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| Commonwealth of Australia | |
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| Anthem: Advance Australia Fair | |
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| Capital | Canberra |
| Largest city | Sydney |
| Official languages | English (de facto ) |
| Demonym(s) | Australian |
| Government | Parliamentary democracy (federal constitutional monarchy) |
| • Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| • Governor-General | Michael Jeffery |
| • Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd |
| Independence from the United Kingdom | |
| • Constitution | 1 January 1901 |
| • Statute of Westminster | 11 December 1931 (adopted 9 September 1939) |
| • Australia Act | 3 March 1986 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,741,220 km (2,988,900 sq mi) (6th) |
| • Water (%) | 1 |
| Population | |
| • 2007 estimate | 21,146,382 (53rd) |
| • 2006 census | 19,855,288 |
| • Density | 2.6/km (6.7/sq mi) (224th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2007 estimate |
| • Total | US$718.4 billion (IMF) (17th) |
| • Per capita | US$34,359 (IMF) (14th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2007 estimate |
| • Total | US$889.7 billion (AU $1.1 trillion) (15th) |
| • Per capita | US$42,553 (DFAT) (16th) |
| HDI (2006) | 0.957 very high (3rd) |
| Currency | Australian dollar (AUD) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 to +10.5 (various ) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+9 to +11.5 (various ) |
| Calling code | 61 |
| ISO 3166 code | AU |
| Internet TLD | .au |
The Commonwealth of Australia is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the mainland of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania and a number of other islands in the Indian a