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| Local Name |
Australia |
| Formal Name |
Commonwealth of Australia |
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Capital City |
Canberra |
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Population |
19,169,083 |
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Largest cities (1993
est.) |
Sydney, 3,713,500;
Melbourne, 3,189,200; Brisbane, 1,520,600; Perth, 1,295,100;
Adelaide, 1,079,200 |
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Area (sq. km) |
7,686,850 |
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Currency |
Australian
dollar |
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Languages |
English, Aboriginal
languages |
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Religions |
Anglican 26.1%, Roman
Catholic 26.0%, other Christian 24.3% |
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Ethinicity/race |
Caucasian 95%, Asian 4%,
aboriginal (353,000) and other 1% |
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Literacy rate |
100% (1980) |
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GDP (US$) |
$393.9 billion |
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GDP per capita |
$21,200 |
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Real
growth rate |
4.5% |
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Inflation
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1% |
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Arable
land |
6%. |
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Agriculture
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wheat, barley,
sugarcane, fruit, cattle, sheep, poultry. |
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Natural resources |
auxite, coal, iron ore,
copper, tin, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands,
lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum. |
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Labor
force |
9.2 million (Dec. 1997);
services, 73%; industry, 22%; agriculture, 5% (1997 est.) |
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Unemployment |
8.1% (1998) |
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Industries
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mining, industrial and
transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, steel. |
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Exports
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$56 billion (f.o.b, 1998
est.): coal, gold, meat, wool, alumina, iron ore, wheat, machinery
and transport equipment. |
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Imports
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$61 billion
(f.o.b, 1998 est.): machinery and transport equipment, computers
and office machines, telecommunication equipment and parts, crude
oil and petroleum products. |
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Major
trading partners |
Japan, Association of
Southeast Asian Nations, EU, South Korea, U.S., New Zealand, U.K.,
Taiwan, Hong Kong, China. |
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