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Australia, the smallest continent and the only continent that is also a country unto itself, is located between the Indian and Pacific Oceans, south of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. The capital city is Canberra.
Basic Facts and information About Australia





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  • Population: 20,434,176 (July 2007 est.)
  • Land Area: 7,617,930 sq km
  • Capital City: Canberra
  • Languages: English,  indigenous languages
  • Religions: 26.1% Anglican, 24.3% Christian, 26% Roman Catholic, 11% non-Christian
  • Government: democracy
  • Date of independence: 1/1/1901
  • GDP: $674.6 billion (2006 est.)

These data are from the World Factbook


  • Visit the Australia country page of MSU's globalEDGE.


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