Australia - Introduction

Here, we have some interesting facts about Australia. Australia (officially: Commonwealth of Australia) is a country in Oceania, precisely in Australia and New Zealand, with a population of about 26.8 Millions inhabitants today (2024-10-30). The capital city of Commonwealth of Australia is Canberra, and the official country TLD code is .au. Australia has cca2, cca3, cioc, ccn3 codes as AU, AUS, AUS, 036 respectively. Check some other vital information below.

Australia , Coat of Arms
Names
Common Australia
Official Commonwealth of Australia
Common (Native) Australia
Official (Native) Commonwealth of Australia
Alternative spellings AU
Translations ⬇️
Languages
eng English
Geography
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Australia is located in Australia and New Zealand and has a total land area of 7692024 km². It is bounded by and the capital city is Canberra

Region/Continent Oceania
Subregion Australia and New Zealand
TimeZone UTC+05:00UTC+06:30UTC+07:00UTC+08:00UTC+09:30UTC+10:00UTC+10:30UTC+11:30
Capital city Canberra
Area 7692024 km²
Population 2024-10-30 26.8 Millions
Bordered Countreies
Demonym
eng Male: Australian / Female: Australian
fra Male: Australien / Female: Australienne
Lat/Lng -27, 133
Historical data and more
The National Flag of Australia

The flag of Australia has a dark blue field. It features the flag of the United Kingdom — the Union Jack — in the canton, beneath which is a large white seven-pointed star. A representation of the Southern Cross constellation, made up of one small five-pointed and four larger seven-pointed white stars, is situated on the fly side of the field.

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Currency
Name Australian dollar
Code AUD
Symbol $
Other info
Idependent yes, officially-assigned
UN Member country yes
Start of Week monday
Car Side left
Codes
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 AU
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 AUS
ISO 3166-1 numeric 036
International calling code +61
FIFA 3 Letter Code AUS
All Important Facts about Australia

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Australia is found in Australia and New Zealand