Australia

**Australia**, officially the **Commonwealth of Australia**, is an island country and sovereign state located in the southern hemisphere, in Oceania. Its capital city is Canberra, and its largest city is Sydney. It is mostly a desert country.

Australia is the sixth biggest country in the world by land area, and is part of the Oceanic and Australasian regions. Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea and other islands on the Australian tectonic plate are together called Australasia, which is one of the world's great ecozones. When other Pacific islands are included with Australasia, it is called Oceania.

## Infobox (country)

- **conventional long name**: Commonwealth of Australia
- **common name**: Australia
- **image flag**: Flag of Australia (converted).svg
- **alt flag**: A blue field with the union flag in the upper hoist quarter, a large white seven-pointed star in the lower hoist quarter, and constellation of five white stars in the fly – one small five-pointed star and four, larger, seven-pointed stars.
- **image coat**: Coat of arms of the Commonwealth of Australia.svg
- **alt coat**: A Kangaroo and an Emu are supporting the emblem of Australia on a Golden Wattle tree.
- **national anthem**: "Advance Australia Fair"

- **royal anthem**: God Save the King

- **image map**: Australia_with_AAT_(orthographic_projection).svg
- **map width**: 220px
- **alt map**: A map of Australia in Australasia
- **capital**: Canberra
- **common languages**: English language, English
- **today**: Australasia
- **government type**: Federalism, Federal parliamentary system, parliamentary constitutional monarchy
- **leader title1**: Monarchy of Australia, Monarch
- **leader name1**: Charles III
- **leader name2**: Sam Mostyn
- **leader title3**: Prime Minister of Australia, Prime Minister
- **leader name3**: Anthony Albanese
- **leader title4**: Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, Deputy Prime Minister
- **leader name4**: Richard Marles
- **leader title5**: Chief Justice of Australia, Chief Justice
- **leader name5**: Stephen Gageler
- **leader title6**: President of the Senate (Australia), Senate President
- **leader name6**: Sue Lines
- **leader title7**: Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives, House Speaker
- **leader name7**: Milton Dick
- **legislature**: Parliament of Australia, Parliament
- **upper house**: Australian Senate, Senate
- **lower house**: Australian House of Representatives, House of Representatives
- **sovereignty type**: Independence
- **sovereignty note**: from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
- **established event1**: Federation of Australia, Federation, Constitution of Australia, Constitution
- **established date1**: 1 January 1901
- **established event2**: Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942, Statute of Westminster Adoption Act
- **established event3**: Australia Act 1986, Australia Act
- **established date3**: 3 March 1986
- **area km2**: 7688287
- **area rank**: 6th
- **percent water**: 1.79
- **population census**: 25,890,773
- **population estimate rank**: 54th
- **population census year**: 2021
- **population density rank**: 237th
- **gdp ppp year**: 2025
- **gdp ppp rank**: 20th
- **gdp ppp per capita**: US$72,138
- **gdp ppp per capita rank**: 20th
- **gdp nominal year**: 2025
- **gdp nominal rank**: 14th
- **gdp nominal per capita**: US$64,547
- **gdp nominal per capita rank**: 11th
- **gini**: 32.4
- **gini year**: 2020
- **gini change**: decrease
- **gini rank**: 19th
- **hdi**: 0.958
- **hdi year**: 2023
- **hdi change**: increase
- **hdi rank**: 7th
- **currency**: Australian dollar ($)
- **currency code**: AUD
- **time zone**: Time in Australia, various
- **utc offset**: +8 to +10.5
- **utc offset dst**: +8 to +11.5
- **time zone dst**: Time in Australia, various
- **date format**: dd/mm/yyyy
- **electricity**: 230 V–50 Hz
- **drives on**: Right- and left-hand traffic#Australia, left
- **calling code**: +61
- **cctld**: .au