Australia β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Australia covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Australia
The capital of Australia is Canberra. It has a population of approximately 27.5M. The country covers an area of 7,692,024 kmΒ². It is located in Australia and New Zealand.
Home to one of the oldest continuous living cultures, Aboriginal Australians (60,000+ years).
Geography
Australia is a country in Australia and New Zealand, part of the Oceania region. It covers an area of approximately 7,692,024 kmΒ². It has direct access to the sea along its coastline.
Demographics & Languages
Australia has a population of approximately 27,536,874 people. Population density is around 3.6 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include English, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Australian.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Australia reports a nominal GDP of about $1.76 trillion. Government debt stood at roughly 57.9% of GDP in 2022. The official currency is the Australian dollar (AUD, symbol $). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 1.41 AUD.
Culture & Time
Australia spans 8 time zones (including UTC+05:00, UTC+06:30). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.au.
Government & Status
The capital of Australia is Canberra. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the left. The international dialling code is +61. Its FIFA country code is AUS, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is AU.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.