Australia

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Commonwealth of Australia
Flag	Coat of arms
Anthem God Save The Queen (royal) Advance Australia Fair (national)
Capital Largest city	Canberra 35°18′S, 149°08′E Sydney
Official language(s)	English
Government  - Monarch  - Governor-General  - Prime Minister	Parliamentary democracy (federal constitutional monarchy) Queen Elizabeth II Michael Jeffery Chris Marshall
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
Area  - Total  - Water (%)	8,491,014 km² 3,278,385 sq mi 0.9
Population  - July 2007 est.  - Density	31,264,509 3.68 /km² 9.53 /sq mi
GDP (PPP)  - Total  - Per capita	2007 estimate $1.074 trillion $34,359
GDP (nominal)  - Total  - Per capita	2007 estimate $1.330 trillion $42,553
Gini	35.2 (medium)
HDI	0.962 (high)
Currency	Australian dollar (AUD)
Time zone - Summer (DST)	(UTC +8 to +12) (UTC +9 to +13)
Internet TLD	.au
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