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Kingdom of Australia, Tasmantis and the Oceanian Collectivities | |||||
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Motto: Advance Australia Fair |
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Royal anthem: God Save the King |
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Capital | Brisbane | ||||
Largest city | Sydney | ||||
Official languages | English | ||||
Regional languages | Maori • French • Wallisian • Futunan • Bislama • several other native language | ||||
Ethnic groups | Australians, New Zealanders, Polynesians, Demis, Kanak etc | ||||
Religion | 84% Christianity —70% Protestantism |
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Demonym | Australian | ||||
Government | Federal constitutional monarchy | ||||
- | King | Brian II | |||
- | Prime Minister | Jacinda Ardern | |||
Legislature | Parliament | ||||
- | Upper house | Senate | |||
- | Lower house | House of Representatives | |||
Establishment | |||||
- | First sighting by Europeans | 1629 | |||
- | Arrival of James Cook | 1770 | |||
- | Beginning of British colonialization | 26 January 1788 | |||
- | Federalization of the colonies | 1901 | |||
- | Australian Revolution | 30 April 1918 | |||
- | Invasion of New Zealand | 28 October 1918 | |||
- | Independence from Britain | 1 March 1919 | |||
- | Democracy Act | 14 September 1976 | |||
- | Decentralization Act | 1 January 1985 | |||
Area | |||||
- | Area | 7,995,119 km2 3,086,933 sq mi |
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Population | |||||
- | 2020 estimate | 98,127,844 (14th) | |||
GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate | ||||
- | Total | $3.525 trillion | |||
- | Per capita | $51,885 | |||
GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate | ||||
- | Total | $3.588 trillion | |||
- | Per capita | $50,844 | |||
HDI (2020) | 0.938 (very high) (6th) | ||||
Currency | Australian dollar (AUD ) |
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Time zone | (UTC+8; +9.5: +10) | ||||
Date formats | yyyy-mm-dd (AD) | ||||
Drives on the | Left | ||||
Internet TLD | .au | ||||
Calling code | +61 |
Australia, fully Australia, Tasmantis and the Oceanian Collectivities and referred to as The Commonwealth for short, is a country in Oceania that includes the following constituent nations: Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Vanautau, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna, and the Polynesia Territory (Which itself comprises the Society Islands archipelago, composed of the Windward Islands and the Leeward Islands; the Tuamotu Archipelago; the Gambier Islands; the Marquesas Islands; and the Austral Islands).