Australia, Oceania

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Canberra, capital city of Australia

Australia Flag

Australia is a country located in the Australia and New Zealand sub‑region of the Oceania continent.

Easy learning about Australia
Australia is located in	Australia and New Zealand Oceania Continent
Australia has a population of	26,451,124 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Australia are called Australians
The country’s total area is	7,686,850 Km² ( 4,776,378 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	19
Global Peace Index Score	2
Human Development Index (HDI)	Australia HDI ranks in position nº 10 worldwide Very High Human Development HDI of 0.946 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Australia’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 186 countries Australia passport ranks in position nº 6 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 Capital city	Canberra
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

6 states and 2 territories*

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