Australia

Official Name:	The Commonwealth of Australia
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Parliamentary Democracy under a Constitutional Monarchy
Official Name (Local Language):	Commonwealth of Australia
ISO Country Codes:	AU : AUS
Internet Domain:	.au
Government Web Site:	https://www.pm.gov.au/

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Capital:	Canberra	Main Airports:	Adelaide Airport, Brisbane Airport, Canberra Airport, Melbourne Airport, Perth Airport, Sydney Airport
Language(s):	English	Population:	26,141,369
Currency:	Australian Dollar	ISO Currency Code:	AUD
Telephone Dial In:	+61	ID Prefix:	0011

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Commisceo Global; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Australia Group; Central American Integration System; Commonwealth of Nations; Community of Democracies; Inter Parliamentary Union; Pacific Alliance; Pacific Islands Forum; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet; Rough Guide

News Resources:

News Agency

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9News;

ABC News;

Australian Associated Press;

news.com.au;

Newspaper

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Adelaide Review;

Australian Financial Review;

PerthNow - The Sunday Times;

Sydney Morning Herald;

The Advertiser;

The Age;

The Australian;

The Australian Financial Review;

Radio

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ABC;

Commercial Radio Australia;

Radio AU;

Radio Australia;

SBS Radio;

Australia

Government Website:	https://www.pm.gov.au/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/australia
Central Bank:	Reserve Bank of Australia
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	1.34048 Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	5.16% (2019 est.)
Population below poverty line:	NA
Inflation Rate:	1.6% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	6.51% (Jan-21 - TradingEconomics)
GDP:	$1.279 trillion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$49,800 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	Australian Dollar
Currency Code:	AUD
World Bank Classification:	High-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	3.6%	wheat, barley, sugarcane, fruits; cattle, sheep, poultry
Industry:	28.2%	mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, steel
Services:	68.2%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation; Asian Development Bank; EBRD; FAO; G20; IMF; International Energy Agency; International Labour Organization; OECD; The Cairns Group; Un Economic and Social Commission for Asia the Pacific; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Countryeconomy; FAO; IMF; International Energy Agency; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development;

Financial Exchanges:

Commodities Exchange: ABX Global ; Australian Securities Exchange ; Financial and Energy Exchange ; Stock & Securities Exchange: National Stock Exchange of Australia ;

National Statistics Office:

Australian Bureau of Statistics;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Trading Economics;

Australia

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	English
Customs & Excise:	Australian Taxation Office
Development Bank(s):	Asian Development Bank; Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank;
National Standards Bureau:	Standards Australia

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 16/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 13/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 26/136 (2016)
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