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href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/trade/resources/trade-statistics/Pages/trade-statistics.aspx">Trade statistics</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/trade/resources/publications/Pages/trade-and-investment-publications-and-articles.aspx">Trade and investment publications and articles </a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/trade/resources/investment-statistics/Pages/foreign-investment-statistics.aspx">Foreign investment statistics</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/trade/resources/Pages/request-customised-statistics.aspx">Request customised statistics</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="cols"> <div class="col-3 noindex"> <img alt="" src="/web/20190626212339im_/https://dfat.gov.au/trade/PublishingImages/trade-and-investment-organisations-thumb.png"/> </div> <div class="col-9 noindex"> <h3> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/trade/organisations/Pages/wto-g20-oecd-apec.aspx">WTO, G20, OECD, APEC and trade with ASEAN</a> </h3> <ul class="links"> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/trade/organisations/wto/Pages/the-world-trade-organization.aspx">The WTO</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/trade/organisations/g20/Pages/g20.aspx">G20</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/trade/organisations/oecd/Pages/oecd.aspx">OECD</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/trade/organisations/apec/Pages/asia-pacific-economic-cooperation-apec.aspx">APEC</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/international-relations/regional-architecture/asean/Pages/why-asean-matters-our-shared-prosperity.aspx">Australia's trade with ASEAN</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="cols"> <div class="col-3 noindex"> <img alt="" src="/web/20190626212339im_/https://dfat.gov.au/trade/PublishingImages/trade-and-investment-engage-thumb.png"/> </div> <div class="col-9 noindex"> <h3> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/trade/engage/Pages/engage-with-dfat.aspx">Engage with DFAT</a> </h3> <ul class="links"> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/trade/engage/Pages/who-to-contact-with-trade-or-investment-enquiries.aspx">Who to contact with trade or investment enquiries</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/trade/engage/public-submissions/Pages/have-your-say-public-consultations-on-ftas.aspx">Have your say: public consultations on FTAs</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/trade/resources/Pages/request-customised-statistics.aspx">Request customised statistics</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/trade/exporters-and-importers/Pages/report-trade-barriers-and-non-tariff-measures.aspx">Reporting non-tariff measures </a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/trade/resources/publications/trade-talk/Pages/trade-talk-newsletter.aspx">Trade Talk newsletter</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/trade-investment/business-envoy/Pages/business-envoy.aspx">Business Envoy</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/trade/engage/Pages/isaycompetition.aspx">iSAY Competition </a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/trade/resources/Pages/australias-trade-through-time.aspx">Australia's Trade through Time</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="cols"> <div class="col-3 noindex"> <img alt="" src="/web/20190626212339im_/https://dfat.gov.au/trade/engage/economic-diplomacy/PublishingImages/economic-and-commercial-diplomacy-thumb.png"/> </div> <div class="col-9 noindex"> <h3> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/trade/engage/economic-diplomacy/Pages/economic-and-commercial-diplomacy.aspx">Australia's economic and commercial diplomacy</a> </h3> <ul class="links"> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/trade/engage/economic-diplomacy/Pages/what-is-economic-and-commercial-diplomacy.aspx">What is economic and commercial diplomacy?</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/trade/engage/economic-diplomacy/Pages/market-insights.aspx">Market insights</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/trade/engage/economic-diplomacy/Pages/five-pillars-of-the-economic-and-commercial-diplomacy-agenda.aspx">Five pillars of the Economic and Commercial Diplomacy Agenda</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/trade/engage/economic-diplomacy/Pages/how-the-economic-and-commercial-diplomacy-agenda-will-operate-in-practice.aspx">How the Economic and Commercial Diplomacy Agenda will operate in practice</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/trade/engage/economic-diplomacy/Pages/economic-and-commercial-diplomacy-in-action.aspx">Economic and commercial diplomacy in action</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div class="flyout" id="megamenu_menu4"><div class="wrap"> <div class="cols"> <div class="cols"> <div class="col-6"> <h2> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/Pages/australias-aid-program.aspx">Aid</a> </h2> </div> </div> <div class="cols"> <div class="col-4"> <div class="cols"> <div class="col-3 noindex"> <img alt="" src="/web/20190626212339im_/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/PublishingImages/aid-program-70.jpg"/> </div> <div class="col-9 noindex"> <h3> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/Pages/australias-aid-program.aspx">Australia's aid program</a> </h3> <ul class="links"> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/Pages/australias-aid-program.aspx">Development policy</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/aid-budgets-statistics/Pages/default.aspx">Budget and statistical information</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/who-we-work-with/friendshipgrants/Pages/default.aspx">Australian Aid: Friendship