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Map of Australia
 

The map of Australia above comes from the CIA World Factbook which has now been taken offline with the following statement:

One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. The World Factbook served the Intelligence Community and the general public as a longstanding, one-stop basic reference about countries and communities around the globe.

Link to the History of The World Factbook.

Where Is Australia? Location Map

Australia Location Map

List of Land & Sea Borders For Australia

  1. Indonesia (Sea): 3,211 km (1,995 miles) (partly via Christmas & Cocos Islands)
  2. Papua New Guinea (Sea): 2,596 km (1,613 miles)
  3. France (Sea): 2,328 km (1,447 miles) (via New Caledonia & the Kerguelen/Heard islands)
  4. New Zealand (Sea): 855 km (531 miles) (via Norfolk & Macquarie Islands)
  5. Solomon Islands (Sea): 261 km (162 miles)
  6. Timor-Leste (Sea): 240 km (149 miles)

Australia Facts

Full Official Name: Commonwealth of Australia
Demonym: Australian, Aussie (colloquial)

Flag:

Australia Flag

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 Map of Australia

The climate map of Australia above was created by Beck, H.E., Zimmermann, N. E., McVicar, T. R., Vergopolan, N., Berg, A., & Wood, E. F.
Climate: generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north

Topographic Map of Australia

Topographic Map of Australia
 

The topographic map of Australia was created by Ktrinko
Fun fact:

Australia's 3 Biggest Cities Line Up Perfectly On A Circle

Also it is really, really big:

Map Showing That Australia Is Really Big

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