Australia Country Guide

Australia Facts

  • Capital: Canberra
  • Population: 20,155,000
  • Currency: Australian dollar (AUD)
  • 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% (2001 Census)
  • Government: democratic, federal-state system recognizing the British monarch as sovereign
  • Languages: English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2001 Census)
  • Climate: generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north
  • Phone Code: 61

Photos of Australia

Forest - Cradle Mountain, Australia Clocks - Flinders Street Station - Melbourne, Australia A Crowd Entertained by Buskers - Salamanca Market, Hobart, Australia Flowers - Salamanca Market, Hobart, Australia Melbourne Tram - Melbourne, Australia Tasmanian Flora - Cradle Mountain, Australia Kodak Building - Hobart, Australia Pink Flowers in Bloom - Cradle Mountain, Australia The Yarra and South Bank - Melbourne, Australia

Festivals in Australia

Big Day Out (All Areas, Australia)
Festival Types: Music - Rock, Music - Alternative, Party
Month: January
Big Day Out Website
2high Festival (Brisbane, QLD, Australia)
Festival Types: Music - Varied, Performing Art
Month: November
2high Festival Website
Adelaide Caberet Festival (Adelaide, SA, Australia)
Festival Types: Cabaret, Performing Art
Month: June
Adelaide Caberet Festival Website
Adelaide Festival (Adelaide, SA, Australia)
Festival Types: Art, Performing Art, Music - Varied
Month: March
Adelaide Festival Photos
Adelaide Festival of Arts (Adelaide, SA, Australia)
Festival Types: Performing Art, Dance - Modern, Music - Varied
Month: February
Adelaide Festival of Arts Website

Australia Accommodation

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Australia Flights

Qantas (Australia) » Qantas is widely regarded as the world's leading long distance airline. A safe way to get Down Under.
Qantas

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