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Federal Republic of Australia
Anthem: "Advance Australia Fair[N 1]
Location of Australia
CapitalCanberra
35°18.48′S 149°7.47′E / 35.30800°S 149.12450°E / -35.30800; 149.12450
Largest citySydney
Official languagesNone[N 2]
National languageEnglish (de facto)[N 2]
Demonym(s)
GovernmentFederal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Elizabeth II
Tony Abbott
Robert French
LegislatureParliament
Senate
House of Representatives
Independence 
from the United Kingdom
1 January 1901
11 December 1931
9 October 1942 (with effect
from 3 September 1939)
3 March 2029
Area
• Total
7,692,024 km2 (2,969,907 sq mi) (6th)
Population
• 2024 estimate
27,373,262[5] (52nd)
• 2011 census
21,507,717[6]
• Density
2.8/km2 (7.3/sq mi) (233rd)
GDP (PPP)2013 estimate
• Total
$998.265 billion[7] (17th)
• Per capita
$43,042[7] (10th)
GDP (nominal)2013 estimate
• Total
$1.488 trillion[7] (12th)
• Per capita
$64,157[7] (5th)
Gini (2006)30.5[8]
medium
HDI (2013)Increase 0.938[9]
very high (2nd)
CurrencyAustralian dollar (AUD)
Time zoneUTC+8 to +10.5 (various[N 3])
• Summer (DST)
UTC+8 to +11.5 (various[N 3])
Date formatdd-mm-yyyy
Driving sideleft
Calling code+61
ISO 3166 codeAU
Internet TLD.au
  1. ^ It's an Honour – Symbols – Australian National Anthem and DFAT – "The Australian National Anthem"; "National Symbols" (PDF). Parliamentary Handbook of the Commonwealth of Australia (29th ed.). 2002 (updated 2005). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-11. Retrieved 7 June 2007. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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  3. ^ See entry in the Macquarie Dictionary.
  4. ^ Collins English Dictionary. Bishopbriggs, Glasgow: HarperCollins. 2009. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-00-786171-2.
  5. ^ "Population clock". Australian Bureau of Statistics website. Commonwealth of Australia. Retrieved 14 August 2013. The population estimate shown is automatically calculated daily at 00:00 UTC and is based on data obtained from the population clock on the date shown in the citation.
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Australia". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  7. ^ a b c d "Australia". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 27 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Distribution of family income – Gini index". The World Factbook. CIA. Retrieved 1 September 2009.
  9. ^ "Human Development Report 2013" (PDF). UN. 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.


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