Commonwealth of Australia

Capital: Canberra

Total Area: 2,967,909.38 sq mi, 7,686,850.00 sq km, (slightly smaller than the US)

Population: 19,357,594 (July 2001 est.)

Estimated Population in 2050: 24,175,783

Languages: English, native languages

Literacy: 100.0% total, 100.0% male, 100.0% female

Religions: Anglican 26.1%, Roman Catholic 26%, other Christian 24.3%, non-Christian 11%

Life Expectancy: 77.02 male, 82.87 female (2001 est.)

Government Type: democratic, federal-state system recognizing the British monarch as sovereign

Currency: 1 Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents

GDP (per capital): $23,200 (2000 est.)

Industry: mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, steel

Agriculture: wheat, barley, sugarcane, fruits; cattle, sheep, poultry

Arable Land: 6%

Natural Resources: bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum

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