Australia

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About Australia

Official Name	Commonwealth of Australia
Location	Located in Central southeast of Asia
Geographic coordinates	32 00 N, 40 00 E
Total area	7,682,300 square kilometers
Surrounding Nations	Australia is surrounded by Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu, which are all island nations or territories in the South-East Asian and Asia-Pacific regions
About Independence	Australia Gain Independence from Britain on 3 March, 1986
UN Membership status	Become the UN member state on 19 November 1945
Total Population	As of 2015, the total population of Australia is around 23,513,564
Population Growth Rate	Population Growth Rate of Australia is 1.15%
Average life expectancy	Average life expectancy of the people in Australia is 82.1 Year
Governing system	The politics of Australia takes place within the structure of a federal constitutional parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy. Australians elect parliamentarians to the federal Parliament of Australia, a bicameral body which incorporates elements of the fused executive inherited from the Westminster system, and a strong federalist senate, adopted from the United States Congress. Australia largely operates as a two-party system in which voting is essential.
Name of current precedent	Hon. Stephen Parry  is the current Precedent of Australia
Name of current Prime minister	Tony Abbott  is the current Prime minister of Australia
Official Language	Official language is English
Religious status	Christian is the official religion of Australia. 61.1% people is Christian
Per capita income	Per capita income of Australia’s people is 42,450 US Dollar
Literacy rate	Literacy rate among the Australia people are 96%
Capital City	Canberra is the Capital City of Australia
Other Major cities	Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Hobart, Darwin
Currency Name	The official currency of  Australian Dollar
Central Bank	The Reserve Bank of Australia Locally called - Commonwealth Bank
International Airports	Canberra International Airport Melbourne International Airport Darwin International Airport Hobart International Airport
Sports	Soccer, cricket, rugby union, rugby league, baseball, basketball, golf, tennis, hockey, netball, softball, water polo and wheelchair rugby