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News •

Australia won't retaliate against 'unjustified' US tariffs on steel and aluminum • Mar. 12, 2025, 1:18 AM ET (AP)
A cache of explosives in Sydney provoked antisemitic terrorism fears. Police now say it was faked • Mar. 10, 2025, 6:35 AM ET (AP)
Floodwaters still threaten parts of Australia's east coast as tropical storm cleanup begins • Mar. 10, 2025, 4:22 AM ET (AP)
Tropical low tracks west across Australian east coast leaving 1 dead and several injured • Mar. 8, 2025, 7:14 PM ET (AP)
Rare cyclone weakens to a tropical low weather system as it approaches the Australian east coast • Mar. 8, 2025, 2:58 PM ET (AP)

Facts

Also Known As Commonwealth of Australia
Head Of Government Prime Minister: Anthony Albanese
Capital Canberra
Population (2025 est.) 27,978,000
Currency Exchange Rate 1 USD equals 1.545 Australian dollar
Head Of State British Monarch: King Charles III, represented by Governor-General: Sam Mostyn
Form Of Government federal parliamentary state (formally a constitutional monarchy) with two legislative houses (Senate [76]; House of Representatives [150])
Official Language none1
Official Religion none
Official Name Commonwealth of Australia
Total Area (Sq Km) 7,688,126
Total Area (Sq Mi) 2,968,385
Monetary Unit Australian dollar ($A)
Population Rank (2025) 53
Population Projection 2030 27,564,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2025) 9.4
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2025) 3.6
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2018) 86% • Rural: (2018) 14%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2020–2022) 81.2 years • Female: (2020–2022) 85.3 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: not available • Female: not available
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 1,683,420
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 63,150
1There is no official language designated in the Australian constitution. English is widely considered the de facto national language.

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Map showing the country of Australia divided into its states and territories with major cities and surrounding bodies of water, including the Indian Ocean, Coral Sea, Tasman Sea, and Pacific Ocean.
Uluru/Ayers Rock, Northern Territory, Australia
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Dove Lake, Tasmania, Australia
Great Barrier Reef
MacDonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Australia
Cradle Mountain, Tasmania, Australia
Hamersley Range, Western Australia
Cobar, New South Wales, Australia
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Distinctive features of Australia's Indigenous languages
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