Australia: all about this country and its main places!

General Information About Australia

Geography

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

Education

The inhabitants stay 16 years in school (tertiary education included). This country offers several reputable universities like University of Melbourne, University of Sydney, University of Queensland, University of New South Wales, Monash University.

Culture

Example of famous dishes in this country: Meat pie,Roast lamb. There are UNESCO listed sites: Kakadu National Park, Great Barrier Reef, Sydney Opera House, Willandra Lakes Region, Tasmanian Wilderness.

Economy

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

Population

There are 24,245,600 people here, or 0.325% of the world's population. The median age of the population is 44.50 years with a birth growth rate of 0.31%.

Good to know

For more information about this country, check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia. Telephone numbers begin with +61, the ISO code is AU, the domain name ".au" is used by the country's websites

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