AUSTRALIA

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Commonwealth of Australia

• Australia is a  stable, democratic, developed country  with a highly skilled workforce and one of the wealthiest in the world, with the world's 12th-largest economy.

• Australia is the earth's sixth largest  country by landmass and is the only nation to govern an entire continent.

• Neighbouring countries include Indonesia and Papua New Guinea to the north; the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east.

The Australian dollar (AUD) is the official currency of the Commonwealth of Australia. It has been in use since February 14, 1966.

The Australian dollar is also used on Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Norfolk Island.

As of 2011, the Australian dollar is the 5th most traded currency in the world mostly because Australia has high interest rates and little government control on currency trading.

1 AU$ = 0,78 US$

Capital: Canberra (population 357,220 )

Largest city: Sydney (population 4,504,469 )

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Australia was worth 1560.60 billion US dollars in 2013. The GDP value of Australia represents 2.52 percent of the world economy.

2014 ( 0,30%)

Min ( -2%) 1974 Max ( 4,5%) 1976

The Gross Domestic Product per capita in Australia was last recorded at 37492.85 US dollars in 2013. The GDP per Capita in Australia is equivalent to 297 percent of the world's average.

GDP - composition by sector 2013

Inflation Rate was recorded at 1.70 percent in 2014

Unemployment Rate in Australia increased to 6.10 percent in December of 2014

External Debt

Economic Competitiveness Rating

Competitiveness is defined as the set of institutions, policies and factors that determine the level of productivity of a country.

Doing Business rank:

10 (out of 189 economies)

Doing Business rank Top 3:Singapore, New Zealand, Hong Kong

Research and Development Spending

International organization participation: ADB, ANZUS, APEC, ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), Australia Group, BIS, C, CD, CP, EAS, EBRD, EITI (implementing country), FAO, FATF, G-20, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), MIGA, NEA, NSG, OECD, OPCW, OSCE (partner), Pacific Alliance (observer), Paris Club, PCA, PIF, SAARC (observer), SICA (observer), Sparteca, SPC, UN, UN Security Council (temporary), UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNMISS, UNMIT, UNRWA, UNTSO, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC

The total population in Australia was last recorded at 23.1 million people in 2013 from 10.3 million in 1960, changing 125 percent during the last 50 years.

Around 80% of total population lives on east coast.

Australia Age structure

0-14 years: 18% (male 2,075,316/female 1,969,645) 15-24 years: 13.3% (male 1,534,947/female 1,457,250) 25-54 years: 41.8% (male 4,783,473/female 4,626,603) 55-64 years: 11.8% (male 1,321,246/female 1,341,329) 65 years and over: 15.1% (male 1,569,197/female 1,828,611

Life expectancy at birth:average : 81.4 years

The literacy rate in Australia is 96% with a rank of 36 out of 194.

The average monthly salary is $5,567

Human Development Index

Foreign direct investment

Foreign Direct Investment in Australia reached 52667 AUD Million

Foreign direct investment

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