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Key facts

  • Currency: Australian dollar
  • Capital city: Canberra
  • Region: Australia and New Zealand
  • Continent: Oceania
  • Land area: 7,692,020 km²
  • Population: 26,005,540
  • Political Leader: Anthony Albanese (Prime Minister)

Latest news

Google, Meta and others face tough questions in Australia over cyber extremism threats

Read: The Star

2024-03-19

Asia markets fall ahead of central bank interest rate decisions from Japan and Australia

Read: CNBC News

2024-03-19

Tropical Cyclone Megan is crossing Australia's northern coast with strong winds, rain

Read: ABC News

2024-03-18

Tropical Cyclone Megan is crossing Australia's northern coast with strong winds, rain

Read: The Star

2024-03-18

Australia Shares Set to Open Flat Ahead of Rates Decision

Read: The Wall Street Jour

2024-03-18

Club friendly in Australia could impact England's preparations for Euro 2024

Read: Independent

2024-03-18

Australian regulator says this messaging app is "most used" by terrorists to recruit

Read: Times of India

2024-03-18

Metrics

Business

Central government debt 57.97 % of GDP
Expense 27.63 % of GDP
GDP 1,692,960,000,000.00 current US$
Inflation 6.59 annual %
Self-employed 15.87 % of total employment
Tax revenue 23.60 % of GDP
Unemployment 3.70 % of total labor force
Vulnerable employment 10.33 % of total employment


Environment

Agricultural land 3,635,190.00 km²
Alternative and nuclear energy 2.15 % of total energy use
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2) 378,997.00 kt
Electricity production from coal sources 62.87 % of total
Electricity production from natural gas sources 20.80 % of total
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources 5.30 % of total
Electricity production from nuclear sources 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from oil sources 2.70 % of total
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric 8.34 % of total
Net energy imports -190.19 % of energy use
Fertility rate 1.70 births per woman
Forest area 1,340,050 km²
Fossil fuel energy consumption 89.63 % of total
Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 -17,268.70 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Median age 33.30 years
Methane emissions 131,485.00 kt of CO2 equivalent
Nitrous oxide emissions 49,331.80 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Female Population 13,092,536
Male Population 12,913,005
Renewable energy consumption 10.89 % of total final energy consumption
Rural land area 7,650,420.00 km²
Rural population 3,513,869
Urban land area 11,946.00 km²
Urban population 22,491,671
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters 2.71 % of total population


Health

Birth rate 12.10 per 1,000 people
Death rate 6.70 per 1,000 people
Health expenditure per capita 5,901.11 current US$
Health expenditure 10.65 % of GDP
Incidence of HIV 0.02 per 1,000 uninfected population
Hospital beds 3.84 per 1,000 people
Life expectancy at birth 83 years
Suicide mortality rate 12.50 per 100,000 population


Other

Access to electricity 100.00 % of population
Individuals using the Internet 96.24 % of population
Net migration 139,991
Press freedom 4.73


Politics

Armed forces personnel 60,000
Democracy score 9.09
Democracy type Full democracy
Military expenditure 1.90 % of GDP
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 38.41 %


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Coordinates: [-27°0′S, 133°0′N]
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Source

SIPRI, World Bank

Updated: 1 day ago

License

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