Australasian Union

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| style="font-size: 11pt; background: #fcfcfc; text-align: center;" colspan=2 | '''The Australasian Union'''
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| style="font-size: 11pt; background: #fcfcfc; text-align: center;" colspan=2 | '''Australasian Union'''
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| style="text-align: center;" width=50% | [[Image:FlagofAustralasia.png]] || style="text-align: center;" width=50% | [[Image:CoatofArmsofAustralasia.png]]
| style="text-align: center;" width=50% | [[Image:FlagofAustralasia.png]] || style="text-align: center;" width=50% | [[Image:CoatofArmsofAustralasia.png]]
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| style="border: 0px; text-align: center;" | <small>Flag of Australasia</small> || style="border: 0px; text-align: center;" | <small>Coat of arms of Australasia</small>
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| style="border: 0px; text-align: center;" | <small>Flag</small> || style="border: 0px; text-align: center;" | <small>Coat of arms</small>
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| align=center colspan=2 style="padding: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; text-align: center; background: #fcfcfc;" | '''Motto'''<br>"Peace and prosperity"
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| align=center colspan=2 style="padding: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; text-align: center; background: #fcfcfc;" | '''Anthem'''<br>''Advance Australasia Fair''
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| align=center colspan=2 style="padding: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; text-align: center; background: #fcfcfc;" | [[Image:Australasian_map.png]]
| align=center colspan=2 style="padding: 0em 0em 0.5em 0em; text-align: center; background: #fcfcfc;" | [[Image:Australasian_map.png]]
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| width=160 | '''National motto''' || <small>"Peace and Prosperity"</small>
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|'''Capital''' <br>(and largest city)
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|Sydney<br><small>[http://tools.wikimedia.de/~magnus/geo/geohack.php?params=35_16_58_S_149_07_53_E_type:city 33° 55″S, 151° 17″E]</small>
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| '''National anthem''' || <small>''Advance Australasia Fair''</small>
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|'''Capital''' <br><br>'''Largest city'''
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|'''Languages'''<br>&nbsp;- Official<br>&nbsp;- Unofficial || <br>None (English ''de facto'')<br>Many
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|Sydney<br><small>[http://tools.wikimedia.de/~magnus/geo/geohack.php?params=35_16_58_S_149_07_53_E_type:city 33° 55″S, 151° 17″E]</small><br>Sydney
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|'''Languages'''<br>&nbsp;- Official<br>&nbsp;- Unofficial || <br>None <br>Many
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|'''Demonym''' || Australasian
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|'''Government'''<br><br>&nbsp;- State President<br>&nbsp;- Prime Minister
|'''Government'''<br><br>&nbsp;- State President<br>&nbsp;- Prime Minister
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| <small>Federal republic<br>Parliamentary democracy </small><br>[[Mary Anderson]]<br>[[Christian Benedict]]
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| Federal republic<br>Parliamentary democracy<br>[[Mary Anderson]]<br>[[Christian Benedict]]
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|'''Independence'''<br>&nbsp;- Constitution<br>&nbsp;- Statute of Westminster<br>&nbsp;- Australasia Act
|'''Independence'''<br>&nbsp;- Constitution<br>&nbsp;- Statute of Westminster<br>&nbsp;- Australasia Act
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|<br>January 1, 1901 <br>December 11, 1931<br> 2000
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|<br>January 1, 1901 <br>December 11, 1931<br>2000
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|'''Area''' <br>&nbsp;- Total <br>&nbsp;- % water
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| <br>8,418,370 km²<br>5.1
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|'''Population''' <br>&nbsp;- Total (2006)
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|'''Area''' <br>&nbsp;- Total<br>&nbsp;- Water (%)
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| <br>32,243,500
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|<br>8,433,377 km²<br>5.1
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|'''GDP (PPP)''' <br/>&nbsp; - Total (USD) <br/>&nbsp; - GDP/capita (USD)
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| <br>$817 billion <br>$34,740
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|'''Gini''' || 28.3 - '''<span style="color:#090">low</span>'''
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|'''Population''' <br>&nbsp;- Total<br>&nbsp;-
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|<br>33,190,500<br>3.94 /km²
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| '''HDI''' || [[Image:10px-Green_Arrow_Up_Darker.png]] 0.940 - '''<span style="color:#090">high</span>'''
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| '''Corruption Perceptions Index''' || 9.2
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|'''GDP (PPP)'''<br/>&nbsp;- Total<br/>&nbsp;- Per capita
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|<br>$1.153 trillion<br>$34,740
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|'''Currency'''
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| 1 '''Australasian dollar''' = 100 cents
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|'''Time zone''' <br> - Summer (DST)
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|'''Gini''' || 28.3 (<span style="color:#090">low</span>)
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|'''HDI''' || [[Image:10px-Green Arrow Up Darker.png]] 0.940 (<span style="color:#090">high</span>)
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|'''Currency''' || Australasian dollar (<code>AUD</code>)
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|'''Time zone''' <br>- Summer (DST)
| (UTC +8 to +12) <br> (UTC +9 to +13)
| (UTC +8 to +12) <br> (UTC +9 to +13)
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| '''Internet TLD''' || .au
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|'''Internet TLD''' || .au
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| '''Calling code''' || +62
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|'''Calling code''' || +62
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'''The Australasian Union''' is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the world's smallest continent, ''Terra Australis'', and a number of various sized islands in the Southern, Indian and Pacific Oceans. These include the islands of Fiji, New Zealand, Tasmania, and the eastern half of New Guinea. Neighbouring countries include Indonesia.
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The '''Australasian Union''' is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the world's smallest continent, ''Terra Australis'', and a number of various sized islands in the Southern, Indian and Pacific Oceans. These include the islands of Fiji, New Zealand, Tasmania, and the eastern half of New Guinea. Neighbouring countries include Indonesia.
==Background==
==Background==

