Commonwealth of Australia

Commonwealth of Australia
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "Advance Australia Fair"
Capital	Canberra 35°18.48′S 149°7.47′E / 35.30800°S 149.12450°E / -35.30800; 149.12450
Largest city	Sydney
Official languages	None
National language	English
Demonym	Australian Aussie (colloquial)
Government	Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Monarch	Elizabeth II
• Governor-General	Sir Peter Cosgrove
• Prime Minister	Malcolm Turnbull
• Chief Justice	Robert French
Legislature	Parliament
• Upper house	Senate
• Lower house	House of Representatives
Independence from the United Kingdom
• Federation, Constitution	1 January 1901
• Statute of Westminster Adoption Act	9 October 1942 (with effect from 3 September 1939)
• Australia Act	3 March 1986
Area
• Total	7,692,024 km2 (2,969,907 sq mi) (6th)
Population
• 2017 estimate	24,336,600 (51st)
• 2011 census	21,507,717
• Density	2.8/km2 (7.3/sq mi) (236th)
GDP (PPP)	2015 estimate
• Total	$1.137 trillion (19th)
• Per capita	$47,318 (17th)
GDP (nominal)	2015 estimate
• Total	$1.223 trillion (13th)
• Per capita	$51,642 (9th)
Gini (2012)	33.6 medium · 19th
HDI (2014)	0.935 very high · 2nd
Currency	Australian dollar (AUD)
Time zone	various(UTC+8 to +10.5)
• Summer (DST)	various (UTC+8 to +11.5)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Drives on the	left
Calling code	+61
ISO 3166 code	AU
Internet TLD	.au

Coordinates: 27°S 133°E / 27°S 133°E / -27; 133

Australia (ⁱ/əˈstreɪliə/, /ɒ-/, /-ljə/), officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area. The neighbouring countries are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and East Timor to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east. Australia's capital is Canberra, and its largest urban area is Sydney.