Australia

Australia and New Zealand, Oceania

Total Area

#6of 195 countries

7.7M km²

REST Countries 2023

About the size of Brazil

7.7M km² against 8.5M km². Total area, REST Countries.

957% of world median

GDP per person

Method

Median among 189 other countries with data. GDP per person is not household income.

World rankings

Sovereign states with data

Highest rankings

Total Area7.7M km². REST Countries 2023.6 of 195 Foreign Investment$35.3B. World Bank 2022.10 of 188 GDP / Person$65.1K. World Bank 2023.12 of 190

Lowest rankings

Farmland %4.0%. World Bank 2021.142 of 191 Fertility1.5 births/woman. World Bank 2022.142 of 194 Renewables %12.3%. World Bank 2021.130 of 192

Neighbours

No international land borders in this dataset.

People from here

Robert Menzies

longest serving prime minister of Australia

Photo: National Library of Australia, Public domain

Gough Whitlam

prime minister dismissed in 1975

Photo: Work of the Australian Government, Public domain

Julia Gillard

first woman prime minister of Australia

Photo: © Commonwealth of Australia (National Archives of Australia) 2019., CC BY 3.0 au

John Monash

Australian general on the Western Front

Photo: unknown, Public domain

Cate Blanchett

actor with two Academy Awards

Photo: Harald Krichel, CC BY-SA 4.0

Hannah Gadsby

stand-up comedian

Photo: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0

Its flag family

New Zealand has four red stars, Australia six white ones.

CIA World Factbook.

Play with Australia

Australia, in short

What is the capital of Australia?

The capital of Australia is Canberra. Canberra is the seat of national government for Australia, a country in Australia and New Zealand.

What is the population of Australia?

Australia has a population of about 26.7 million people, the 54th largest population in the world. Population figures come from World Bank estimates.

How big is Australia?

Australia covers 7,692,024 square kilometers (2,969,906 square miles), making Australia the 6th largest country in the world by area.

Which countries border Australia?

Australia shares no land border with any other country. No neighboring state can be reached from Australia overland.

What is the life expectancy in Australia?

Life expectancy at birth in Australia is 83.1 years, the 21st highest of any country in the world.

What continent is Australia in?

Australia is in Oceania, in the Australia and New Zealand region. Australia is one of 27 countries and territories in Oceania.