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Australia

Australia is a nation made up of the Australian continent plus a collection of little islands. With an extent of 7,685,850 square kilometers, Australia is the largest country without land borders and the sixth-largest continent in the world. Canberra is the capital of Australia. There are 21,809,016 people in the population who speak English as their first language. Australia has one of the strongest economies, with a GDP per capita of almost $50,000.

About the Country

Australia is a federation of six states and 10 territories that follows a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy. The 26 million people who call Australia home often reside in cities, use English as their primary language, and are mainly clustered along its eastern coast. Australians today have been significantly influenced by immigration, with immigrants comprising about 30% of the population, the largest percentage among major Western nations. Australia's economy relies heavily on its wealth of natural resources and strong international trade ties to generate money from a variety of industries, including services, mining exports, banking, manufacturing, agriculture, and international education.


Developed and high-income country: Australia, the twelfth-largest economy in the world and the eighth nation in terms of the Human Development Index, is a highly developed nation with a high-income economy. Australia, a regional power, ranks thirteen in the world for military spending. Australia does extraordinarily well in terms of living statistics and scores highly in terms of democracy, health, education, economic freedom, civil liberties, safety, and political rights.