Australia flag information

Flag description: blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and a large seven-pointed star in the lower hoist-side quadrant known as the Commonwealth or Federation Star, representing the federation of the colonies of Australia in 1901; the star depicts one point for each of the six original states and one representing all of Australia's internal and external territories; on the fly half is a representation of the Southern Cross constellation in white with one small five-pointed star and four larger, seven-pointed stars. .

Flags

American Samoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Federated States of, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Wallis and Futuna

Related region

Oceania

Additional information about Australia

Official country name: Commonwealth of Australia

Short name: Australia
Local names (long and short forms): /
Former name:
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Nationality noun / adjective: Australian(s) / Australian

Languages spoken: English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8% (2001 Census). .

Capital: Canberra (GMT 9.9, summertime: +1hr, begins last Sunday in October; ends last Sunday in March)
Australia is divided into three time zones

Government type: federal parliamentary democracy

Population: 21007310 ranked 56, (data 2008)

Geography: world's smallest continent but sixth-largest country; population concentrated along the eastern and southeastern coasts; the invigorating sea breeze known as the "Fremantle Doctor" affects the city of Perth on the west coast, and is one of the most consistent winds in the world. The lowest point is Lake Eyre -15 m and the highest point is Mount Kosciuszko 2,229 m. .

Coastline: Coastline 25760 km - . .

Land borders: Australia has a total of 0 km landborders, bordering to . . .

Administrative divisions: 6 states and 2 territories*; Australian Capital Territory*, New South Wales, Northern Territory*, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

Dependent areas: Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Coral Sea Islands, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Norfolk Island, Macquarie Island

Independence: 1 January 1901 (federation of UK colonies)