AREA ................................................
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7.686.850
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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19.913.144 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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2,6 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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Canberra
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8%
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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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)
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CURRENCY ......................................
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Australian dollar (AUD)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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30331 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,668 (3th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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Lake Eyre -15 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Mount Kosciuszko 2229 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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1 January 1901 (federation of UK colonies)
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Parliamentary Democracy in the Commonwealth context
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.au
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+61
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