Australia
Fact File
Get to know Australia! Get the facts about its land, products, and people.
Official name: Commonwealth of Australia
Size: 2,967,909 square miles (7,686,850 square kilometers); slightly smaller than the continental United States
Population: 21,262,641 as of July 2009
Capital: Canberra
Official Languages: English
Climate: Tropical in the north; temperate in the south; dry and hot in the deserts
Currency: Australian dollar
Products: Wheat, barley; cattle, sheep, poultry; wool; coal, iron ore, gold
