arableLand
background
Australia became a commonwealt ...... epublic, was defeated in 1999.
birthRate
budgetExpenditures
103000000000
budgetRevenues
94000000000
capital
climate
generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north
coastline
comparativeArea
slightly smaller than the contiguous 48 states of the US
constitution
9 July 1900, effective 1 January 1901
contiguousZone
conventionalLongCountryName
Commonwealth of Australia
conventionalShortCountryName
currency
Australian dollar (AUD)
currencyCode
deathRate
economyOverview
Australia has a prosperous Wes ...... th of US and European markets.
electricityConsumption
178306000000
electricityExports
electricityImports
electricityProduction
191727000000
electricityProductionFossilFuel
electricityProductionHydro
electricityProductionNuclear
electricityProductionOther
environmentalAgreementPartyTo
environmentalAgreementSigned
environmentalIssue
clearing for agricultural purp ...... nique animal and plant species
desertification
limited natural fresh water resources
soil erosion from overgrazing, ...... on, and poor farming practices
soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water
the Great Barrier Reef off the ...... s popularity as a tourist site
exclusiveEconomicZone
exports
69000000000
externalDebt
220600000000
fiscalYear
1 July - 30 June
flagDescription
blue with the flag of the UK i ...... r, larger, seven-pointed stars
forestsAndWoodland
geographicCoordinates
grossDomesticProduct
445800000000