Commonwealth of Australia
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Anthem: "Advance Australia Fair"[N 1] |
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Commonwealth of Australia, including the
Australian territorial claim in the Antarctic
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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)[a] |
Official languages | None at the federal level |
National language | English[N 2] |
Religion
(2021)
[6]
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Demonym(s) |
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Government | Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
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Monarch
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Charles III |
David Hurley | |
Anthony Albanese | |
Legislature | Parliament |
Senate | |
House of Representatives | |
Independence
from the
United Kingdom
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Federation and
Constitution
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1 January 1901 |
9 October 1942 (with effect from 3 September 1939) |
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3 March 1986 | |
Area | |
• Total
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7,692,024 km2 (2,969,907 sq mi) (6th) |
• Water (%)
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1.79 (2015)[9] |
Population | |
• 2023 estimate
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• 2021 census
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25,890,773[11] |
• Density
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3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi) (192nd) |
GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
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• Per capita
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GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
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• Per capita
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Gini (2018) | ![]() medium |
HDI (2021) | ![]() very high · 5th |
Currency | Australian dollar ($) (AUD) |
Time zone | UTC+8; +9.5; +10 (Various[N 3]) |
• Summer (
DST)
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UTC+8; +9.5; +10; +10.5; +11 (Various[N 3]) |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy[15] |
Driving side | left |
Calling code | +61 |
ISO 3166 code | AU |
Internet TLD | .au |
Commonwealth of Australia
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|
---|---|
Anthem: "Advance Australia Fair"[N 1] |
|
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Commonwealth of Australia, including the
Australian territorial claim in the Antarctic
|
|
Capital | Canberra 35°18′29″S 149°07′28″E / 35.30806°S 149.12444°E / -35.30806; 149.12444 |
Largest city | Sydney (metropolitan) Melbourne (urban)[a] |
Official languages | None at the federal level |
National language | English[N 2] |
Religion
(2021)
[6]
|
|
Demonym(s) |
|
Government | Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
•
Monarch
|
Charles III |
David Hurley | |
Anthony Albanese | |
Legislature | Parliament |
Senate | |
House of Representatives | |
Independence
from the
United Kingdom
|
|
•
Federation and
Constitution
|
1 January 1901 |
9 October 1942 (with effect from 3 September 1939) |
|
3 March 1986 | |
Area | |
• Total
|
7,692,024 km2 (2,969,907 sq mi) (6th) |
• Water (%)
|
1.79 (2015)[9] |
Population | |
• 2023 estimate
|
![]() |
• 2021 census
|
25,890,773[11] |
• Density
|
3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi) (192nd) |
GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
|
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• Per capita
|
![]() |
GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Total
|
![]() |
• Per capita
|
![]() |
Gini (2018) | ![]() medium |
HDI (2021) | ![]() very high · 5th |
Currency | Australian dollar ($) (AUD) |
Time zone | UTC+8; +9.5; +10 (Various[N 3]) |
• Summer (
DST)
|
UTC+8; +9.5; +10; +10.5; +11 (Various[N 3]) |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy[15] |
Driving side | left |
Calling code | +61 |
ISO 3166 code | AU |
Internet TLD | .au |