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Australia

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Key facts

  • currency: Australian dollar
  • capital city: Canberra
  • region: Australia and New Zealand
  • continent: Oceania
  • land area: 7,692,020 km²
  • population: 26,638,544 people
  • political leader: Anthony Albanese (Prime Minister)
Classified as: place

Location on a map: [-27°0′S, 133°0′E]

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Summary

Australia is a country. The capital city is Canberra, located in the Australia and New Zealand region of Oceania. It has a land area of 7,692,020 km², a population of 26,638,544 people and uses the currency Australian dollar. The Prime Minister is Anthony Albanese.

Environment

  • Agricultural land: 3,635,190.00 km²
  • Alternative and nuclear energy: 2.15 % of total energy use
  • Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 393.16 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Electricity production from coal sources: 62.87 % of total
  • Electricity production from natural gas sources: 20.80 % of total
  • Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 5.30 % of total
  • Electricity production from nuclear sources: 0.00 % of total
  • Electricity production from oil sources: 2.70 % of total
  • Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 8.34 % of total
  • Net energy imports: -190.19 % of energy use
  • Fertility rate: 1.63 births per woman
  • Forest area: 1,340,051 km²
  • Fossil fuel energy consumption: 89.63 % of total
  • Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 570.60 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Median age: 33.50
  • Methane emissions: 123.03 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Nitrous oxide emissions: 42.96 Mt of CO2 equivalent
  • Female population: 13,409,588 people
  • Male population: 13,228,956 people
  • Renewable energy consumption: 12.30 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 7,650,418.08 km²
  • Rural population: 3,565,036 people
  • Urban land area: 11,945.99 km²
  • Urban population: 23,073,508 people
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 2.71 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in Australia by population

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in Australia

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Australia

Evolution of historical net energy imports in Australia

Evolution of historical fertility rate in Australia

Australia relationship between life expectancy at birth and fertility rate over time

Australia relationship between median age and fertility rate over time

Evolution of historical forest area in Australia

Australia relationship between rural land area and forest area over time

Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption in Australia

Australia relationship between renewable energy consumption and fossil fuel energy consumption over time

Evolution of historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Australia

Australia relationship between urban land area and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time

Australia relationship between urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Australia relationship between urban population and greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) over time

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Australia

Evolution of historical internet access in Australia

Evolution of historical land area in Australia

Evolution of historical median age in Australia

Evolution of historical methane emissions in Australia

Australia relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and methane emissions over time

Australia relationship between population and methane emissions over time

Australia relationship between rural population and methane emissions over time

Australia relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and methane emissions over time

Australia relationship between urban land area and methane emissions over time

Australia relationship between urban population and methane emissions over time

Evolution of historical net migration in Australia

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Australia

Australia relationship between population and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Australia relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Australia relationship between urban population and nitrous oxide emissions over time

Evolution of historical population in Australia

Australia relationship between urban land area and population over time

Evolution of historical female population in Australia

Evolution of historical male population in Australia

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in Australia

Evolution of historical total rural land area in Australia

Evolution of historical rural population in Australia

Australia relationship between urban land area and rural population over time

Evolution of historical total urban land in Australia

Australia relationship between urban population and urban land area over time

Evolution of historical urban population in Australia

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in Australia

Australia relationship between date and population over time

Australia relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Evolution of historical agricultural land in Australia

Australia relationship between methane emissions and agricultural land over time

Australia relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and agricultural land over time

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Australia

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Australia

Australia relationship between GDP and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Australia relationship between methane emissions and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Australia relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Australia relationship between urban land area and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Australia relationship between urban population and carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) over time

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Australia

Australia relationship between birth rate and access to electricity over time

Australia relationship between fertility rate and access to electricity over time

Australia relationship between life expectancy at birth and access to electricity over time

Australia relationship between renewable energy consumption and access to electricity over time

Australia relationship between self-employed workers and access to electricity over time

Australia relationship between vulnerable employment and access to electricity over time

