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Oceania — Australia and New Zealand
UN Member
Independent
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🇦🇺 Australia
Commonwealth of Australia
27.4M
Population
World #54
7,692,024 km²
Land Area
World #7
$1.77 trillion
GDP (USD)
World #14
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Did You Know?
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Australia is the world's #54 most populous country out of 242 tracked nations.
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It ranks #7 globally by land area — covering about 5.16% of Earth's total landmass.
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It has no land borders — an island nation surrounded entirely by water.
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It spans 13 timezones — from UTC+11:00 to UTC+11:00.
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Its economy ranks #14 worldwide with a GDP of $1.77 trillion USD.
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Population density is 3.6 people per km² — world rank #235.
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Cars drive on the left side of the road — like the UK, Japan and India.
Quick Facts
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Capital
Canberra
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Phone Code
+61
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Internet TLD
.au
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Nationality
Australian
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Week Starts
Monday
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ISO Codes
AU / AUS / 036
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Coordinates
-27.00°, 133.00°
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Driving Side
Left-hand traffic
Economy
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GDP (nominal)
$1.77 trillion USD
World rank #14 of 188 tracked economies
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GDP per Capita
$64,660
Total output ÷ total population
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Population Density
3.6 /km²
World density rank #235
$
Australian dollar
AUD • official currency
People & Languages
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Total Population
27,400,013
World rank #54 of 242 nations
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Official Languages
1
English
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Demonym
Australian
What its people are called
🗣️ English
Geography & Neighbours
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Land Area
7,692,024 km²
5.16% of Earth's landmass • World #7
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Land Borders
0 countries
🏝️ Island — no land borders
Timezones (13)
UTC+11:00
Antarctica/Macquarie
MIST — Macquarie Island Station Time
UTC+10:30
Australia/Adelaide
ACDT — Australian Central Daylight Saving Time
UTC+10:00
Australia/Brisbane
AEST — Australian Eastern Standard Time
UTC+10:30
Australia/Broken_Hill
ACDT — Australian Central Daylight Saving Time
UTC+11:00
Australia/Currie
AEDT — Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time
UTC+09:30
Australia/Darwin
ACST — Australian Central Standard Time
UTC+08:45
Australia/Eucla
ACWST — Australian Central Western Standard Time (Unofficial)
UTC+11:00
Australia/Hobart
AEDT — Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time
UTC+10:00
Australia/Lindeman
AEST — Australian Eastern Standard Time
UTC+11:00
Australia/Lord_Howe
LHST — Lord Howe Summer Time
UTC+11:00
Australia/Melbourne
AEDT — Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time
UTC+08:00
Australia/Perth
AWST — Australian Western Standard Time
UTC+11:00
Australia/Sydney
AEDT — Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time
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Codes & Identity
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ISO Alpha-2
AU
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ISO Alpha-3
AUS
3️⃣
ISO Numeric
036
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Status
officially-assigned
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Postal Format
####
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WikiData ID
Q408
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Also Spelled As
AU
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