Commonwealth of Australia | |
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.svg) Commonwealth of Australia, including the Australian territorial claim in the Antarctic | |
| Capital | Canberra 35°18′29″S 149°07′28″E / 35.30806°S 149.12444°E |
| Largest city | Sydney |
| National language | English[N 2] |
| Religion (2016)[3] |
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| Government | Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| David Hurley | |
| Scott Morrison | |
| Michael McCormack | |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Senate | |
| House of Representatives | |
| Independence from the United Kingdom | |
| 1 January 1901 | |
| 9 October 1942 (with effect from 3 September 1939) | |
| 3 March 1986 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,692,024 km2 (2,969,907 sq mi) (6th) |
• Water (%) | 1.79 (as of 2015)[6] |
| Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 25,735,700[7] (53rd) |
• 2016 census | 23,401,892[8] |
• Density | 3.3/km2 (8.5/sq mi) (192nd) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
• Total |  $1.334 trillion[9] (19th) |
• Per capita | $51,885[9] (17th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $1.375 trillion[9] (13th) |
• Per capita | $50,844[9] (10th) |
| Gini (2018) |  34.0[10]medium · 22nd |
| HDI (2019) |  0.944[11]very high · 8th |
| Currency | Australian dollar (AUD) |
| Time zone | UTC+8; +9.5; +10 (Various[N 4]) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+8; +9.5; +10; +10.5; +11 (Various[N 4]) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy yyyy-mm-dd[12] |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +61 |
| ISO 3166 code | AU |
| Internet TLD | .au |
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Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country in Oceania and the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The population of 26 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney. The country's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.