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in Australia

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Australia

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Australia

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Australia

Distribution of sites in Australia by inscription year

Geographical distribution of sites in Australia by area

Distribution of transboundary sites in Australia

Geographical distribution of wildfires in Australia by mean width

Relationship between width mean and length mean in Australia

Cities in Australia

Sites in Australia

Wildfires in Australia

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Business

  • Central government debt: 57.97 % of GDP
  • Expense: 27.63 % of GDP
  • Gdp: 1,723,827,215,334.71 current US$
  • Inflation: 5.60 annual %
  • Self-employed workers: 15.87 % of total employment
  • Tax revenue: 23.60 % of GDP
  • Unemployment: 3.67 % of total labor force
  • Vulnerable employment: 10.33 % of total employment

Distribution of companies from Australia by foundation year

Evolution of historical central government debt in Australia

Evolution of historical expense in Australia

Evolution of historical GDP in Australia

Australia relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and GDP over time

Evolution of historical median inflation in Australia

Evolution of historical self employed in Australia

Australia relationship between vulnerable employment and self-employed workers over time

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Australia

Evolution of historical unemployment rate in Australia

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Australia

Distribution of shops in Australia by country

Companies in Australia

Exchanges in Australia

Shops from Australia

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Health

  • Birth rate: 11.60 per 1,000 people
  • Death rate: 7.30 per 1,000 people
  • Health expenditure per capita: 7,055.37 current US$
  • Health expenditure: 10.54 % of GDP
  • Incidence of hiv: 0.01 per 1,000 uninfected population
  • Hospital beds: 3.84 per 1,000 people
  • Life expectancy at birth: 83
  • Suicide mortality rate: 12.50 per 100,000 population

Distribution of diseases in Australia by mortality rate

Distribution of diseases in Australia by start date

Evolution of historical birth rate in Australia

Australia relationship between fertility rate and birth rate over time

Australia relationship between life expectancy at birth and birth rate over time

Australia relationship between self-employed workers and birth rate over time

Australia relationship between vulnerable employment and birth rate over time

Australia relationship between median age and birth rate over time

Evolution of historical death rate in Australia

Australia relationship between life expectancy at birth and death rate over time

Evolution of historical health expenditure per capita in Australia

Evolution of historical health expenditure in Australia

Evolution of historical incidence of HIV in Australia

Evolution of historical hospital beds in Australia

Evolution of historical life expectancy in Australia

Australia relationship between self-employed workers and life expectancy at birth over time

Australia relationship between vulnerable employment and life expectancy at birth over time

Evolution of historical suicide rate in Australia

Distribution of diseases by first founded year in Australia

Evolution of historical covid cases in Australia

Evolution of historical covid deaths in Australia

Relationship between deaths and cases over time in Australia

Diseases in Australia

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Politics

  • Armed forces personnel: 60,000 people
  • Democracy score: 9.09
  • Democracy type: Full democracy
  • Military expenditure: 1.90 % of GDP
  • Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 38.41 %

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Australia

Australia relationship between methane emissions and armed forces personnel over time

Australia relationship between nitrous oxide emissions and armed forces personnel over time

Australia relationship between population and armed forces personnel over time

Australia relationship between rural population and armed forces personnel over time

Australia relationship between greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) and armed forces personnel over time

Australia relationship between urban land area and armed forces personnel over time

Australia relationship between urban population and armed forces personnel over time

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Australia

Evolution of historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Australia

Distribution of politicians from Australia by birth date

Distribution of politicians from Australia by gender

Political parties in Australia

Politicians from Australia

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Sports

Distribution of athletes from Australia by birth year

Distribution of athletes by gender in Australia

Distribution of competitions by city in Australia

Distribution of competitions by country in Australia

Distribution of competitions in Australia by start date

Distribution of medals won by Australia at the Olympics

Athletes from Australia

Competitions in Australia

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Culture

Distribution of artists from Australia by birth date

Distribution of artists from Australia by gender

Geographical distribution of museums in Australia by visitors

Artists from Australia

Museums in Australia

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Research

Geographical distribution of universities in Australia by total students

Distribution of universities in Australia by foundation year

Universities in Australia

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In literature

There are 3167 books written about Australia in the database

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This dashboard is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

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