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Canberra
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Country names:
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| Conventional long form |
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Commonwealth of Australia
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| Conventional short form |
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Australia
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Languages
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| Main language |
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English
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| Total number of people using the Language in all countries |
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322,000,000
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| Other languages |
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Adyghe, Afrikaans, Alyawarr, Angloromani, Anindilyakwa, Arrarnta West, Arrernte East, Assyrian Neo Aramaic, Australian Sign Language, Basque, Chaldean Neo Aramaic, Cham West, Chinese Yue, Dutch, English, Estonian, Farsi West, Galician Scottish, German Standard, Greek, Hebrew, Hindustani Fijian, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Kala Lagaw Ya, Korean, Kriol, Kurmanji, Le, Lithuanian, Malay Cocos Islands, Maltese, Mambae, Ngaanyatjarra, Nung, Piemontese, Pitjantjatjara, Polish, Pukapuka, Romani, Serbo-croatian, Slovenian, Spanish, Tai Dam, Tiwi, Torres Creole, Traveller Scottish, Turkish, Turoyo, Uyghur, Uzbek North, Vietnamese, Walmajarri, Warlpiri, Yiddish East
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Aljawara, Alyawarra, Alyawarre, Andiljangwa, Andilyaugwa, Aranda, Arunta, Auslan, Cape York Creole, Eastern Aranda, Elpira, Enindhilyagwa, Enindiljaugwa, Groote Eylandt, Iliaura, Ilpara, Ingura, Kala Lagau Langgus, Kala Lagaw, Kala Yagaw Ya, Langus, Lockhart Creole, Mabuiag, Ngaanyatjara, Nyanganyatjara, Pitjantjara, Roper-bamyili Creole, Torres Strait Broken, Torres Strait Pidgin, Wailbri, Walbiri, Walmajiri, Walmatjari, Walmatjiri, Walpiri, Wanindilyaugwa, Wolmeri, Yagar Yagar, Yowera
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Aboriginal English, Akerre, Ap-ne-ap, Australian Standard English, Bamyili Creole, Barkly Kriol, Daly River Kriol, Djuwarliny, Fitzroy Valley Kriol, Kalaw Kawaw, Modern Langus, Neo-nyungar, Pitjantjatjara, Roper River Kriol, Southern Aranda, Western Aranda, Yankunytjatjara
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Akara, Juwaliny, Noogar, Noonga, Noongar, Roper River Pidgin
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Internet:
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.au
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| Internet users |
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10.06 Mio. (2001)
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| Internet Service Providers (ISPs) |
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603 (2001)
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Geography:
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| Geographic coordinates |
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27 00 S, 133 00 E
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| Area (sq km) |
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7,686,850.0
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Economy:
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| Currency |
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Australian Dollar
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AUS
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| Gross domestic product (US $) |
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465.9 Bio. (2001*)
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| Industrial production growth rate (%) |
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0.4% (2001*)
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Imports (US $)
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70.2 Bio. (2001*)
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| Inflation rate |
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4.3% (2001*)
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People:
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| Population |
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19,546,792
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| Age structure (%) |
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- 0 - 14 years
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20.4% (M: 2,046,052; F: 1,949,725)
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- 15 - 64 years
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67% (M: 6,610,840; F: 6,480,354)
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| - 65 years and over |
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12.6% (M: 1,078,506; F: 1,381,315)
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| Labor force |
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9.2 Mio. (2001)
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