Australia
 | Australia |  Population Government Economy Geography Communication Transportation | |
 Population | Top of page | |
| Inhabitants | Life expectancy | |
| 20,434,176 (July 2007 est.) | total population: 80.62 years
male: 77.75 years female: 83.63 years (2007 est.) | |
| Ethnic groups | Religions | |
| white 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1% | Catholic 26.4%, Anglican 20.5%, other Christian 20.5%, Buddhist 1.9%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 12.7%, none 15.3% (2001 Census) | |
| Languages | Literacy | |
| English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2001 Census) | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.) | |
 Government | Top of page | |
| Government type | Capital | |
| federal parliamentary democracy | Canberra | |
| Independance | National day | |
| 1 January 1901 (federation of UK colonies) | Australia Day, 26 January (1788); ANZAC Day (commemorated as 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) | |
| Constitution | Legal system | |
| 9 July 1900, effective 1 January 1901 | based on English common law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations | |
 Economy | Top of page | |
| GDP (purchasing power parity) | Growth rate | |
| $645.3 billion (2006 est.) | 2.8% (2006 est.) | |
| GDP per inhabitant | Unemployment rate | |
| $32,900 (2006 est.) | 4.9% (2006 est.) | |
| Population below poverty line | Inflation rate | |
| NA% | 3.8% (2006 est.) | |
| Exports | Imports | |
| $117 billion (2006 est.) | $127.7 billion (2006 est.) | |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | Currency | |
| $48.25 billion (2006 est.) | Australian dollar (AUD) | |
| Military expenditures | ||
| 2.4% (2006) | ||
 Geography | Top of page | |
| Location | Area | |
| Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean | 7,686,850 sq km | |
| Climate | Natural resources | |
| generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north | bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum | |
 Communication | Top of page | |
| Cellulars | Internet code | |
| 18.42 million (2005) | .au | |
| Internet hosts | Internet users | |
| 7.773 million (2006) | 14.664 million (2006) | |
 Transportation | Top of page | |
| Airports | Railways (in km) | |
| 455 (2006) | 47,738 km | |
| Roadways (in km) | Pipelines (in km) | |
| 810,641 km | condensate/gas 546 km; gas 31,323 km; liquid petroleum gas 240 km; oil 4,808 km; oil/gas/water 110 km (2006) | |
