Australia
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External Websites
- National Geographic - Australia and Oceania: Physical Geography
- Official Site of the Embassy of Australia in Saudi Arabia
- The Official Site of Royal Australian Navy
- Central Intelligence Agency - The World Factbook - Australia
- Official Site of the Government of Australia
- Australian War Memorial - First World War 1914–18
- Official Site of the Embassy of Australia in Lebanon
- Anzac Centenary - Australia’s Contribution to WWI
- Australian Human Rights Commission - Face the facts: Cultural Diversity
Britannica Websites
Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students.
Also known as: Commonwealth of Australia
Audio File:
Anthem of Australia (see article)
- Head Of Government:
- Prime Minister: Anthony Albanese
- Capital:
- Canberra
- Population:
- (2023 est.) 26,231,000
- Currency Exchange Rate:
- 1 USD equals 1.499 Australian dollar
- Head Of State:
- British Monarch: King Charles III, represented by Governor-General: David Hurley
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Jun. 8, 2023, 9:30 AM ET (AP)
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Jun. 4, 2023, 11:45 PM ET (AP)
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Jun. 2, 2023, 10:34 AM ET (AP)
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As tensions grow between the United States and China in the Asia-Pacific, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told a gathering of top defense officials Friday that open channels of communication are critical for preserving peace, while also advocating effective deterrence
Australia, the smallest continent and one of the largest countries on Earth, lying between the Pacific and Indian oceans in the Southern Hemisphere. Australia’s capital is Canberra, located in the southeast between the larger and more important economic and cultural centres of Sydney and Melbourne. The Australian mainland extends from west to east for nearly 2,500 miles (4,000 km) and from Cape York Peninsula in the northeast to Wilsons Promontory in the southeast for nearly 2,000 miles (3,200 km). To the south, Australian jurisdiction extends a further 310 miles (500 km) to the southern extremity of the island of Tasmania, ...(100 of 50933 words)