The name Australia (pronounced /əˈstreɪliə/ in Australian English ) is derived from the Latin Terra Australis ("southern land"), a name used for a hypothetical continent in the Southern Hemisphere since ancient times. … 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 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 … 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 most sparsely populated countries in the world. … See more