Australia is a stable, democratic society with a skilled workforce and a strong, competitive economy. With a population of over 19 million, Australia

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Australia is a stable, democratic society with a skilled workforce and a strong, competitive economy. With a population of over 19 million, Australia is the only nation to govern an entire continent and is the sixth largest country in the world in land area. Australia's multicultural society includes its Indigenous peoples and migrants from some 200 countries worldwide. Australia's workforce is relatively large and highly trained. Many senior managers and technical staff have international and Asian experience, while almost half of Australia's workforce has university, trade or diploma qualifications. Australia's strong science and innovation skills have produced significant numbers of science and technology professionals who are highly regarded internationally.

* Land area: 7.69 million km2
* Population: 19.6 million
* Language: English
* Currency: Australian dollars (A$)
* Gross Domestic Product: $716 billion (US$375 billion)
* National colours: Green and gold
* Time: Australia has three time zones:
* East: GMT + 10
* Central: GMT + 9.5
* West: GMT + 8

* Flight time Sydney-Perth: 5 hours
* Flight time Adelaide-Darwin: 3 hours 40 minutes
* Workforce: Almost 10 million
* Registered motor vehicles 12.46 million
* People with mobile phones: 12.7 million
* Households with Internet access: 37 per cent
* Adults accessing Internet/year: 56 per cent
* Households with computers: 67 per cent
* Inflation rate: 3.2 per cent
* Items handled by postal service: 4.9 billion per year
* Overseas visitors (2002): 4.94 million
* Highest point: 2228 metres above sea level (Mount K osciuszko, New South Wales)
* Lowest point: 15 metres below sea level (dry bed of Lake Eyre, South Australia)