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Australia Info

ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL: Canberra

COMMERCIAL CAPITAL: Sydney

GEOGRAPHY
The sixth largest country in the world Australia has many attractions to visit. Australian mainland has a total coastline of 35,876 km.

DEMOGRAPHY
A population of close to 22.7 Million. Muslims account for about 1.71% of the population

CLIMATE
The temperature varies widely in Australia based on the time of the year and the area (The Desert areas tend to have high temp while the costal parts of the country are lower).

LANGUAGES SPOKEN
Around 80% of the population speak English. Chinese & Italian are considered the next most common languages spoken. Chinese approximately 2.1% & Italian 1.9%

LOCAL TIME
UTC/GMT +10 hours Australian Estern Standard Time (AEST)
UTC/GMT +9 ½ hours Australian Central Standard Time (ACST)
UTC/GMT +8 hours Australian Western Standard Time (AWST)

BUSINESS HOURS
Government: 9 AM to 5 PM
General: 9 AM to 5:30 PM

HOLIDAYS
Australia Day - 26th January
Anzac Day - 25th April
New Year's Day - 1st January
Easter Monday
Christmas Day - 25th December
Boxing Day - 26th December

CURRENCY
Australian Dollar

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS
Police/ Emergencies / Medical / Fire: 000
State Emergency Service : (ACT, VIC, NSW, QLD, SA) 132 500
(WA) 1300 130 039