Grants</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-4"> <div class="cols"> <div class="col-3 noindex"> <img alt="" src="/web/20190626212339im_/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/PublishingImages/aid-topics-70.jpg"/> </div> <div class="col-9 noindex"> <h3> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/topics/Pages/aid-topics.aspx">Aid topics</a> </h3> <ul class="links"> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/topics/development-issues/Pages/development-issues.aspx">Development issues</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/topics/investment-priorities/Pages/investment-priorities.aspx">Investment priorities</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/topics/aid-risk-management/Pages/default.aspx">Aid risk management</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-4"> <div class="cols"> <div class="col-3 noindex"> <img alt="" src="/web/20190626212339im_/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/PublishingImages/give-aid-70.jpg"/> </div> <div class="col-9 noindex"> <h3> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/where-we-give-aid/Pages/where-we-give-aid.aspx">Where we give aid</a> </h3> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cols"> <div class="col-4"> <div class="cols"> <div class="col-3 noindex"> <img alt="" src="/web/20190626212339im_/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/PublishingImages/work-with-70.jpg"/> </div> <div class="col-9 noindex"> <h3> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/who-we-work-with/Pages/who-we-work-with.aspx">Who we work with</a> </h3> <ul class="links"> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/who-we-work-with/bilateral-partnerships/Pages/bilateral-partnerships.aspx">Bilateral partnerships</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/who-we-work-with/multilateral-organisations/Pages/multilateral-organisations.aspx">Multilateral organisations</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/who-we-work-with/ngos/Pages/non-government-organisations.aspx">Non-government organisations (NGOs)</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/who-we-work-with/private-sector-partnerships/Pages/private-sector-partnerships.aspx">Private sector partnerships</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/who-we-work-with/whole-of-government/Pages/whole-of-government.aspx">Whole of government</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/who-we-work-with/value-for-money-principles/Pages/value-for-money-principles.aspx">Value for Money principles</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-4"> <div class="cols"> <div class="col-3 noindex"> <img alt="" src="/web/20190626212339im_/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/how-we-measure-performance/PublishingImages/how-we-measure-performance-thumb.jpg"/> </div> <div class="col-9 noindex"> <h3> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/how-we-measure-performance/Pages/how-we-measure-performance.aspx">How we measure performance</a> </h3> <ul class="links"> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/how-we-measure-performance/performance-management-and-results/Pages/performance-management-and-results.aspx">Performance management and results</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/how-we-measure-performance/ode/Pages/the-office-of-development-effectiveness.aspx">The Office of Development Effectiveness</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-4"> <div class="cols"> <div class="col-3 noindex"> <img alt="" src="/web/20190626212339im_/https://dfat.gov.au/news/news/PublishingImages/innovation-xchange-thumb.png"/> </div> <div class="col-9 noindex"> <h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190626212339/https://ixc.dfat.gov.au/">innovationXchange</a> </h3> <p> <em>innovationXchange</em> is DFAT's development innovation hub.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cols"> <div class="col-4"> <div class="cols"> <div class="col-3 noindex"> <img alt="" src="/web/20190626212339im_/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/PublishingImages/humanitarian-assistance.jpg"/> </div> <div class="col-9 noindex"> <h3> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/topics/investment-priorities/building-resilience/humanitarian-preparedness-and-response/Pages/humanitarian-prepraredness-and-response.aspx">Humanitarian action</a> </h3> <ul class="links"> <li>Where and how Australia provides emergency assistance.</li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-4"> <div class="cols"> <div class="col-3 noindex"> <img alt="" src="/web/20190626212339im_/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/topics/development-issues/2030-agenda/PublishingImages/sdg-logo-thumb.png"/> </div> <div class="col-9 noindex"> <h3> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/topics/development-issues/2030-agenda/Pages/default.aspx">2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development</a> </h3> <ul class="links"> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/topics/development-issues/2030-agenda/Pages/sustainable-development-goals.aspx">Sustainable Development Goals</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/topics/development-issues/2030-agenda/Pages/financing-the-sustainable-development-goals.aspx">Financing the Sustainable Development Goals</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/topics/development-issues/2030-agenda/Pages/engaging-civil-society-and-universities.aspx">Engaging civil society and universities</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/aid/topics/development-issues/2030-agenda/Pages/engaging-business.aspx">Engaging business</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div><div class="flyout" id="megamenu_menu5"><div class="wrap"> <div class="cols"> <div class="cols"> <div