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Capital Canberra Population 19,357,594 (July 2001 est.)Area total 7,686,850 sq km (slightly smaller than the contiguous 48 US States) Location Australia is located in southern hemisphere between the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean country called Australia is on a continent which is also called Australia
Government
democratic, federal-state system recognizing the British monarch as sovereign
official name is Commonwealth of Australia Queen Elizabeth II is Queen of Australia Money Australian Dollar (AUD) Climate generally arid to semiarid Languages English and native languages
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