
Capital:
Canberra Total Area: 7,688,287 km² (2,968,464 mi²) (
6th)
Approximate population: 25,499,884
Location: Oceania, between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean
Languages:
English Religions:
Protestant,
Roman Catholic,
Orthodox Currency:
Australian Dollar (AUD) Organizations: United Nations, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Commonwealth of Nations, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
World's 6th largest country
Maritime boundaries: Arafura Sea, Coral Sea, Indian Ocean, Tasman Sea, Timor Sea
Interesting facts:
- The Great Barrier Reef is the largest organic construction on earth.
- Tasmania has the cleanest air in the world.
- Australia is known as the smallest continent in the world.
- Australia is three times larger than the largest island (Greenland) in the world.
- The oldest skeleton to ever be found in Australia was believed to be 60,000 years old.