Australia Location Map
Australia Facts
Full Official Name: Commonwealth of Australia
Demonym: Australian, Aussie (colloquial)
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Area
Total Area: 7,741,220 km²
Total Land Area: 7,682,300 km²
Total Water Area: 58,920 km²
Demographics
Population: 26,768,598
Population Growth Rate: 1.13% (2024 est.)
Largest City: Sydney (Metropolitan), Melbourne (Urban) (Population: Sydney: 5,450,496, Melbourne: 5,207,145)
Ethnic Groups: English 33%, Australian 29.9%, Irish 9.5%, Scottish 8.6%, Chinese 5.5%, Italian 4.4%, German 4%, Indian 3.1%, Australian Aboriginal 2.9%, Greek 1.7%, unspecified 4.7% (2021 est.)
Languages: English 72%, Mandarin 2.7%, Arabic 1.4%, Vietnamese 1.3%, Cantonese 1.2%, other 15.7%, unspecified 5.7% (2021 est.)
Religions: Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant 18.1% (Anglican 9.8%, Uniting Church 2.6%, Presbyterian and Reformed 1.6%, Baptist 1.4%, Pentecostal 1%, other Protestant 1.7%), other Christian 3.5%, Muslim 3.2%, Hindu 2.7%, Buddhist 2.4%, Orthodox 2.3% (Eastern Orthodox 2.1%, Oriental Orthodox 0.2%), other 2.1%, none 38.4%, unspecified 7.3% (2021 est.)
Economy
Currency: Australian dollar
Real GDP at Purchasing Power Parity ($ PPP): $1.584 trillion (2023 est.)
GDP per capita (PPP): $59,500 (2023 est.)
Exports Value Per Year: $447.508 billion (2023 est.)
Biggest Export Partners: China 29%, Japan 19%, South Korea 10%, India 7%, Taiwan 6% (2022)
Imports Value Per Year: $363.573 billion (2023 est.)
Biggest Import Partners: refined petroleum, cars, garments, trucks, plastic products (2022)
Government
Type: federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
Capital City: Canberra (Population: 466,566)
Other Facts
Time Zone: UTC+8; +9.5; +10 (AWST, ACST, AEST[N 4]), UTC+10.5; +11 (ACDT, AEDT[N 4]) (DST)
Country Code: AU
Internet TLD: .au
Climate Map of Australia
Climate: generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north
Topographic Map of Australia
