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Commonwealth of Australia
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Capital: Canberra
Official Language: None, English (de facto)
Government: Parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
Head of State: Queen Elizabeth the Second
Formation: 1 January 1901
Population: 21,370,000 (2008 estimate)
Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD)
Human Rights Record Good Wikipedia Article
Territorial Disputes None
Ongoing Conflicts None
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=Diplomatic Relations=
Australia maintains relations with many of the world's countries. We have decided it is easier to list nations we've formally cut relations with then to list all open diplomatic relationships. Those nations are:
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Nation is a member of:
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=Summary=
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the mainland of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous other islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia to the northeast, and New Zealand to the southeast. Australia is the only single country to occupy an entire continent.
The Australian mainland has been inhabited for more than 42,000 years by indigenous Australians. After sporadic visits by fishermen from the north and then European discovery by Dutch explorers in 1606, the eastern half of Australia was later claimed by the British in 1770 and initially settled through penal transportation to the colony of New South Wales, commencing on 26 January 1788. As the population grew and new areas were explored, another five largely self-governing Crown Colonies were established during the 19th century.
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=Message Bank=
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=Resources=
*Australia on Wikipedia
*Australia on the BBC
*Australia on the CIA world factbook
*Homepage of the Australian government