Current revision as of 07:38, 9 September 2007

Australasian Union
Image:FlagofAustralasia.png Image:CoatofArmsofAustralasia.png
Flag Coat of arms
Motto
"Peace and prosperity"
Anthem
Advance Australasia Fair
Image:Australasian_map.png
Capital
(and largest city) 		Sydney
33° 55″S, 151° 17″E
Languages
 - Official
 - Unofficial
None (English de facto)
Many
Demonym Australasian
Government

 - State President
 - Prime Minister 		Federal republic
Parliamentary democracy
Mary Anderson
Christian Benedict
Independence
 - Constitution
 - Statute of Westminster
 - Australasia Act
January 1, 1901
December 11, 1931
2000
Area
 - Total
 - Water (%)
8,433,377 km²
5.1
Population
 - Total
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33,190,500
3.94 /km²
GDP (PPP)
 - Total
 - Per capita
$1.153 trillion
$34,740
Gini 28.3 (low)
HDI Image:10px-Green Arrow Up Darker.png 0.940 (high)
Currency Australasian dollar (AUD)
Time zone
- Summer (DST) 		(UTC +8 to +12)
(UTC +9 to +13)
Internet TLD .au
Calling code +62

The Australasian Union is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the world's smallest continent, Terra Australis, and a number of various sized islands in the Southern, Indian and Pacific Oceans. These include the islands of Fiji, New Zealand, Tasmania, and the eastern half of New Guinea. Neighbouring countries include Indonesia.

[edit] Background

The mainland has been inhabited for over 42,000 years by Indigenous Australasians. After sporadic visits by fishermen from the north and by European merchants and explorers beginning in the 17th century, the eastern half of the mainland was claimed by the British in 1770 and settled through penal transportation as the colony of New South Wales on 26 January 1788. This was followed by the colonisation of New Zealand in the 1790s. As the population grew and new areas were explored a further nine colonies were established through the course of the 19th century. These included settlements in Tonga, Fiji and the Cook Islands.

On 1 January 1901 the colonies became a federation, and the Australasian Union was born. Since federation, Australasia has maintained a stable liberal democratic political system, and, in 2000 established itself as a republic.

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