Capital City Canberra
Area 7,682,300 sq km / 2,966,136 sq miles
Population 19,500,000 (2004)
Time Zone GMT/UTC +10 (Eastern Standard Time) - GMT/UTC +9.5 (Central Time) - GMT/UTC +8 (Western Time)
Languages English (official) Australia is a multi-cultural country, so its not unusual to walk down a street and hear people speaking Italian, Greek, Lebanese, Vietnamese or Arabic as their first language. Aboriginal languages are also spoken. English-speaking Australians have a passion for abbreviations and are liable to use a hotchpotch of local slang that can take the first-time visitor a while to untangle.
Religion Anglican 26.1%, Roman Catholic 26.0%, other Christian 24.3%, 1% Muslim, 1% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish
Currency Australian Dollar (A$)
Electricity 220-240V 50Hz
Electric Plug Details Australian-style plug with two flat angled blades and one vertical grounding blade
Country Dialing Code 61

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Australia became a commonwealth of the British Empire in 1901. It was able to take advantage of its natural resources to rapidly develop its agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the British effort in World Wars I and II. Long-term concerns include pollution, particularly depletion of the ozone layer, and management and conservation of coastal areas, especially the Great Barrier Reef. A referendum to change Australia's status, from a commonwealth headed by the British monarch to an independent republic, was defeated in 1999.

Australia - its a magical destination, full of unique, natural wonders and an astounding variety of wildlife. It's a free-spirited, colorful country and its people are relaxed and easy-going - you can count on receiving a warm welcome and a friendly word wherever you go. It's vibrant, stylish cities are delightful. Green and unpolluted - in harmony with nature but with a dynamism and excitement that will leave you wishing for more. Have a flutter at the horse races, shop for Australian designer fashion, see the Opera or sit back, take in the atmosphere and down an ice-cold beer. It's just the place for stress-free, easy living.

Most people Harbour a particular image of Australia, such as the Opera House or blood-red Uluru (Ayers Rock). Yet these famous icons do scant justice to the richness of Australia's natural treasures and its cultural diversity. Australia offers a wealth of travel experiences, from the vastness and drama of the outback, to the spectacle of the Great Barrier Reef and its islands, the cosmopolitanism of Sydney and arguably some of the best beaches in the world. Visitors expecting to see an opera in Sydney one night and meet Crocodile Dundee the next will have to re-think their grasp of geography in this huge country. It is this sheer vastness, and the friction between the ancient land steeped in Aboriginal lore and the New World cultures being heaped upon it, which gives Australia much of its character.

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