Australia at a glance
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
About Austrade
Austrade is the Australian Trade Commission, an agency of the Australian Government whose mission is to promote export trade for Australian companies. It achieves this goal by helping Australian companies develop international markets for their products and services and by helping organisations in countries such as Russia to find Australian suppliers and business partners.
