🌍 Geography
Location: Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean
Area & Boundaries
Total Area
7,741,220 km²
Land Area
7,682,300 km²
Water Area
58,920 km²
World Rank by Area
#null
Land Boundaries
N/A km
Coastline
25,760 km
Terrain & Climate
Terrain: mostly low plateau with deserts; fertile plain in southeast
Climate: generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north
Elevation
Highest Point
: N/Am
Lowest Point
: nullm
Mean Elevation
330m
Natural Resources
alumina, coal, iron ore, copper, lithium, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, rare earth elements, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, opals, natural gas, petroleum
👥 Demographics
Population Overview
Total Population (2024)
26,768,598
World Rank
#null
Growth Rate
1.13%
Urbanization
null%
Age & Life Expectancy
Median Age
38.1 years
Life Expectancy
null years
Birth Rate
12.2 per 1,000
Death Rate
6.8 per 1,000
Major Urban Areas
- Melbourne, 5.121 million Sydney, 2.505 million Brisbane, 2.118 million Perth, 1.367 million Adelaide, 472,000 CANBERRA: 5,235,000 people
Languages
- English - 72%
- Mandarin - 2.7%
- Arabic - 1.4%
- Vietnamese - 1.3%
- Cantonese - 1.2%
- other - 15.7%
- unspecified - 5.7%
Education
Literacy Rate: null% (Male: null%, Female: null%)
💼 Economy
<p>high-income and globally integrated economy; strong mining, manufacturing, and service sectors driving slow but steady growth; net exporter, driven by commodities to East Asian trade partners; weak productivity and aging population straining labor force participation</p>
GDP & Economic Indicators
GDP (PPP)
$1.64 trillion
GDP (Official Rate)
$1.75 trillion
GDP per Capita (PPP)
$60,100
World GDP Rank
#null
GDP Growth Rate
1.4%
Unemployment Rate
null%
Inflation Rate
3.2%
Public Debt (% of GDP)
null%
GDP Composition by Sector
Agriculture
2.2%
Industry
26%
Services
65.5%
Major Industries
mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, steel
Trade
Exports
N/A
Imports
N/A
Foreign Exchange Reserves
N/A
Currency
(null)
🏛️ Government
Government Type
federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Executive Branch
Chief of State:
Head of Government:
Legislative Branch
National Holiday
Australia Day (commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet of Australian settlers), 26 January (1788); ANZAC Day (commemorates the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey), 25 April (1915)
📈 Social Indicators
Physicians
4.09 per 1,000
Hospital Beds
3.8 per 1,000
Health Expenditure
10.5% of GDP
Education Expenditure
5.1% of GDP
🎨 Cultural Heritage
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
21
Notable Sites
- Great Barrier Reef
- Greater Blue Mountains Area
- Fraser Island
- Gondwana Rainforests
- Lord Howe Island Group
- Royal Exhibition Building and Carlton Gardens
- Shark Bay
- Sydney Opera House
- Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa National Park
- Kakadu National Park