Australia: all about this country and its main places!

General Information About Australia

Population

In this country, the median age is 44.50 years and the birth growth rate is around 0.31%. This country represents 0.325% of the world's population with about 24,245,600 individuals.

Economy

It is ranked 13# in the world with a GDP of $1,552,667,363,236 USD in 2021. The price for a Big Mac in this country is 6.70$ (that corresponds to $4.63 USD). The sign for the local currency is $ (AUD).

Culture

There are UNESCO listed sites: Kakadu National Park, Great Barrier Reef, Sydney Opera House, Willandra Lakes Region, Tasmanian Wilderness. Well known national dishes are: Meat pie,Roast lamb.

Geography

People from this country speak these languages: English. This nation's capital is Canberra. Country territory measures 7,692,024 km², a postcode system is employed and the main cities are: Brisbane, Christchurch, Auckland, Howick, Rodney.

Education

On average citizens spend 16 years in school (including higher education). Well known universities are: University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, University of Queensland, University of New South Wales, Monash University.

Good to know

The country's ISO code is AU, telephone numbers begin with +61, the domain name ".au" is used by the country's websites Check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia for more information about this nation.

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