World Countries

Australia

Australia coat of arms
The flag of Australia has a dark blue field. It features the flag of the United Kingdom — the Union Jack — in the canton, beneath which is a large white seven-pointed star. A representation of the Southern Cross constellation, made up of one small five-pointed and four larger seven-pointed white stars, is situated on the fly side of the field.

Common Name: Australia

Official Name: Commonwealth of Australia

Geographic Details

CapitalCanberra
Continent(s)Oceania
RegionOceania
SubregionAustralia and New Zealand
Landlocked
Area7,692,024 km²
Coordinates(27° 0' S, 133° 0' E)

Demographic and Political Information

Population25,687,041
CurrencyAustralian dollar ($)
TimezonesUTC+05:00, UTC+06:30, UTC+07:00, UTC+08:00, UTC+09:30, UTC+10:00, UTC+10:30, UTC+11:30
LanguagesEnglish
UN Member

Additional Information

Top-level Domain.au
Calling Code+6
Independent
Start of weekmonday
alpha2CodeAU
alpha3CodeAUS