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Area:

7,741,220 km² (2988902 mi² )

Time zone(s):

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Population:

20,697,900 (2006)

Date founded:

Jan 1, 1901

Contained by:

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Also known as:

The Commonwealth of Australia

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Canberra ( /ˈkænbᵊrə/ or /ˈkænbɛrə/) is the capital city of Australia. With a population of 358,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), 280 km (170 mi) south-west of Sydney,...

Population

number	date
20,697,900	2006
20,394,800	2005
20,127,400	2004
19,895,400	2003
19,651,400	2002
19,413,000	2001
19,153,000	2000
18,926,000	1999
18,711,000	1998
18,517,000	1997

Form of Government:

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Official Language:

English Language

Languages spoken:

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Currency Used:

Australian dollar

Currency Formerly Used:

Australian pound

National anthem:

Anthem	Official anthem since
Advance Australia Fair	1984

Internet TLD:

ISO Short Name:

AUSTRALIA

FIPS Code:

Administrative Divisions:

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Calling Code:

Geolocation:

Latitude	Longitude
-32.34562	141.4346

Contains:

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USBG name:

AUSTRALIA

Adjectival form:

Australian
Aussie

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GDP (nominal):

Currency	Amount	Valid Date
US$	924,843,128,521	2009
US$	856,816,361,781	2007
US$	749,316,412,099	2006
US$	696,033,679,146	2005
US$	615,275,999,431	2004
US$	468,468,841,002	2003
US$	397,239,430,724	2002
US$	380,427,712,783	2001
US$	4.16923E+11	2000
US$	390,208,672,766	1999

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GDP (nominal per capita):

Currency	Amount	Valid Date
Australian dollar	43,163
US$	39,300	2008

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Religions:

Religion	Percent of population	As of date
Islam	1.5 %	2001
Buddhism	1.9 %	2001
Anglicanism	20.5 %	2001
Roman Catholicism	26.4 %	2001

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Places exported to:

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Places imported from:

Imported from	Currency	Amount	Date
United States of America	US$	7,200,000,000	2008
Kiribati
New Zealand
Wellington

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Military Combatant

Armed forces:

First Australian Imperial Force

Military Commanders:

Military Conflict	Military Commander
Landing at Anzac Cove	William Birdwood, 1st Baron Birdwood
Battle of Passchendaele	John Monash
Battle of Long Tan	Harry Smith
Battle of Timor	Alexander Spence
Korean War	Robert Menzies

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Military Conflicts:

Conflict	Combatants
Korean War
Vietnam War	United States of America Republic of China (Taiwan) South Korea Thailand Philippines Khmer Republic Kingdom of Laos New Zealand South Vietnam
Gulf War	United States of America United Kingdom France
World War I	United Kingdom France Russia Italy United States of America
Iraq War
Tết Offensive	South Vietnam United States of America New Zealand South Korea
2003 invasion of Iraq	United States of America United Kingdom Denmark Poland Philippines Peshmerga
Battle of the Somme	Canada France Union of South Africa Dominion of Newfoundland United Kingdom German Empire British Raj
Second Battle of Passchendale
Battle of Palembang

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Belongs To Combatant Group:

Allies of World War II

Force Deployments:

Military Conflict	Combatant	Force Size	Maximum Force Size	Resource	Date
Vietnam War	United States of America Thailand South Korea South Vietnam	1,200,000		Personnel	1968
Tết Offensive	South Vietnam South Korea New Zealand United States of America	120,000		Personnel
Landing at Anzac Cove	Dominion of New Zealand	2		Division
Battle of Gallipoli	French West Africa British Raj Dominion of New Zealand Dominion of Newfoundland United Kingdom	5	16	Division
Battle of Long Tan	United States of America New Zealand	101
2001 war in Afghanistan		1,090

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Casualties:

Military Conflict	Combatant	Type Of Casualties	Estimate
Korean War		Military - Dead	339
Korean War		Military - Wounded	1,161
Battle of Gallipoli	British Raj Dominion of New Zealand Dominion of Newfoundland French West Africa United Kingdom		220,000
Vietnam War		Military - Wounded	2,400
Vietnam War		Military - Dead	520
Landing at Anzac Cove	Dominion of New Zealand		8,709
Battle of Passchendaele	Union of South Africa France Dominion of New Zealand Canada United Kingdom		508,800
Battle of Long Tan	United States of America New Zealand	Military - Dead	18
Battle of Long Tan	New Zealand United States of America	Military - Wounded	21

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Governing officials:

Officeholder	Basic title	Office, position, or title	Governmental body (if position is part of one)	District represented (if position is district-related)	Appointed By (if Position is Appointed)	From	To
John Howard	Prime minister	Prime Minister of Australia	Australian House of Representatives	Division of Bennelong		Mar 2, 1996	Dec 3, 2007
John Howard		Leader of the Opposition	Australian House of Representatives	Division of Bennelong		1983	1989
Peter Garrett		Shadow Minister for Climate Change, Environment & Heritage, Arts	Australian House of Representatives		Kevin Rudd	2006
Edmund Barton	Prime minister	Prime Minister of Australia	Australian House of Representatives			Jan 1, 1901	Sep 24, 1903
Michael Kirby		Puisne Justice of the High Court of Australia			Paul Keating	Feb 6, 1996
John Howard		Treasurer of Australia	Australian House of Representatives	Division of Bennelong	Malcolm Fraser	1977	1983
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom	Monarch					1952
Alfred Deakin	Prime minister	Prime Minister of Australia	Australian House of Representatives			Sep 24, 1903	Apr 27, 1904
Chris Watson	Prime minister	Prime Minister of Australia	Australian House of Representatives			Apr 27, 1904	Aug 18, 1904
George Reid	Prime minister	Prime Minister of Australia	Australian House of Representatives			Aug 18, 1904	Jul 5, 1905

