Australia Facts

The Australia facts section is where we share general information and facts about Australia.

We cover information on Australia geography, Australia Government, interesting facts about Australia, fun facts about Australia and much more.

Short and sharp Australia Facts:

• Australia is located in the Southern Hemisphere between the Indian and Pacific ocean
• Covers an area of nearly 7.7 million square kilometres
• Is the 6th largest country in the world
• Is the only nation to govern an entire continent
• Is officially called the Commonwealth of Australia
• Located in The Australian Capital Territory, our capital city is Canberra with a population of approximately 320,000
• The largest city in Australia is Sydney in the state of New South Wales with a population of approximately 4,284,000
• We are famous for our landmark buildings including the Sydney Opera House, and the Sydney Harbour Bridge.

More Detailed Facts

For more detailed information on Australia or to just browse please click on the links below to go the different sections and we hope you enjoy.

In the Australia Government section you will find the facts about our government system including the type of government in Australia.

Australian currency/Australian money is all about our currency including images and descriptions of our notes and coins.

The Australia population section covers interesting information about the people such as life expectancy, literacy levels and more.

Australia geography is all about the unique landscapes that are Australia including our deserts and our external territories.

On the Natural Wonders in Australia page is a list of some of the most unique and amazing wonders that can be seen in Australia.

The Interesting facts about Australia section is where you will find some of the other unusual and interesting facts about Australia.

The fun facts about Australia page is for a laugh and covers some of those amusing things that make us Australians who we are.

On the Animal Emblems page you will discover the emblems that each state uses to represent itself.

And if you want to know which of our magnificent birds represent each of the states then take a peek over at the Australian Bird Emblems page.