Facts and figures about Australia
Official name — Commonwealth of Australia
System of government — constitutional monarchy, federation of six states and two territories
Land area — 7.69 million sq km
Population — 20.3 million
Official language — English
Currency — Australian dollars (A$)
Gross Domestic Product — A$785 billion (US$611billion)
Economic growth rate — 3.5% (2004 estimate)
Inflation rate — 2.3% (2004 estimate)
National colours — green and gold
Time — Australia has three time zones: East: GMT+10, Central: GMT+9.5, West: GMT+8
Flight time Sydney-Perth — 5 hours
Flight time Adelaide-Darwin — 3 hours 40 min
Workforce — Almost 10 million
Registered motor vehicles — 12.46 million
People with mobile phones — 12.7 million
Households with internet access — 53%
Adults accessing internet/year — 58%
Households with computers — 66%
Households with a mobile phone — 72%
Businesses with computers — 83%
Businesses with internet access — 71%
Businesses with a website — 23%
Items handled by postal services — 4.9 million per year
Highest point — 2228 meters above sea level (Mount Kosciuszko, New South Wales)
Lowest point — 15 meters below sea level (dry bed of Lake Eyre, South Australia)
For more information, please visit the Australian Bureau of





