Australia and New Zealand · Oceania
Australia
Australia is a country in Australia and New Zealand. Its capital is Canberra. It has no land borders.
At a glance
Australia in numbers
- Population 27.2 million127,227,096 No. 55 of 195
- Area 7,692,024 km²2 No. 6 of 195
- Population density 3.5 per km²12 No. 194 of 195
- Economy (GDP) US$1.8 trillion3 No. 15 of 189
- GDP per person $65,1304 No. 13 of 189
- Life expectancy 84.3 years1 No. 7 of 195
- Median age 38.5 years1 No. 53 of 195
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Borders
Countries nearby
Australia has no land border with another country. These are its closest neighbours in the region.
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Sources
Every figure on this page with where it comes from.
- World Population Prospects 2024, United Nations, Population Division (UN projection for 1 July 2026)
- Demographic Yearbook 2024, table 3, United Nations Statistics Division (figure for 2024)
- World Development Indicators: GDP (current US$), World Bank (figure for 2025)
- World Development Indicators: GDP per capita (current US$), World Bank (figure for 2025)
- ISO 4217 currency codes, list one, SIX Group, ISO 4217 maintenance agency
- Member States, United Nations
- Root Zone Database, IANA
- Capital, region, borders and country code: Natural Earth, capitals checked by hand. Flag: flag-icons.