Population: 19,357,594 (July 2001 est.)

Languages: English, native languages

Background: Australia became a commonwealth of the British Empire in 1901. It was able to take advantage of its natural resources to rapidly develop its agricultural and manufacturing industries and to make a major contribution to the British effort in World...

Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD, AUD (AU$1.10 = US$1))

Data from CIA World Factbook. Click on CIA link for more. Click on map or flag for larger images.