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Australian Facts
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| Location: |
The continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean |
| Geography: |
World’s smallest continent and sixth-largest country |
| Area: |
7,686,850 sq km (total) |
| Capital: |
Canberra |
| Currency: |
Australian Dollar |
| Climate: |
generally arid to semi-arid; temperate in the south and east; tropical in the north |
| Terrain: |
mostly low plateau with deserts; fertile plain in the south east |
| Natural resources: |
bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver,
uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum |
| Arable land: |
6.88% |
| Population: |
21 million; mainly concentrated along the eastern and southeastern
coast |
| Median age: |
36 years |
| Birth rate: |
12.55 births/ 1,000 population |
| Net migration rate: |
4.05 migrants/ 1,000 population |
| Ethnic groups: |
Caucasian 92% |
| Asian 7% |
| Aboriginal and Other 1% |
| Religions: |
Anglican 26.1% |
| Catholic 26% |
| Other Christian 24.3% |
| Other 23.6% |
| Languages: |
English, native languages |
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