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AUSTRALIA |
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| AREA
7,741,220 sq km(6TH) |
POPULATION
22,507,617(56th) |
| PLATFORM DATA | |||||
| National
Demography |
0-14 years: 18% (male 2,075,316/female 1,969,645)
15-64 years: 66.9% (male 1,534,947/female 1,457,250) 65 years and over: 15.1% |
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| Life
Expectancy |
82.07 years (10th) | ||||
| National
G.D.P |
$998.3 billion (18) | ||||
| Per Capital
Income |
$43,000 | ||||
| Currency | Australian dollars (AUD) | ||||
| Economic
Drivers |
coal, iron ore, gold, meat, wool, alumina, wheat, machinery and transport equipment | ||||
| Official
Languages |
English (official) | ||||
| Other Local
Languages |
English 76.8%, Mandarin 1.6%, Italian 1.4%, Arabic 1.3%, Greek 1.2%, Cantonese 1.2%, Vietnamese 1.1%, other 10.4%, unspecified 5% | ||||
| Climatic
Zone |
generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north | ||||
| Religious
Expression |
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| Christian Umbrella
Organization(s) |
World Vision Australia
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| Airports
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Lightning Ridge Airport
Clarence Valley Regional Airport Cooma – Snowy Mountains Airport See Link – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airports_in_Australia |
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| Airstrips | Australian Capital Territory Airstrips New South Wales Airstrips Northern Territory Airstrips South Australia Airstrips Victoria Airstrips
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| Road Network | 823,217 km | ||||
| Rail Network | 38,445 km | ||||
| Corruption
Rating |
17/177 | ||||
| Security
Rating |
7% (Stable) | ||||
| Youth Development Index (YDI) | 1/170 | ||||