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Government:

Government of Australia

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Organization

Member of:

Organization	From	To
Pacific Islands Forum
Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Paris Club
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Commonwealth of Nations	1931
World Bank
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration	Nov 9, 1943
League of Nations	Jan 10, 1920	Apr 18, 1946
United Nations	Nov 1, 1945

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Athletic performances:

Medal	Athlete	Event	Olympics
Silver medal	Mathew Helm	Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre platform	2004 Summer Olympics
Gold medal	Chantelle Newbery	Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre platform	2004 Summer Olympics
Bronze medal	Loudy Tourky	Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's 10 metre platform	2004 Summer Olympics
Bronze medal	Robert Newbery Steven Barnett	Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's synchronized 3 metre springboard	2004 Summer Olympics
Bronze medal	Mathew Helm Robert Newbery	Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's synchronized 10 metre platform	2004 Summer Olympics
Bronze medal	Chantelle Newbery Irina Lashko	Diving at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard	2004 Summer Olympics
Bronze medal	Robert Newbery Dean Pullar	Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's synchronized 3 metre springboard	2000 Summer Olympics
Bronze medal	Rebecca Gilmore Loudy Tourky	Diving at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Women's synchronized 10 metre platform	2000 Summer Olympics
Bronze medal	Shayne Reese Melanie Schlanger Alice Mills Cate Campbell Libby Lenton	Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay	2008 Summer Olympics
Bronze medal	Leith Brodie Matt Targett Patrick Murphy Eamon Sullivan Andrew Lauterstein Ashley Callus	Swimming at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay	2008 Summer Olympics

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Athletes:

Athlete	Olympics	Sport
Ian Thorpe	2000 Summer Olympics	Swimming
Scott Anderson	1992 Summer Olympics	Field hockey
Thomas Anderson
Michelle Andrews	1996 Summer Olympics	Field hockey
Alyson Annan	1996 Summer Olympics	Field hockey
Peter Antonie
Dale Begg-Smith	2006 Winter Olympics	Freestyle skiing
Tracey Belbin	1988 Summer Olympics	Field hockey
Steven Bradbury
Michael Brennan	2000 Summer Olympics	Field hockey

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Kingdom

Rulers:

Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom

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Symbols

Flag:

Flag	From date
Flag of Australia	Sep 3, 1901

Coat of Arms used:

Coat of Arms	Used from	Granted By (if an authority granted the use to the bearer)
Coat of arms of Australia	Sep 19, 1912	George V of the United Kingdom

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Teams

Athletes:

Tournament	Competitor	Sports
2000 Summer Paralympics	Sarnya Parker	Track cycling
2000 Summer Paralympics	Lynette Nixon
2000 Summer Paralympics	Lyn Lepore
2000 Summer Paralympics	Tania Modra
2010 Commonwealth Games	Mark Casey	Bowls

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Athletic performances:

Medal	Rank	Competitors	Competition	Tournament
Bronze medal		Lynette Nixon Lyn Lepore	2000 Summer Paralympics, Women's individual pursuit tandem open	2000 Summer Paralympics
Gold medal		Tania Modra Sarnya Parker	2000 Summer Paralympics, Women's individual pursuit tandem open	2000 Summer Paralympics
Gold medal		Sarnya Parker	2000 Summer Paralympics, Women's 1 km time trial tandem open	2000 Summer Paralympics
Bronze medal		John Steffensen Joel Milburn Ben Offereins Tristan Thomas Sean Wroe	2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 x 400 metres relay	2009 World Championships in Athletics
Bronze medal		Mitchell Watt	2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump	2009 World Championships in Athletics
Gold medal		Steven Hooker	2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's pole vault	2009 World Championships in Athletics
Gold medal		Dani Samuels	2009 World Championships in Athletics – Women's discus throw	2009 World Championships in Athletics
Silver medal	2		Men's Lawn Bowls, Triples	2010 Commonwealth Games

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Multi-event tournaments participated in:

2010 Commonwealth Games

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Subject in these music videos:

You Don't Love Me

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From the Charities base

Charities:

Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation

From the Thoroughbred Racing base

Horses from this location:

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From the Mystery base

Cryptid observation(s):

Cryptid(s) occurring here:

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Vacationers:

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Arrestee:

Person	Offense
Chris Martin	attacking a photographer's car

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Shared here:

System	Method	Shares
DriveMyCar Rentals	Renting	Automobile

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Mythical creature(s):

Bunyip

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Adjectival form:

Australian

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Administrative parent:

Earth

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Films On This Subject

The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Bondi Tsunami

Gallipoli

Featured In Films

Thicker than Water

A Town Like Alice

Shine

Somersault

A Ring of Endless Light

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Works Written About This Topic

The Voyage of the Poppykettle

The Unchosen Land

Down Under

One for the Road

The Songlines

Olympics participated in

2010 Winter Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

1980 Winter Olympics

2002 Winter Olympics

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Beers from here

Southern Bay Brewing Co Bearings Ale

Coopers Brewery Sparkling Ale

Coopers Brewery Extra Strong Vintage Ale

Carlton & United Breweries Melbourne Bitter (lager)

Coopers Brewery Thomas Cooper's Finest Export