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Australia is a Country located in the Australasia sub-region of the Oceania continent.
Easy learning about Australia
The capital city of Australia is Canberra, capital city of Australia.
Word: Outback
Meaning: remote interior
Basic Information
Capital City: Canberra, capital city of Australia
Population: 27,614,411 (UN)
Area: 7,686,850 km² / 4,776,378 sq mi
People are called: Australians
Type: Country
Administrative Divisions
6 states and 2 territories*
- Australian Capital Territory*,
- New South Wales,
- Northern Territory*,
- Queensland,
- South Australia,
- Tasmania,
- Victoria,
- Western Australia
Geography
Latitude: 27° 00' S
Longitude: 133° 00' E
Geographical Subregion: Australasia
Continental Region: Oceania
Climate
generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north
Human Development
HDI Rank: 7 (UNDP)
HDI Value: 0.958
Mean Years of Schooling: 12.9
Expected Years of Schooling: 20.7
Life Expectancy at Birth: 83.9 Years
Religion
Most Predominant: Protestant Anglican, Uniting Church, Presbyterian and Reformed, Baptist, Pentecostal, Lutheran, other Protestant
Second Most Predominant: Catholic
LGBTI Rights
Legal Status: Legal (ILGA)
Legal Mechanism: Legislative
Death Penalty: No
Maximum Prison Sentence: No
Physical Punishment: No
Technical Information
TLD: .au
Calling Code: +61
MapGeo Name: Australia
MapGeo Code: AU