Australia

Australia is the only country that covers an entire continent. Most of its mammals, including the kangaroo and the koala, live nowhere else on Earth.

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Easy learning about Australia

The capital city of Australia is Canberra, capital city of Australia.

Word: Outback

Meaning: remote interior

Administrative Divisions

6 states, 3 divisions and 2 territories.

States:

New South Wales
Queensland
South Australia
Tasmania
Victoria
Western Australia

Divisions:

AU-X02
AU-X03
AU-X04

Territories:

Australian Capital
Northern

Administrative divisions of Australia map

Australia is a Country located in the Australasia sub-region in the continent of Oceania.

01000 km (621 mi)2000 km (1243 mi)3000 km (1864 mi)4000 km (2485 mi)

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 from Australia are called: Australians

Geography

Latitude: 24.130° S

Longitude: 134.050° E

Geographical Subregion: Australasia

Continental Region: Oceania

Citizenship & Passport

Passport Ranking: 7 (HP Index)

Visa-Free Destinations: 183

Climate

generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north

Global Indices

Global Peace Index Rank: 20 (GPI)

Global Peace Index Score: 1.602 (GPI)

Economy

GDP per Capita: $66,352 (IMF)

GDP per Capita Position: 13

Currency: Dollar

Currency Code: AUD

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