Australia

• Full name: Commonwealth of Australia
• Population: 22.9 million (2012)
• Capital: Canberra
• Largest city: Sydney
• Area: 7.7 million sq km (2.9 million sq miles)
• Major language: English
• Major religion: Christianity
• Life expectancy: 80 years (men), 84 years (women)
  
• Monetary unit: 1 Australian dollar = 100 cents
• Main exports: Ores and metals; wool, food and live animals; fuels, transport machinery and equipment
• GNI per capita: US $65,520 (2013)
• Internet domain: .au

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