Area: 7.692.024 Kmē
Population: 19.663.000
Density: 2,5 pop/Kmē

System of government: Federal-state
Capital: Canberra (321.000 pop., 365.000 urban aggl.)
Major cities: Sydney 4.171.000 pop., Melbourne 3.524.000 pop., Brisbane 1.689.000 pop., Perth 1.414.000 pop., Adelaide 1.114.000 pop., Newcastle 498.000 pop., Gold Coast-Tweed 440.000 pop.
Ethnic majority: Caucasian 92%, Asian 7%, Aboriginal and other 1%
Border countries: -

Principal mountains: Mount Kosciusko 2228 m, Mount Townsend 2209 m
Principal rivers: Darling (with Culgoa and Condamine) 2740 Km, Murray 2520 Km, Murrumbidge 1575 Km, Lachlan 1370 Km
Principal lakes: Eyre 9500 Kmē, Torrens 5745 Kmē, Gairdner 4351 Kmē, Mackay 3494 Kmē
Principal islands: Tasmania 64.519 Kmē, Melville 5786 Kmē, Kangaroo Island 4416 Kmē, Groote Eylandt 2285 Kmē, Bathurst 1693 Kmē, Fraser 1653 Kmē, Flinders 1359 Kmē, King 1091 Kmē, Mornington 1002 Kmē
Climate: Arid - tropical - temperate

Language: English, native languages
Religion: Catholic 26,5%, Anglican 20,5%, Uniting Church 6,5%
Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD)

Outside Territories: Heard Island and McDonald Islands (370 Kmē, 0 pop.), Cocos (Keeling) Islands (14 Kmē, 633 pop.), Christmas Island (135 Kmē, 2.770 pop.), Ashmore and Cartier Islands (2 Kmē, 0 pop.), Coral Sea Islands (81 Kmē, 0 pop.), Norfolk (34,6 Kmē, 1900 pop.)

Useful Links: Australia Tourist Commission 

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Official data, 30.06.2002. Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australia's National Mapping Agency