Capital:Canberra
Population:20,090,437
Area:7,686,850 sq km
Climate:generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north
Languages:English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8%
Currency:Australian dollar (AUD)
Government:democratic
Religions: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%
Source: CIA World Factbook 2007
