Key Facts
- Also Known as : Commonwealth of Australia
- Government : Federal Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
- Australia Day : 26th January
- ANZAC Day : 25th April
- Capital : CANBERRA
- Major Cities : Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Darwin
- Population : 25.6 million (2020 estimate)
- Life Expectancy : 84 years (women) ; 80 years (men)
- Area : 7.69 million sq. kms.
- Official Language : English
- Voting compulsory for all citizens
- Legal System : Common law system based on the British model
- Natural Resources : Alumina, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, rare earth elements, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, etc. – Australia is the world’s largest exporter of coal
- Major exports : Coal,Wool, Alumina, Diamonds, Sheep, Lead, Refined Zinc Ores, Mineral Sands, and service exports such as education, tourism and professional & financial services
- Major imports : Passenger motor vehicles, refined petroleum, crude petroleum, telecom equipment and parts, computers
- GDP (PPP) : AUD 1.8 trillion (2019 estimate)
- GDP per Capita : AUD 82,000 (2019 estimate)
- Commercial Bank Lending Rate: 5.24% (Dec 2017)
- Drinking water &Sanitation : 100% of population
- Health Expenditure : 9.4% of GDP
- Education Expenditure : 5% of GDP
- Dual Citizenship allowed
- Residency required for citizenship by naturalization : 4 years
- Currency : Australian Dollar (AUD)
- Time :
Eastern GMT + 10 hrs
Central GMT + 9.5 hrs
Western GMT + 8 hrs
- International Students : 5,06,825 (2019 estimate)
- Calling Code : +61
Mainland Australia is divided into 6 States and 2 Territories :
| STATES |
CAPITAL |
| New South Wales (NSW) |
Sydney |
| Queensland (QLD) |
Brisbane |
| South Australia (SA) |
Adelaide |
| Tasmania (TAS) |
Hobart |
| Victoria (VIC) |
Melbourne |
| Western Australia (WA) |
Perth |
| TERRITORIES |
CAPITAL |
| Australian Capital Territory |
Canberra |
| Northern Territory |
Darwin |
