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Region: Pacific Ocean

Capital: Canberra

Population: 23,938,599

Area Total: 7,686,850

Area Land: 7,617,930

Climate: Generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north.
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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Canberra 327,700 2020
Melbourne 3,730,206 2020
Sidney 4,394,576 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Pacific Ocean
Population: 23,938,599
Area Total: 7,686,850km2
Area Land: 7,617,930km2
Coast Line: 25,760km
Capital: Canberra
Climate: Generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north.
Languages: English
Indigenous languages
Various languages spoken by immigrant communities
Currency: 1 Australian Dollar (A$) = 100 cents
Holiday: Australia Day is 26 January (1788), ANZAC Day is 25 April, Queen's Birthday is 13 June


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 73.40°F
July: °C / 52.40°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 30.8"


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Ethnic Divisions
Caucasian 92.00%
Asian 7.00%
Aboriginal 1.00%


Religions
Anglican 26.10%
Roman Catholic 26.00%
other Christian affiliation 24.30%
other 12.60%
major non-Christian religious affiliation 11.00%

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