The name Australia (pronounced /əˈstreɪliə/ in Australian English ) is derived from the Latin Terra Australis ("southern land"), a name used for a hypothetical … See more

General characteristics
Surrounded by the Indian and Pacific oceans, Australia is separated from Asia by the See more

Australia's high-income mixed-market economy is rich in natural resources. It is the world's fourteenth-largest by nominal terms, and the 18th-largest by PPP. As of 2021 , it has the second-highest amount of wealth per adult, after Luxembourg, and has the See more

Contemporary Australian culture reflects the country's Indigenous traditions, Anglo-Celtic heritage, and post 1970s history of multicultural immigration See more

Indigenous prehistory
Indigenous Australians comprise two broad groups: the Aboriginal peoples of the Australian mainland (and surrounding islands including … See more

Australia is a constitutional monarchy, a parliamentary democracy and a federation. The country has maintained its mostly unchanged constitution alongside a stable liberal democratic political … See more

Australia has an average population density of 3.4 persons per square kilometre of total land area, which makes it one of the See more