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Australia

Saturday, 09 August 2008 16:46 Last Updated on Sunday, 27 December 2009 20:51 Written by david
Commonwealth of Australia
Australia
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Advance Australia FairN1
Capital Canberra
35°18′S 149°08′E / 35.3°S 149.133°E / -35.3; 149.133
Largest city Sydney
Official languages NoneN2
National language English (de facto)N2
Demonym Australian,
Aussie[1][2] (colloquial)
Government Federal parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy, see Government of Australia
- Monarch Queen Elizabeth II
- Governor-General Quentin Bryce
- Prime Minister Kevin Rudd
Independence from the United Kingdom
- Constitution 1 January 1901
- Statute of Westminster 11 December 1931
- Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 9 October 1942 (with effect from 3 September 1939)
- Australia Act 3 March 1986
Area
- Total 7,686,850 km2 (6th)
2,967,909 sq mi
- Water (%) 0.897
Population
- 2009 estimate 22,010,766[3] (53rd)
- 2006 census 19,855,288[4]
- Density 2.833/km2 (232nd)
7.3/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2008 estimate
- Total $799.054 billion[5] (17th)
- Per capita $36,918[5] (15th)
GDP (nominal) 2008 estimate
- Total $1.013 trillion[5] (15th)
- Per capita $46,824[5] (13th)
HDI (2007) ▲ 0.970[6] (very high) (2nd)
Currency Australian dollar (AUD)
Time zone variousN3 (UTC+8 to +10.5)
- Summer (DST) variousN3 (UTC+8 to +11.5)
Drives on the left
Internet TLD .au
Calling code 61