Australia: all about this country and its main places!

General Information About Australia

Geography

This nation's capital is Canberra. The following languages are spoken by the nation's citizens: English. Country territory measures 7,692,024 km², a postcode system is employed and the main cities are: Brisbane, Christchurch, Auckland, Howick, Rodney.

Economy

The sign for the local currency is $ (AUD). In 2021 the GDP was $1,552,667,363,236 USD, which ranks it number 13 in the world. In this country a Big Mac is worth 6.70$ (corresponding to $4.63 USD).

Culture

This nation has UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Kakadu National Park, Great Barrier Reef, Sydney Opera House, Willandra Lakes Region, Tasmanian Wilderness. Interesting food you need to try here: Meat pie,Roast lamb.

Education

On average citizens spend 16 years in school (including higher education). This nation has a number of interesting universities, including University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, University of Queensland, University of New South Wales, Monash University.

Population

There are 24,245,600 inhabitants, or 0.325% of the population of planet earth. The median age of the population is 44.50 years with a birth growth rate of 0.31%.

Good to know

Phone numbers start with +61, the country's ISO code is AU, the country's websites have the domain name ".au" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia is a good place to find out more details on this country.

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