Australia

Area: 7 741 220 km²

Population: 20 434 176 (2007)

Population density: 2.6 pers./km²

Capital: Canberra

Government type: Federal Constitutional monarchy

Official language: English

Ethnic groups: White 92%, Asian 7%, Aboriginal 1%

Religion: Roman Catholic 26.4%, Anglican 20.5%, other Christian 20.5%, Budhist 1.9%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.2%, none 15.3%

Currency: Australian dollar (AUD)

Time zone: UTC +8 to UTC +10.5, summer UTC +9 to UTC +11.5

Administrative divisions: Australia consist of 6 states and 2 terittories

Highest point: Mount Kosciuszko 2 228 m

Longest river: Darling River 2 739 km

Largest lake: Lake Eyre 9 500 km²

Largest cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide

Calling code: + 61

Internet TLD: .au