U.S. English Foundation Research AUSTRALIA General Information Capital: Canberra 322,723 (1996 est.) Area: 7,686,850 sq km (2,966 sq mi) Form of government Democratic, federal-state system recognizing the British monarch as sovereign GDP per capita Purchasing power parity-$22,200 (1999 est.) Population 19,169,083 (July 2000 est.) Ethnic composition Caucasian - 92% Asian - 7% Aboriginal and other - 1% Official Language(s) English Minority Language(s) There are 300 Indigenous languages as well as other languages of European and Asian immigrants. Top of page

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