Australia
Currency code:
Currency name:
Australian dollar
Country name:
Australia
Capital:
Canberra
Country code:
Continent:
Independence:
January 1, 1901
Independent from:
from the federation of UK colonies
Total area:
7,741,220
Total area note:
7,741,220 Note: includes Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island
Land area:
7,682,300
Water area:
58,920
Population:
22,262,501
Population note:
22,262,501 (July 2013 est.)
Official language:
National Language: English
All languages:
English 78.5%, Chinese 2.5%, Italian 1.6%, Greek 1.3%, Arabic 1.2%, Vietnamese 1%, other 8.2%, unspecified 5.7% (2006 Census)
Time zone:
UTC+8 to UTC+10.5 - Summer (DST) (UTC+8 to +UTC11.5)
Date format:
dd-mm-yyyy
Drive on:
Left
Calling code:
+61
Domain:
.au