Australia
Australia is in Oceania. Its capital is Canberra. It has a population of about 27.6 million and an area of 7,692,020 km². Its flag has 3 colors, and the one that takes up the most space is navy blue, at 79.1% of the total.
The flag of Australia as a pie chart
- Navy blue 79.1%
- White 11.5%
- Red 9.4%
- Design
- Complex design (cross, diagonal, triangle or canton)
- Symbol
- Has stars
Each slice shows how much of the flag each color covers. It's the same data as CakeFlag, our game where you guess countries from the colors of their flag.
Australia at a glance
- Capital
- Canberra
- Continent
- Oceania
- Official languages
- English
- Currency
- Australian dollar
- National day
- January 26
- Highest point
- Mawson Peak (about 2,750 meters)
- Olympic Games
- Hosted in 1956 and 2000 (Summer)
- Area
- 7,692,020 km²6th largest out of 208
- Population
- 27.6 million55th most populous out of 204 · 2025 data
- Population density
- 3.6 people/km²3rd least densely populated out of 204 · 2025 data
- GDP
- US$ 1,798.5 billion15th highest GDP out of 200 · 2025 data
- GDP per capita
- US$ 65,13016th highest GDP per capita out of 200 · 2025 data
- Life expectancy
- 83.1 years21st highest life expectancy out of 204 · 2024 data
More facts
- Became independent from the United Kingdom
- Founding member of the UN (1945)
- Drives on the left
- Lies entirely in the Southern Hemisphere
Neighboring countries
Australia has no land borders with other countries.
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Data: World Bank, world-countries, Wikidata and CIA World Factbook. See all sources.