N 3]}
Demonym(s)	Australian Aussie (colloquial)^[a]^[5]^[6]
Government	Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy

• Monarch	Charles III
• Governor-General	David Hurley
• Prime Minister	Anthony Albanese

Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Independence from the United Kingdom

• Federation and Constitution	1 January 1901
• Balfour Declaration	15 November 1926
• Statute of Westminster Adoption Act	9 October 1942
• Australia Acts	3 March 1986

Area
• Total	7,692,024^[7] km² (2,969,907 sq mi) (6th)
• Water (%)	1.79 (2015)^[8]
Population
• 2024 estimate	27,202,500^[9] (53rd)
• 2021 census	25,890,773^[10]
• Density	3.5/km² (9.1/sq mi) (192nd)
GDP (PPP)	2024 estimate
• Total	$1.791 trillion^[11] (20th)
• Per capita	$66,627^[11] (23rd)
GDP (nominal)	2024 estimate
• Total	$1.790 trillion^[11] (13th)
• Per capita	$66,589^[11] (10th)
Gini (2020)	32.4^[12] medium
HDI (2022)	0.946^[13] very high (10th)
Currency	Australian dollar ($) (AUD)
Time zone	UTC+8; +9.5; +10 (AWST, ACST, AEST^{[N 4]})
• Summer ( DST)	UTC+10.5; +11 (ACDT, AEDT^{[N 4]})
	DST not observed in Qld, WA and NT
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy^[14]
Driving side	left
Calling code	+61
ISO 3166 code	AU
Internet TLD	.au

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

Australia is a stable, democratic and culturally diverse nation with a highly skilled workforce and one of the strongest performing economies in the world.
http://dfat.gov.au/about-australia/Pages/about-australia.aspx
About Australia - Home

In land area, Australia is estimated to be 7,692,024 square Kilometers and the sixth largest nation after Russia, Canada, China, the United States of America and Brazil. It has, however, a relatively small population.
http://www.about-australia.com/facts/
Australia Country Profile - BBC News

Provides an overview of Australia, including key facts and events.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-15674351
Australia Demographics - About Australia

Australia's estimated resident population at March 2011 was just over 22.5 million, an increase of 1.4% over the previous year.Â
http://www.about-australia.com/facts/australia-demographics/
Fascinating Facts About Australia - Listverse

The first things that come to mind when we think of Australia are man-eating crocodiles, deadly snakes, poisonous spiders, and the baking hot sun. We also imagine it to be a place full of rugged men fighting off deadly predators and having grand adventures in the outback.
http://listverse.com/2013/11/23/10-fascinating-facts-about-australia/
Australia's Cuisine Culture: a History of Our Food - Australian Geographic

A look at what makes food Australian and if there truly is just one style of Australian cuisine.
http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/history-culture/2014/06/australias-cuisine-culture-a-history-of-food
What Australians Eat - Good Food

What Australians Eat Tim Elliott looks at what Australians eat - and how much they put on their plates.
http://www.goodfood.com.au/lifestyle/cuisine/bitesize-view-of-a-nation-20120317-1vbna.html
88 Crazy Things You Probably Didn't Know About Australia - Buzfeed

Interesting facts and information about Australia
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jemimaskelley/facts-about-australia
Australian Indigenous Cultural Heritage - Australia Gov

In Australia, Indigenous communities keep their cultural heritage alive by passing their knowledge, arts, rituals and performances from one generation to another, speaking and teaching languages, protecting cultural materials, sacred and significant sites, and objects.
http://www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/austn-indigenous-cultural-heritage
Culture of Australia: History, People, Clothing, Traditions - Every Culture

Since its days as a British colony Australia has developed a complex national culture with immigrants from many parts of the world as well as an indigenous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. The strong sense of societal and historical distinctiveness among the different states and territories has not developed into major subcultural diversity based on geographic regions.
http://www.everyculture.com/A-Bo/Australia.html
Australian Culture and Customs - Griffith University

You may think that most Australians live in the 'outback' out in the country. In fact, more than three quarters of Australians live in cities and in urban centres, mainly along the coast.
https://www.griffith.edu.au/international/life-in-australia/australian-culture-and-customs
Basic facts about Australia - Information Planet

Learn all the basic facts about Australia.
http://www.informationplanet.com.au/travel-and-holidays-in-australia/basic-facts-about-australia
Australia: Maps, History, Geography, Government, Culture, Facts - Infoplease

Learn about the history, geography and culture of Australia and find statistical and demographic information.
http://www.infoplease.com/country/australia.html
Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Australia, officially known as the Commonwealth of Australia, is an Oceanian country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia

Commonwealth of Australia
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "Advance Australia Fair"^{[N 1]}
Commonwealth of Australia Australian territorial claim in Antarctica
Capital	Canberra 35°18′29″S 149°07′28″E / 35.30806°S 149.12444°E / -35.30806; 149.12444
Largest city	Sydney (metropolitan) Melbourne (urban)^{[N 2]}
National language	English (de facto)
Religion ( 2021) ^[4]	43.9% Christianity 38.9% no religion 3.2% Islam 2.7% Hinduism 2.4% Buddhism 1.7% other 7.2% unanswered^{[N 3]}
Demonym(s)	Australian Aussie (colloquial)^[a]^[5]^[6]
Government	Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy

• Monarch	Charles III
• Governor-General	David Hurley
• Prime Minister	Anthony Albanese

Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Independence from the United Kingdom

• Federation and Constitution	1 January 1901
• Balfour Declaration	15 November 1926
• Statute of Westminster Adoption Act	9 October 1942
• Australia Acts	3 March 1986

Area
• Total	7,692,024^[7] km² (2,969,907 sq mi) (6th)
• Water (%)	1.79 (2015)^[8]
Population
• 2024 estimate	27,202,500^[9] (53rd)
• 2021 census	25,890,773^[10]
• Density	3.5/km² (9.1/sq mi) (192nd)
GDP (PPP)	2024 estimate
• Total	$1.791 trillion^[11] (20th)
• Per capita	$66,627^[11] (23rd)
GDP (nominal)	2024 estimate
• Total	$1.790 trillion^[11] (13th)
• Per capita	$66,589^[11] (10th)
Gini (2020)	32.4^[12] medium
HDI (2022)	0.946^[13] very high (10th)
Currency	Australian dollar ($) (AUD)
Time zone	UTC+8; +9.5; +10 (AWST, ACST, AEST^{[N 4]})
• Summer ( DST)	UTC+10.5; +11 (ACDT, AEDT^{[N 4]})
	DST not observed in Qld, WA and NT
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy^[14]
Driving side	left
Calling code	+61
ISO 3166 code	AU
Internet TLD	.au

Source : Wikipedia under CC-BY-SA license

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