Australia

Oceania · Australia & New Zealand

Australia

Commonwealth of Australia
Oceania · Australia & New Zealand · Capital: Canberra

Quick facts about Australia

Official name	Commonwealth of Australia
Capital	Canberra
Continent & subregion	Oceania · Australia & New Zealand
Population	26,659,922 people (world rank 54)
Area	7,692,024 km²
Density	3 people/km²
Share of world population	0.33% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$1,734.5 billion
Urbanisation	87.5% urban population
Life expectancy	83.1 years
Currency	Australian dollar ($) — AUD
Languages	English
Internet domain	`.au`
Calling code	+61
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$65,058 · see world ranking
Internet Users	96.1% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	1.5 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	3.1 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	14.2 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	17.3% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Australia did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

No land borders — an island country or a remote territory.

The geographic position is roughly -27°, 133°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.