Location |
Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean |
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Area |
total: 7,686,850 sq km ;
land: 7,617,930 sq km ;
water: 68,920 sq km ;
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Land boundaries |
0
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Climate |
generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north
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Natural resources |
bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum
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Government type |
democratic, federal-state system recognizing the British monarch as sovereign
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Currency - Currency code |
AUD
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Internet country code: |
.au
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Internet users: |
9.472 million (2002)
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