Australia
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People
- Population: 18260863
- Population Growth: 0.99%
- Infant Mortality: 5.5 per 1000 live births (similar to Liechtenstein, Australia, Macau)
Context
- Area: 7686850 km2
- Government: federal parliamentary state
- Religions: Christian (24%), Anglican (26%), Roman Catholic (26%)
- Ethnic Groups: Asian (4%), Caucasian (95%)
- Borders:
Economy
- GDP per capita: 31598$US (similar to Australia)
- GDP from agriculture: 3.1%
- GDP from industry: 27.7%
- GDP from services: 69.2%
