Name of Country: Australia
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General informations about Australia:
Population: 20.3 million (official estimate, 2005)
Capital: Canberra
Area: 7.7 million sq km (2.9 million sq miles)
Major language: English
Major religion: Christianity
Life expectancy: 78 years (men), 83 years (women) (UN)
Monetary unit: 1 Australian dollar = 100 cents
Main exports: Ores and metals; wool, food and live animals; fuels, transport machinery and equipment
GNI per capita: US $26,900 (World Bank, 2005)
For more info on Australia:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/country_profiles/1250188.stm
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