Australia Facts




Capital: Canberra

Continent: Australia

Location: Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean

Climate: generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north

Population: 20,264,082 (July 2006 est.)

Languages: English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2001 Census)

Religions: Catholic 26.4%, Anglican 20.5%, other Christian 20.5%, Buddhist 1.9%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 12.7%, none 15.3% (2001 Census)

Currency: Australian dollar