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Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

ISO AUS · AU  ·  Region Oceania  ·  Figures for 2024

Key Statistics

World Bank · 2024

Geography & Terrain


Satellite · Mapbox
Physical terrain of Australia.
Political · Mapbox
Political boundaries, neighbours and principal cities.
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Health System


Health Outcomes
3.1
per 1,000 live births
2.0
per 100,000 live births
Spending & Access
System Capacity
4.1
per 1,000 people
13.4
per 1,000 people
3.8
per 1,000 people
Preventive Care
93.0%
children 12–23 mo.
91.0%
children 12–23 mo.
Age Structure
Distribution by age and sex, 2024.Source: PopulationPyramid.net

Economy


GDP composition by sector.Source: World Bank
Trade balance, % of GDP.Source: World Bank
Composition of goods exports, 2022.Source: OEC
Composition of goods imports, 2022.Source: OEC

Education


Society & Equality


Technology & Infrastructure


Historical Trends


Population, 1960–2024.
Gross domestic product, US$.
Life expectancy at birth.

About Australia


Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It has a total area of 7,688,287 km2 (2,968,464 sq mi), making it the sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania. Australia is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates including deserts in the interior and tropical rainforests along the coast.

Source: Wikipedia

Detailed Map


Cities, roads and terrain of Australia.Source: Geoapify · OSM

Population Density


Modelled population density, by 1 km cell.Source: WorldPop
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