Capital City: Canberra
Government: Federal parliamentary democracy
Languages: English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2001 Census)
National Holiday: Australia Day, 26 January
Area: 7,686,850 sq km [Slightly smaller than the 48 contiguous 48 United States]
Terrain: Mostly low plateau with deserts; fertile plain in southeast
Location: Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean […]