Official name: Commonwealth of Australia
Capital: Canberra
Area: 7,692,024 km2
Population: approx. 23 million (more precisely here)
Official language: English
State establishment: Constitutional monarchy
Main religion: 27.4% - Catholic; 23.4% - Anglicans; 9.6% - Methodists; 9.0% - Presbyterians
Span: from west to east approx. 4000 km, from north to south approx. 3300 km
Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD)

Australia is located in the southern hemisphere and covers an area of 7,692,024 km2. The eastern coast is washed by the Pacific Ocean and the western Indian Ocean. More than 70% of its more than twenty million people live on the coast, where the climate is more pleasant. The capital Canberra is located in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), but the largest population is Sydney (4.3 million inhabitants). The island state of Tasmania is situated 240 km from the southern tip of the country, from which it is separated by the Bass Strait. Australia covers approximately the same area as Europe and consists of 6 states (New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania) and 2 territories (Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory). Australian citizens are also residents of Christmas Island and the Cocos Islands, who can exercise their right to vote within the Northern Territory. The Pacific island of Norfolk is administratively part of New South Wales.

Each area is typical, exceptional and unique in its own way and worth exploring. No matter where you go, you can be sure that you will not be disappointed.