name: Commonwealth of Australia area: 7,692,024 km2 population: 23,583,500 density: 3.07/km2 government style: federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy capital: Canberra (381,488) main towns: Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Gold Coast, Hobart main religion: Christian main languages: English, Aboriginal languages, Italian, Chinese highest point: Mawson Peak (2,745 m) currency: Australian Dollar (0.926 USD) |