Commonwealth of Australia
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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[N 2] |
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| National language | English[N 2] |
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| Demonym | |
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| Government | Federalparliamentary
constitutional monarchy |
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| Elizabeth II |
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| Sir Peter Cosgrove |
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| Malcolm Turnbull |
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| Susan Kiefel |
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| Legislature | Parliament |
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| Senate |
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| House of Representatives |
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| Independence from the United Kingdom |
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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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| Area |
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• Total | 7,692,024 km2 (2,969,907 sq mi) (6th) |
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| Population |
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• 2017 estimate | 24,584,300[6] (51st) |
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• 2016 census | 23,401,892[7] |
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• Density | 3.2/km2 (8.3/sq mi) (236th) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate |
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• Total | $1.189 trillion[8] (19th) |
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• Per capita | $48,806[8] (17th) |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate |
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• Total | $1.257 trillion[8] (13th) |
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• Per capita | $51,593[8] (9th) |
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| Gini (2012) | 33.6[9]
medium · 19th |
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| HDI (2015) |  0.939[10]
very high · 2nd |
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| Currency | Australian dollar (AUD) |
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| Time zone | various[N 3](UTC+8 to +10.5) |
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| various[N 3] (UTC+8 to +11.5) |
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| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
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| Drives on the | 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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