Commonwealth of Australia |
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Anthem: Advance Australia Fair[N 1]
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| Capital | Canberra
35°18′29″S149°07′28″E / 35.30806°S 149.12444°E / -35.30806; 149.12444 |
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| Largest city | Sydney |
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| Official languages | None at the federal level |
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| National language | English[N 2] |
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| Demonym(s) | |
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| Government | Federalparliamentaryconstitutional monarchy |
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| Elizabeth II |
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| David Hurley |
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| Scott Morrison |
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| Legislature | Parliament |
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| Senate |
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| House of Representatives |
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| 1 January 1901 |
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| 9 October 1942 (with effect
from 3 September 1939) |
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| 3 March 1986 |
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• Total | 7,692,024 km2 (2,969,907 sq mi) (6th) |
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• Water (%) | 1.79 (as of 2015)[6] |
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• 2021 estimate |  25,861,800[7] (53rd) |
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• 2016 census | 23,401,892[8] |
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• Density | 3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi) (192nd) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2021 estimate |
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• Total |  $1.416 trillion[9] (18th) |
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• Per capita | $54,891[9] (17th) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2021 estimate |
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• Total | $1.61 trillion[9] (12th) |
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• Per capita | $62,728[9] (9th) |
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| Gini (2018) |  32.5[10]
medium · 16th |
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| HDI (2019) | 0.944[11]
very high · 8th |
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| Currency | Australian dollar ($) (AUD) |
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| Time zone | UTC+8; +9.5; +10 (Various[N 4]) |
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| UTC+8; +9.5; +10;
+10.5; +11 (Various[N 4]) |
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| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy
yyyy-mm-dd[12] |
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| Driving side | left |
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| Calling code | +61 |
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| ISO 3166 code | AU |
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| Internet TLD | .au |
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