Australia | Commonwealth of Australia
Capital: Canberra
Largest city: Sydney (4,757,083)
National language: English
Religions: Protestant Christianity (35.8%), Catholic Christianity (25.3%), Orthodox Christianity (4.0%), Buddhism (2.5%), Hinduism (2.2%), Sikhism (1.3%), Ishmaelism (1.2%), Others (1.9%), Non-religious (25.8%)
Demonym: Australian
Government: Constitutional monarchy | Federal parliamentary
Monarch: Elizabeth II
Governor-General: Peter Cosgrove
Prime Minister: Tony Abbott
Legislature: Parliament
Upper House: Senate
Lower House: House of Representatives
Independence (from the United Kingdom):
-Constitution: 1 January 1901
-Statute of Westminster: 9 October 1942
Area: 7,692,024 sq km
Population (2014): 23,619,200
Currency: Australian dollar (AUD)
Internet TLD: .au