class="col-12"> <h2> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/Pages/people-to-people.aspx">People-to-people</a> </h2> </div> </div> <div class="cols"> <div class="col-8"> <div class="cols"> <div class="col-6"> <div class="cols"> <div class="col-3 noindex"> <img alt="" src="/web/20190626212339im_/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/PublishingImages/new-colombo-plan-70.jpg"/> </div> <div class="col-9 noindex"> <h3> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/new-colombo-plan/Pages/new-colombo-plan.aspx">New Colombo Plan</a> </h3> <ul class="links"> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/new-colombo-plan/scholarship-program/Pages/scholarship-program.aspx">Scholarship program</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/new-colombo-plan/mobility-program/Pages/mobility-program.aspx">Mobility program</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/new-colombo-plan/business-engagement/Pages/business-engagement.aspx">Business engagement</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/new-colombo-plan/alumni/Pages/alumni-program.aspx">Alumni program</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-6"> <div class="cols"> <div class="col-3 noindex"> <img alt="" src="/web/20190626212339im_/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/public-diplomacy/australia-now/PublishingImages/australia-now-white-thumb.png"/> </div> <div class="col-9 noindex"> <h3> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/public-diplomacy/australia-now/Pages/australia-now.aspx">Australia now</a> </h3> <p>A celebration of Australia delivered in a country or region of strategic significance.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cols"> <div class="col-6"> <div class="cols"> <div class="col-3 noindex"> <img alt="" src="/web/20190626212339im_/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/PublishingImages/australia-awards-70.jpg"/> </div> <div class="col-9 noindex"> <h3> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/australia-awards/Pages/australia-awards.aspx">Australia Awards</a> </h3> <ul class="links"> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/australia-awards/Pages/australia-awards-scholarships.aspx">Australia Awards Scholarships</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/australia-awards/Pages/australia-awards-fellowships.aspx">Australia Awards Fellowships</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/australia-awards/Pages/australia-awards-alumni-engagement.aspx">Australia Awards alumni </a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-6"> <div class="cols"> <div class="col-3 noindex"> <img alt="" src="/web/20190626212339im_/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/PublishingImages/public-diplomacy-70.jpg"/> </div> <div class="col-9 noindex"> <h3> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/public-diplomacy/Pages/public-diplomacy.aspx">Public diplomacy</a> </h3> <ul class="links"> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/public-diplomacy/acdgp/Pages/australian-cultural-diplomacy-grants-program.aspx">Australian Cultural Diplomacy Grants Program</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/public-diplomacy/indigenous/Pages/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-program.aspx">Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Program</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-4"> <div class="cols"> <div class="col-3 noindex"> <img alt="" src="/web/20190626212339im_/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/foundations-councils-institutes/australia-thailand-institute/news/PublishingImages/meeting-in-balaclava-thumb.jpg"/> </div> <div class="col-9 noindex"> <h3> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/foundations-councils-institutes/Pages/foundations-councils-and-institutes.aspx">Foundations, councils and institutes</a> </h3> <ul class="links"> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/foundations-councils-institutes/australia-asean-council/Pages/australia-asean-council.aspx">Australia-ASEAN Council</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/foundations-councils-institutes/australia-china-council/Pages/australia-china-council.aspx">Australia-China Council</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/foundations-councils-institutes/australia-india-council/Pages/australia-india-council.aspx">Australia-India Council</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/foundations-councils-institutes/australia-indonesia-institute/Pages/australia-indonesia-institute.aspx">Australia-Indonesia Institute</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/foundations-councils-institutes/australia-japan-foundation/Pages/australia-japan-foundation.aspx">Australia-Japan Foundation</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/foundations-councils-institutes/australia-korea-foundation/Pages/australia-korea-foundation.aspx">Australia-Korea Foundation</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/foundations-councils-institutes/caar/Pages/council-for-australian-arab-relations.aspx">Council for Australian-Arab Relations (CAAR)</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/foundations-councils-institutes/coalar/Pages/council-for-australia-latin-america-relations-coalar.aspx">Council on Australia Latin America Relations (COALAR)</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cols"> <div class="col-8"> <div class="cols"> <div class="col-6"> <div class="cols"> <div class="col-3 noindex"> <img alt="" src="/web/20190626212339im_/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/global-alumni/PublishingImages/global-alumni-70.png"/> </div> <div class="col-9 noindex"> <h3> <a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/global-alumni/Pages/global-alumni.aspx">Australia Global Alumni</a> </h3> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-6"> <div class="cols"> <div class="col-3 noindex"> <img