Australia
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|'''GDP''' (PPP) <br/> - Total<br/> - Per capita | |'''GDP''' (PPP) <br/> - Total<br/> - Per capita | ||
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- | |'''HDI''' || [[Image:10px-Green Arrow Up Darker.png]] 0. | + | |'''Gini''' || 35.2 (<span style="color:#fc0">medium</span>) |
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+ | |'''HDI''' || [[Image:10px-Green Arrow Up Darker.png]] 0.962 (<span style="color:#090">high</span>) | ||
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Revision as of 17:25, 20 December 2007
Commonwealth of Australia | |
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Flag | Coat of arms |
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Anthem God Save The Queen (royal) Advance Australia Fair (national) | |
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Capital Largest city | Canberra 35°18′S, 149°08′E Sydney |
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Official language(s) | English |
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Government - Monarch - Governor-General - Prime Minister | Parliamentary democracy (federal constitutional monarchy) Queen Elizabeth II Michael Jeffery Chris Marshall |
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Establishment - New South Wales founded - Constitution - Statute of Westminster - Australia Act - Union formed | January 26, 1788 January 1, 1901 December 11, 1931 March 3, 1986 January 26, 1988 |
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Area - Total - Water (%) | 8,491,014 km² 3,278,385 sq mi 0.9 |
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Population - July 2007 est. - Density | 31,264,509 3.68 /km² 9.53 /sq mi |
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GDP (PPP) - Total - Per capita | 2007 estimate $1.074 trillion $34,359 |
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GDP (nominal) - Total - Per capita | 2007 estimate $1.330 trillion $42,553 |
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Gini | 35.2 (medium) |
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HDI | 0.962 (high) |
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Currency | Australian dollar (AUD )
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Time zone - Summer (DST) | (UTC +8 to +12) (UTC +9 to +13) |
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Internet TLD | .au |
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Calling code | +61 |
Australia is a federal constitutional monarchy consisting of the following states and territories.
- States
- New South Wales
- Queensland
- Victoria
- Tasmania
- South Australia
- Western Australia
- Papua New Guinea (statehood in 1975)
- Fiji (statehood in 1988)
- Solomon Islands (statehood in 1988)
- New Zealand (statehood in 1988)
- Internal Territories
- Northern Territory
- Australian Capital Territory
- Jervis Bay Territory
- External Territories
- Ashmore and Cartier Islands
- Australian Antarctic Territory
- Norfolk Island
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Coral Sea Islands Territory
- Heard and McDonald Islands