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Australia
Languages:
English 79%, native and other languages
Ethnicity/race: Caucasian 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal
and other 1%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 26%, Anglican 21%, other Christian 21%,
Buddhist 2%, Islam 2%, other 1%, none 15% (2001)
National
Holiday: Australia Day, January 26
Literacy rate:
99%% (2003 est.)
Economic
summary: GDP/PPP (2009 est.): $824.3 billion; per
capita $38,800. Real growth rate: 1%. Inflation: 1.9%.
Unemployment: 5.7%. Arable land: 6.15%. Agriculture:
wheat, barley, sugarcane, fruits; cattle, sheep,
poultry. Labor force: 10.9 million; agriculture 3.6%,
industry 21.2%, services 75.2% (2007 est.). Industries:
mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food
processing, chemicals, steel. Natural resources:
bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver,
uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc,
diamonds, natural gas, petroleum. Exports: $161.5
billion (2009 est.): coal, gold, meat, wool, alumina,
iron ore, wheat, machinery and transport equipment.
Imports: $160.9 billion (2009 est.): machinery and
transport equipment, computers and office machines,
telecommunication equipment and parts; crude oil and
petroleum products. Major trading partners: China, U.S.,
Japan, Singapore, Germany (2006).
Member of
Commonwealth of Nations
Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 9.94
million (2006); mobile cellular: 19.76 million (2006).
Radio broadcast stations: AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1
(1998). Television broadcast stations: 104 (1997).
Internet hosts: 9.458 million (2007). Internet users:
15.3 million (2006).
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