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GeographyLocation: Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean
Area: Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 25,760 km
PeoplePopulation: 18,322,231 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 1.31% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 14.13 births/1,000 population Death rate: 7.37 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 6.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 7.1 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 1.82 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Caucasian 95%, Asian 4%, aboriginal and other 1% Religions: Anglican 26.1%, Roman Catholic 26%, other Christian 24.3% Languages: English, native languages
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1980 est.)
Government
Names:
Type: federal parliamentary state Capital: Canberra Independence: 1 January 1901 (federation of UK colonies) Constitution: 9 July 1900, effective 1 January 1901
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $374.6 billion National product real growth rate: 6.4% National product per capita: $20,720 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.5% Unemployment rate: 8.9%
Electricity:
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| The volunteer staff of the 1996 Olympic Games totaled 50,152. They worked an estimated 850,000 shifts. |