Country Details of Australia (February)

Country (long form) : none

Motto : none

Location : Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean

Capital : Canberra 35°15′S 149°28′E

Largest city : Sydney

Total area : 2,988,888 sq mi
7,741,220 km² (6th)

Population : 20,555,3002 (53rd) (2006 est.)

Population growth rate : 0,85% (2006 est.)

Languages : English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2001 Census)

Density : 2.6/km² (224th)
Religions : Catholic 26.4%, Anglican 20.5%, other Christian 20.5%, Buddhist 1.9%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 12.7%, none 15.3% (2001 Census)

Life Expectancy : 77,64 years male, 83,52 years female (2006 est.)

Government Type : federal constitutional monarchy (Commonwealth)

Independence from the UK : 1 January 1901 (federation of UK colonies)

Currency : 1 Australian dollar (AUD) = 0,7782$ (USD)

GDP (per capita) : $32,220 (World Bank) (14th) (2006 est.)

Industry : mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, steel

Agriculture : wheat, barley, sugarcane, fruits, cattle, sheep, poultry

Arable Land : 6.15% (includes about 27 million hectares of cultivated grassland)

Natural Resources : bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum

Internet TLD : .au

Calling Code : ++61

Time Zone : various3 (UTC+8 to +10.5)