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Australia is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the mainland of on an individual continent, the major island of Tasmania, and a number of other islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. On 1 January 1901, became a federation, and the Commonwealth of Australia was formed. Since federation, Australia has maintained a stable liberal democratic political system and remains a Commonwealth realm. The capital city is Canberra, located in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). The population is just over 21.3 million, with approximately 60% of the population concentrated in and around the mainland state capitals of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.

The Capital of Australia is Canberra 35°18′S 149°08′E

The Largest city in Australia is Sydney.

Official language is English. Its people are known as Australian or in short, Aussie (OZ).

Government Parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy, see Government of Australia

-  	Monarch 	Queen Elizabeth II
-  	Governor-General 	Michael Jeffery
-  	Prime Minister 	Kevin Rudd

Independence from the United Kingdom

-  	Constitution 	1 January 1901 
-  	Statute of Westminster 	11 December 1931 (commenced 3 September 1939)N5 
-  	Australia Act 	3 March 1986 

Area Total 7,741,220 km² 2,988,888 sq mi

GDP (PPP) 2007 estimate

-  	Total 	US$718.4 billion (IMF) (17th)
-  	Per capita 	US$34,359 (IMF) (14th)

GDP (nominal) 2007 estimate

-  	Total 	US$936.4 billion (15th)
-  	Per capita 	US$42,553 (DFAT) (16th)

HDI (2007) ▬ 0.962 (high) (3rd)

Currency Australian dollar (AUD)

Time zone variousN3 (UTC+8 to +10.5)

-  	Summer (DST) 	variousN3 (UTC+9 to +11.5)

Internet TLD .au

Calling code +61