| Country name: |
Australia |
| Capital: |
Canberra |
| Country code: |
206 |
| Continent: |
Australia-Oceania |
| Currency name: |
Australian dollar |
| Independence: |
1901-01-01 00:00:00 |
| Independent from: |
from the federation of UK colonies |
| Total area (km2): |
7,741,220 |
| Land area (km2): |
7,682,300 |
| Water area (km2): |
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 |
