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Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government (see also Research)
- Capital city: Canberra
- Form of government: Constitutional monarchy, Governor-General, bicameral federal parliament (Senate and House of
Representatives)
- Population: 19,731,984 (July 2003 est.) (85% urban)
- Total area: 7,682,300 sq. km
- Languages: English
- Religions: Christian 74% (Catholic 26%, Anglican 26%)
- Per capita GDP: $27,000 p.a. (2002 est.)
- Exports: $66.3bn (2002 est.); coal, gold, meat, wool, alumina, iron ore, wheat, machinery and transport equipment
- Literacy: 98.5%
- Life expectancy: 80.1 years (83.2f, 77.3m)
Sources
- CIA World Factbook | country data - Australia
- U.S. State Department | Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs | country information - Australia
- AsiaSource | country profiles maps and statistics - Australia - a resource of The Asia Society
- Atlapedia Online | - Australia
- E-Conflict World Encyclopedia - Australia - national anthem, flag, map, people, economy, geography, government, defence,
news and weather
- Nation by Nation | country data - Australia - facts, government, geography, history, human rights, people
- World Skip | country data - Australia
- Government
- Governments on the WWW - Australia - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments, ministries,
offices, law courts, embassies, etc
- CIA Library | Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members | - Australia
- Political Resources | - Australia
- World Audit.org | national statistics and reports - Australia - national statistics and reports from Freedom House,
Transparency International, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and others
- ElectionWorld.org | election results in Australia
- Social Progress
- International Lesbian and Gay Association | Country Survey - Australia] - information for those working to promote lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) rights
- OneWorld.net | country database - Australia - news articles selected from around the world
- UNICEF | children's health & education statistics - Australia
- U.S. Refugee Committee | World Refugee Survey country report - Australia
- Demographics
- Australian Bureau of Statistics
- Demographia | Australian population
- NationbyNation | Australian population
- The Australian Honours System
- Economy
- Australian Financial Review | AFR Scorecard - Australian economic and market statistics
- The Economist | country briefing - Australia
- WageNet - Australian wages and conditions of employment
- Geography
- AUSLIG - National Mapping Agency - a Division of Geoscience Australia
- Australia's Coasts and Oceans (Department of Environment)
- Bureau of Meteorology - complete coverage of Australia's weather
- Geoscience Australia - national agency for geoscience research and information about resource use, and environmental
management
- Mapping Sciences Institute, Australia
- Rivers Info Australia
- Flora & Fauna
- Australian Native Plants
- Australian Botany pages
- Greening Australia
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- About Australia
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