 Australia Facts
| Capital: Canberra | | Surface area: 7.74 million square kilometres | | Population: 20.2 million | | Language: English | | Currency: Australian dollar (A$) | | Gross Domestic Product: $835 billion (US$603 billion) | | Australia’s main export destinations: Japan, China, USA, South Korea, New Zealand | | Australia’s main import sources: USA, Japan, China, Germany, UK | | National colours: Green and gold | | National Day: Australia Day—26 January | | Flight time: Sydney-Perth (East to West) - Only 5 hours! | | Flight time: Adelaide-Darwin (north to south) - 3 hours 40 | | Households with internet access: 37 per cent | | Registered motor vehicles: 12.46 million | | People with mobile phones: 12.7 million | | Overseas visitors (12 months 2004): 5.2 million!! | | Kangaroo Population: 40 million (that's a lot!) | | Beer per Australian : 96 litres per year |
Flag  The Australian flag was raised for the first time in Melbourne on 3 September 1901, following a design competition that drew 32 823 entries. The stars of the Southern Cross represent Australia’s geographic position in the Southern Hemisphere, and the large Commonwealth star symbolises the federation of states and territories .
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