Australien - Daten & Fakten
Länderstatistik
geographic coordinates: 35 16 S, 149 08 E
time difference: UTC+10 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in October; ends first Sunday in April
time zone note: Australia has four time zones, including Lord Howe Island (UTC+10:30)
etymology: the name is claimed to derive from either Kambera or Camberry, which are names corrupted from the original native designation for the area "Nganbra" or "Nganbira"
citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen or permanent resident of Australia
dual citizenship recognized: yes
residency requirement for naturalization: 4 years
land: 7,682,300 sq km
water: 58,920 sq km
note: includes Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island
arable land: 4.03% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 0.04% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 42.58% (2018 est.)
forest: 17.42% (2018 est.)
other: 33.42% (2018 est.)
15-64 years: 64.89% (male 8,602,204/female 8,568,004)
65 years and over: 16.69% (2023 est.) (male 2,034,383/female 2,381,080)
note: data represent language spoken at home
male: 81.1 years
female: 85.5 years
male: 36.8 years
female: 39 years
rate of urbanization: 1.27% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
note: data include Christmas Island, Cocos Islands, and Norfolk Island
male: 20 years
female: 22 years (2020)
6.46% (2020 est.)
5.16% (2019 est.)
60.25% of GDP (2019 est.)
54.49% of GDP (2018 est.)
0.85% (2020 est.)
1.61% (2019 est.)
$300.77 billion (2020 est.)
$342.485 billion (2019 est.)
note: Data are in current year dollars and do not include illicit exports or re-exports.
$250.178 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$295.504 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 36 (2020 est.)
percent of population: 96% (2021 est.)
standard gauge: 18,007 km (2022) 1.435 mm
narrow gauge: 11,914 km (2022) 1.067 mm
broad gauge: 2,685 km (2022) 1.600 mm
urban: 145,928 km (2015)
non-urban: 727,645 km (2015)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 18 (2021 est.)
subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 105 (2021 est.)
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