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Australia and New Zealand · Country dossier
Australia
Commonwealth of Australia
CapitalCanberra
CurrencyAustralian dollar (AUD)
PowerType I · 230 V
LanguagesEnglish
Australia is a continent-sized country with strict biosecurity at every border: declare food, plant and animal products on arrival or risk a fine. Visitors need a visa or an ETA in advance, and only some states observe daylight saving time.
- Region
- Oceania · Australia and New Zealand
- Population
- 27.4M (27,400,013)
- Area
- 7,692,024 km²
Right now in Canberra
Local time in Canberra — Australia/Sydney
Australia spans 13 time zones.
Weather in Canberra
Before you go
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NordVPN
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Upcoming public holidays
National holidays in Australia over the next 12 months. See the full calendar.
Practical facts
- Languages
- English
- Calling code
- +61
- Internet domain
- .au
- Currency
- Australian dollar (AUD)
- Time zones
- Antarctica/Macquarie, Australia/Adelaide, Australia/Brisbane, Australia/Broken_Hill +9 more
Power
Plug type: Type I
Voltage 230 V · Frequency 50 Hz
Check your charger’s label — most phone and laptop chargers accept 100–240 V and only need a plug adapter. Adapter guide.
Airports in Australia
- SYDSydney (Mascot)Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport
- BNEBrisbaneBrisbane International Airport
- MELMelbourneMelbourne Airport
- PERPerthPerth International Airport
- CNSCairnsCairns International Airport
- ADLAdelaideAdelaide International Airport
- DRWDarwinDarwin International Airport / RAAF Darwin
- OOLGold CoastGold Coast Airport
- TSVTownsvilleTownsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville
- CBRCanberraCanberra Airport
- ASPAlice SpringsAlice Springs Airport
- BMEBroomeBroome International Airport
+ 175 more airports — use search to find them.
Know before you go
Source: Wikipedia — Australia, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.