Australia
Commonwealth of Australia · Australia and New Zealand
Australia is a country in Australia and New Zealand, with Canberra as its capital, home to about 27,614,411 people. Australia shares no land border with any other country.
| Capital | Canberra |
|---|---|
| Region | Australia and New Zealand |
| Currency | Australian dollar (AUD $) |
| Calling code | +61 |
| ISO codes | AU / AUS / 036 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇦🇺 |
| Population | 27,614,411 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 7,692,024 km² |
| Languages | English |
| Internet domain | .au |
| Demonym | Australian |
What does the flag of Australia mean?
Australia's flag layers the Union Jack, acknowledging the country's history as a British settlement, with a seven-pointed Commonwealth Star and the Southern Cross constellation. The star originally had six points for the six founding colonies that federated in 1901; a seventh was added in 1908 to represent the future territories of the Commonwealth. The Southern Cross, one of the most recognizable constellations in the southern sky, had already been used to represent Australia since early colonial times; one of the flag's designers, Ivor Evans, also intended its four main stars to echo the four virtues Dante ascribed to the constellation: justice, prudence, temperance and fortitude.
Source: Wikipedia: Flag of Australia
About Australia
Australia, officially Commonwealth of Australia, is a United Nations member state in Australia and New Zealand. Its capital and seat of government is Canberra. It is an island nation with no land borders. The official currency is the Australian dollar ($), using the code AUD.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Australia for Canberra’s own facts and history.
To call Australia from abroad, dial the country code +61. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes AU (alpha-2) and AUS (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 27,614,411.
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How Australia compares
- Area: 7,692,024 km², ranking 6 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 27,614,411, ranking 55 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 4 people per square kilometre.
- Currency reach: 6 other countries and territories use the Australian dollar (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Australia
43 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, blue, white). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout. Showing the first 12.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.