Australia

Quick Facts

  • 6th Largest Country and biggest island in the world
  • There are 37 top universitiesin Australia included in the 2019 edition of the QS World University Rankings®, including 15 in the global top 250.
  • More than AU $ 200M AnnualAustralian government investment on scholarships for international students.
  • 15 Nobel prize laureate
  • More than 5 million international students have studied in Australia in the last fifty years.

Location:

Australia is an island nation that is located in the southern part of the Pacific Ocean. Australia is located to the southeast of the mainland Asian continent and to the southwest of North America.

Capital:

Canberra



Major Cities/ Counties:

Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide

Main Language:

English

Climate: 

The climate varies widely due to its large geographical size, but by far the largest part of Australia is desert or semi-arid. Only the south-east and south-west corners have a temperate climate and moderately fertile soil. The northern part of the country has a tropical climate, varied between tropical rainforests, grasslands and part desert.

Economy

The economy of Australia is a large mixed-market economy, with a GDP of A$1.69 trillion as of 2017. In 2018 Australia overtook Switzerland, and became the country with the largest median wealth per adult. Australia’s total wealth was AUD$8.9 trillion as of June 2016.

GDP per capita rank: 10th (nominal)

; 18th…

GDP per capita:

: $58,941 (nominal); $52,191 …

GDP growth:

0.6% (Q3 2017)

GDP rank: 13th

(nominal); 19th (PPP); (IMF; 2018)

Currency:

Australian dollar (AUD)

Government:

 The Australian Constitution creates a democratic legislature, the dual Parliament of Australia which consists of the Queen of Australia, and two houses of parliament, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Constitution provides for the Commonwealth Government’s legislative powers and allocates certain powers and responsibilities (known as “heads of power”) to the Commonwealth government. All remaining responsibilities are retained by the six States (previously separate colonies). Further, each State has its own constitution, so that Australia has seven sovereign Parliaments, none of which can encroach on the functions of any other.

Area:

7.692 million km²

Distance from Ethiopia:

22h 55m

Population

: It is expected the population of Australia will reach 25 million by 2018

Time Zone: UTC + 9.30 (Australian Central Time Zone)