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Australia (or Commonwealth of Australia)
(member of Commonwealth)
Area 7,741,200 km2
Population 26,499,819 inh. in 2022 (Australian)
Density 3.4 inh./km2
Life expectancy Mean : 84.5 years    Female : 85.8 years    Male : 83.2 years
Languages English
Ethnic groups Europeans (88.8 %), Asians (9 %), Aborigines (2.1 %), Torres Strait Islanders (0.1 %)
Capital Canberra : 426,704 inh.
Administrative divisions
State or territory Capital Area (km2) Population
Northern Territory Darwin 1,349,129 232,365
Western Australia Perth 2,529,875 2,472,400
South Australia Adelaide 983,482 1,650,600
Victoria Melbourne 227,416 5,713,000
Australian Capital Territory Canberra 2,358 370,729
Jervis Bay Territory   70 377
New South Wales Sydney 800,642 7,272,800
Queensland Brisbane 1,730,648 4,560,059
Tasmania Hobart 68,401 500,000

+ 7 external territories : Ashmore and Cartier Islands,
Australian Antarctic Territory, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands,
Coral Sea Islands Territory, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Norfolk Island
Altitudes Maximum : 2,228 m (Mount Kosciusko)
Minimum  : -15 m (Lake Eyre)
Time zones
AWST (Australian Western Standard Time) :
Western Australia
UTC+8h
ACST (Australian Central Standard Time) :
Northern Territory
UTC+9h30
South Australia UTC+9h30
(winter)		 UTC+10h30
(summer, ACDT)
AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time) :
Queensland
UTC+10h
Victoria
Australian Capital Territory (*)
Jervis Bay Territory
New South Wales
Tasmania		 UTC+10h
(winter)		 UTC+11h
(summer, AEDT)
(*) : time zone of the capital
Currency Australian dollar (AUD) divided into 100 cents Conversion
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MlOfficial tourism web site
EnKakadu National Park official web site
EnAustralian government official web site
EnGeoscience Australia (geographical informations, maps...)

En = English, Fr = French, Ml = Multilingual, Sp = Spanish
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