Australia, Oceania
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
Image of Canberra, capital city of Australia
Australia is a Australia is a stable Indo-Pacific nation-continent featuring world-class research universities, diversified mineral exports, and globally important biodiversity.
Australia in one word would be “Outback,” meaning remote interior.
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Australia armorial
Australia is a country located in the Australia and New Zealand sub‑region of the Oceania continent.
Easy learning about Australia |
The capital city of Australia is Canberra.
| Australia is located in | Australia and New Zealand Oceania Continent |
| Australia has a population of | 26,451,124 inhabitants within a total area of 7,686,850 Km2 (4,776,378 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Australia’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 19 (world rank position) GPI scale of 1.54 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Australia HDI ranks in position nº 7 worldwide HDI of 0.958 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Australia’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 186 countries Australia passport ranks 6th in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Australia GDP per capita is | $64,547 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Australia ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 27° 00' S, 133° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
| Australia Climate | generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north |
| Most predominant religion | Protestant (Anglican, Uniting Church, Presbyterian and Reformed, Baptist, Pentecostal, Lutheran, other Protestant), |
| Second most predominant religion | Roman Catholic, |
| Currency name & code | Dollar (AUD) |
| Internet ccTLD | .au |
| Australia calling code | +61 |
Australia administrative divisions
6 states and 2 territories*
- Australian Capital Territory*,
- New South Wales,
- Northern Territory*,
- Queensland,
- South Australia,
- Tasmania,
- Victoria,
- Western Australia
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