alt="" src="/web/20190626212339im_/https://dfat.gov.au/people-to-people/PublishingImages/links-through-sport-70.jpg"/> </div> <div class="col-9 noindex"> 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<header><h1> About Australia</h1></header> </div> </div> <div class="cols"> <div class="content-left col-4">  <div id="WebPartZone2" class="webpartzone-vertical"> </div>  </div> <div class="content-centre col-4">  <div id="WebPartZone3" class="webpartzone-vertical"> </div>  </div> <div class="content-right col-4">  <div id="WebPartZone4" class="webpartzone-vertical"> </div>  </div> </div> <div class="cols"> <div class="fullwidth-content col-12">  <div id="WebPartZone5" class="webpartzone-vertical"> </div>  <div class="contentarea"> <p class="lead">Australia is a stable, democratic and culturally diverse nation with a highly skilled workforce and one of the strongest performing economies in the world.</p> <p>With spectacular landscapes and a rich ancient culture, Australia is a land like no other. It is the earth's sixth-largest country in land area and is the only nation to govern an entire continent.</p> <div class="panel"> <h2>Australia in Brief publication</h2> <img src="/web/20190626212339im_/https://dfat.gov.au/about-australia/PublishingImages/cover_image.jpg" alt="The cover image for the booklet. It depicts a painting, Jilji 2007, and has an area in the top right corner that contains the title: Australia in Brief." style="margin-bottom:1em"/> <p><em>Australia in Brief</em> provides an authoritative overview of Australia's history, the land, its people and their way of life. It also looks at Australia's economic, scientific and cultural achievements and its foreign, trade and defence policies.</p> <p class="more"><a href="/web/20190626212339/https://dfat.gov.au/about-us/publications/Pages/australia-in-brief.aspx">Australia in Brief</a></p> </div> <p class="introduction">Australia is a country of striking landscapes, a rich ancient culture and one of the world's strongest economies. It is the sixth-largest country in land area and is the only nation to govern an entire continent.</p> <p>With a spectacular natural environment, high quality of life and great diversity, Australia is a sought after destination for international tourists. It has 10 per cent of the world's biodiversity and a great number of its native plants and animals exist nowhere else on earth. From tropical rainforests in the north to the red deserts of the centre, from the snowfields of the south-east to the Australian Antarctic Territory, it is a vast and varied land. Australia has many World Heritage sites including the Great Barrier Reef, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park and the Sydney Opera House.</p> <figure class="photo expand-photo"> <img alt="Sydney Harbour" src="/web/20190626212339im_/https://dfat.gov.au/about-australia/PublishingImages/067461-575.jpg"/> <figcaption>Sydney Harbour (Ellenor Argyropoulos, Tourism Australia)</figcaption> </figure> <div class="panel"> <h2>Did you know?</h2> <p>Australia is the world's third most popular destination for international students.</p> </div> <p>Australia is home to one of the world's oldest living cultures, with Aboriginal communities established nearly 60,000 years before European settlement. Today, Australia is one of the world's most multicultural countries, rich in Indigenous and immigrant cultures. Australia is a successful and prosperous nation, ranked second in the United Nations Development Programme's Human Development Report 2015.</p> <p>Australia's economy is consistently ranked among the strongest of advanced economies in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. It is the world's twelfth largest economy and a top performing nation on almost every measure of excellence, from health to wealth, from ease of doing business to educational attainment.</p> <p>With low unemployment, low inflation and a highly skilled workforce, and with strong links with the fastest-growing region in the world — the Indo-Pacific — Australia's economy is set to prosper well into the future.</p> <div class="panel"> <h2>Did you know?</h2> <p>Australia is the fourth largest economy in the Asian region and is the 12th largest economy in the world.</p> </div> <p class="pullquote">Australia is a nation of boundless opportunity in a country of endless potential—a nation that is 'open for business'.</p> <p>Australia's foreign and trade policy promotes its security and long-term prosperity. It seeks to protect and advance its national interests in a rapidly changing environment, while supporting a stable global order. Australia has been integrally involved in global efforts to build peace and security for decades, just as it has in promoting global trade and investment liberalisation. 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2015)</p> <h3>Proportion of Population Born Overseas</h3> <p>28.2% (June 2015)</p> <h3>Proportion of Population Who Identify as Being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Origin</h3> <p>2.5% (2011)</p> <h3>Capital City</h3> <p>Canberra</p> <h3>Largest City</h3> <p>Sydney Population 4.92 million (June 2015)</p> <h3>Surface Area</h3> <p>7.69 million sq kms (2.96 million sq miles)</p> <h3>Main language</h3> <p>English + more than 300 others</p> <h3>Currency</h3> <p>Australian dollar (AUD)</p> <h3>Life Expectancy</h3> <p>84 years (women) 80 years (men)</p> <h3>Gross Domestic Product Per Capita</h3> <p>A$64,660 (2013)</p> <h3>Workforce</h3> <p>11.9 million (May 2016)</p> <h3>Inflation Rate</h3> <p>1% (June 2016)</p> <h3>Value of Exports of Goods and Services</h3> <p>A$316.6 billion</p> <h3>Major Goods and Services Exports</h3> <p>Iron ores and concentrates, coal, natural gas, education travel services, gold</p> <h3>Major Imports</h3> <p>Passenger motor vehicles, refined petroleum, crude 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