Australia
Official name: |
Australia |
Capital City: |
Canberra |
Current Local Time: |
| Country website: |
http://www.dhl.com.au |
International Dialing Code: |
61 |
Population: |
18,260,863 (July 199 |
Currency: |
1 Australian dollar ($A) = 100 cents |
Spoken Languages: |
English, native languages |
Holidays: |
Jan 1, 3, 26, Apr 22, 23, 25, 26, Dec 25, 26, 27 |
Major Exports: |
Commodities: coal, gold, meat, wool, alumina, wheat, machinery and transport equipment |
Partners: Japan 25%, US 11%, South Korea 6%, NZ 5.7%, UK, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong (1992) Major Imports: |
Commodities: machinery and transport equipment, computers and office machines, crude oil and petroleum products |
Partners: US 23%, Japan 18%, UK 6%, Germany 5.7%, NZ 4% (1992) Total Export: |
$51.57 billion (f.o.b) |
Total Import: |
$57.41 billion (f.o.b) |
Gross Domestic Product: |
$405.4 billion (1995 est.) |
Per Capita Income: |
$22,100 (1995 est.) |
Literacy Rate: |
100% |
Population Growth Rate: |
0.99% (1996 est.) |
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