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Capital Australia : |
Canberra .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Australia :
| .
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| Climate Australia :
| generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north .
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| Life expectancy Australia :
| 80.26 years .
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| Fertility rate Australia :
| 1.76 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Australia :
| democratic, federal-state system recognizing the British monarch as sovereign .
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| Population Australia :
| 19,913,144 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Australia :
| 7,686,850 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Australia :
| 10.815 million (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Australia :
| 14.347 million (2003) .
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| International Country Code Australia :
| 61.
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| Current account balance Australia :
| $-30.14 billion (2003) |
| HIV Australia :
| 0.1% (2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line Australia :
| NA |
| Literacy Australia :
| 100% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Australia :
| 2% |
| House hold income highest than 10% Australia :
| 25.4% (1994) |
| Inflation Australia :
| 2.8% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate Australia :
| 6% (2003) |
| Internet Users Australia :
| 9.472 million (2002) |
| Location Australia :
| Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean |
| Geographic Coordinates Australia :
| 27 00 S, 133 00 E |
| Religion Australia :
| Anglican 26.1%, Roman Catholic 26%, other Christian 24.3%, non-Christian 11%, other 12.6% |
| Administrative region Australia :
| 6 states and 2 territories*; Australian Capital Territory*, New South Wales, Northern Territory*, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia |
| Terrain Australia :
| mostly low plateau with deserts; fertile plain in southeast |
| Elevation extremes lowest Australia :
| Lake Eyre -15 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Australia :
| Mount Kosciuszko 2,229 m |
| Natural resources Australia :
| bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum |
| Land use arable land Australia :
| 6.55% (includes about 27 million hectares of cultivated grassland) |
| Land use permanentcrops Australia :
| 0,04% |
| Irrigated land Australia :
| 24,000 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Australia :
| cyclones along the coast; severe droughts; forest fires |
| Environment current issues Australia :
| soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water; desertification; clearing for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site; limited natural fresh water resources |
| Geography note Australia :
| world's smallest continent but sixth-largest country; population concentrated along the eastern and southeastern coasts; regular, tropical, invigorating, sea breeze known as "the Doctor" occurs along the west coast in the summer |