Commonwealth of Australia
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Anthem: "Advance Australia Fair"[N 1] |
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Capital | Canberra 35°18′29″S 149°07′28″E / 35.30806°S 149.12444°E / -35.30806; 149.12444 |
Largest city | Sydney (metropolitan) Melbourne (urban)[N 2] |
Official language and national language | English (de facto) None (de jure) |
Religion |
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Demonym(s) |
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Government | Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
•
Monarch
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Charles III |
Sam Mostyn | |
Anthony Albanese | |
Legislature | Parliament |
Senate | |
House of Representatives | |
Independence
from the
United Kingdom
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•
Federation and creation of the
Constitution
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1 January 1901 |
15 November 1926 | |
9 October 1942 | |
3 March 1986 | |
Area | |
• Total
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7,688,287[8][9][10] km2 (2,968,464 sq mi) (6th) |
• Water (%)
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1.79 (2015)[10] |
Population | |
• 2024 estimate
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27,494,500[11] (54th) |
• 2021 census
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25,890,773[12] |
• Density
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3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) (244th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
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$1.897 trillion[13] (20th) |
• Per capita
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$69,475[13] (23rd) |
GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
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$1.802 trillion[13] (13th) |
• Per capita
|
$65,965[13] (10th) |
Gini (2020) | 32.4[14] medium inequality |
HDI (2022) | 0.946[15] very high (10th) |
Currency | Australian dollar ($) (AUD) |
Time zone | UTC+8; +9.5; +10 (AWST, ACST, AEST[N 4]) |
• Summer (
DST)
|
UTC+10.5; +11 (ACDT, AEDT[N 4]) |
DST not observed in Qld, WA and NT | |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy[16] |
Drives on | left |
Calling code | +61 |
ISO 3166 code | AU |
Internet TLD | .au |
Commonwealth of Australia
|
|
---|---|
Anthem: "Advance Australia Fair"[N 1] |
|
Capital | Canberra 35°18′29″S 149°07′28″E / 35.30806°S 149.12444°E / -35.30806; 149.12444 |
Largest city | Sydney (metropolitan) Melbourne (urban)[N 2] |
Official language and national language | English (de facto) None (de jure) |
Religion |
|
Demonym(s) |
|
Government | Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
•
Monarch
|
Charles III |
Sam Mostyn | |
Anthony Albanese | |
Legislature | Parliament |
Senate | |
House of Representatives | |
Independence
from the
United Kingdom
|
|
•
Federation and creation of the
Constitution
|
1 January 1901 |
15 November 1926 | |
9 October 1942 | |
3 March 1986 | |
Area | |
• Total
|
7,688,287[8][9][10] km2 (2,968,464 sq mi) (6th) |
• Water (%)
|
1.79 (2015)[10] |
Population | |
• 2024 estimate
|
27,494,500[11] (54th) |
• 2021 census
|
25,890,773[12] |
• Density
|
3.6/km2 (9.3/sq mi) (244th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
|
$1.897 trillion[13] (20th) |
• Per capita
|
$69,475[13] (23rd) |
GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
|
$1.802 trillion[13] (13th) |
• Per capita
|
$65,965[13] (10th) |
Gini (2020) | 32.4[14] medium inequality |
HDI (2022) | 0.946[15] very high (10th) |
Currency | Australian dollar ($) (AUD) |
Time zone | UTC+8; +9.5; +10 (AWST, ACST, AEST[N 4]) |
• Summer (
DST)
|
UTC+10.5; +11 (ACDT, AEDT[N 4]) |
DST not observed in Qld, WA and NT | |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy[16] |
Drives on | left |
Calling code | +61 |
ISO 3166 code | AU |
Internet TLD | .au |