| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +8 to +10 (4 time zones: Eastern standard (+10), central standard (+9.5), western standard (+8)) |
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| Daylight savings: | GMT +1hr, begins last Sunday in October; ends last Sunday in March |
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| Main languages: | English |
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| Other languages: | Arabic, Greek, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, Vietnamese |
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| Currency: |
Australian dollars (AUD) €1 = $1.47, $1 = $1.32, £1 = $1.75 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .au | International Dialling Code: 61 |
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For help planning your trip to Australia including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Australia trip planning page.
Further information on Australia
Discover more about Australia - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 7,686,850 sq km (68,920 sq km under water)
Coastline: 25,760 km (Coral Sea, Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Tasman Sea)
Neighbours (border lengths): No land borders
Highest mountain: Mount Kosciuszko (2,229m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Australia from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Freedom in the World | Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Full democracy | 9/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Free | 4/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Satisfactory situation | 25/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Some rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Low corruption | 11/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 14/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Commonwealth of Australia Status: Independent Country
Population: 22,507,617 (rank: 55/196) Density: 2.9 people/sq km (rank: 194/196)
Ethnic groups: white 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1%
Religions: Catholic 26.4%, Anglican 20.5%, other Christian 20.5%, Buddhist 1.9%, Muslim 1.5%, other 1.2%, unspecified 12.7%, none 15.3% (2006 Census)
GDP (PPP): $998.3 billion GDP per capita: $43,000 (rank: 11/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.