Australia Population: 21,262,641 (July 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 55 Age structure: 0-14 years: 18.

6% (male 2,026,975/female 1,923,828) 15-64 years: 67.9% (male 7,318,743/female 7,121,613) 65 years and over: 13.5% (male 1,306,329/female 1,565,153) (2009 est.) Median age: total: 37.3 years male: 36.6 years female: 38.1 years (2009 est.) Population growth rate: 1.195% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 112 Birth rate: 12.47 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 164 Death rate: 6.74 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 144 Net migration rate: 6.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 14 Urbanization: urban population: 89% of total population (2008) rate of urbanization: 1.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2009 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 81.63 years country comparison to the world: 6 male: 79.25 years female: 84.14 years (2009 est.) Ethnic groups:

white 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1% Religions: Catholic 25.8%, Anglican 18.7%, Uniting Church 5.7%, Presbyterian and Reformed 3%, Eastern Orthodox 2.7%, other Christian 7.9%, Buddhist 2.1%, Muslim 1.7%, other 2.4%, unspecified 11.3%, none 18.7% (2006 Census) Languages: English 78.5%, Chinese 2.5%, Italian 1.6%, Greek 1.3%, Arabic 1.2%, Vietnamese 1%, other 8.2%, unspecified 5.7% (2006 Census) Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% male: 99% female: 99% (2003 est.) National holiday: Australia Day, 26 January (1788); ANZAC Day (commemorated as the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey), 25 April (1915) Economy ::Australia Economy - overview: Australia has an enviable, strong economy with a per capita GDP on par with the four dominant West European economies. Emphasis on reforms, low inflation, a housing market boom, and growing ties with China were key factors over the course of a 17-year economic expansion that ended with the recent global financial crisis. Business and consumer confidence and high export prices for raw materials and agricultural products fueled the economy to the point of overheating in recent years, particularly in mining states. Drought, robust import demand, and a strong currency pushed the trade deficit up, while infrastructure bottlenecks and a tight labor market constrained growth in export volumes and stoked inflation through mid-2008. The economy fared relatively well during the global financial crisis, narrowly avoiding a technical recession because of monetary and fiscal stimulus, buoyant export demand and investment from China, and the strong health of Australia's banking sector. Australia became the first G20 country to tighten monetary policy after the crisis when the central bank raised its key rate in October 2009. In 2010, the government will focus on raising Australia's economic productivity, managing the symbiotic, but sometimes tense, economic relationship with China, passing emissions trading legislation, and dealing with other climate-related issues such as drought and devastating bushfires. GDP (purchasing power parity): $819 billion (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 19 $812.5 billion (2008 est.) $793.4 billion (2007 est.) note: data are in 2009 US dollars

GDP (official exchange rate): $920 billion (2009 est.) GDP - real growth rate: 0.8% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 96 2.4% (2008 est.) 4% (2007 est.) GDP - per capita (PPP): $38,500 (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 23 $38,700 (2008 est.) $38,200 (2007 est.) note: data are in 2009 US dollars GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 3.8% industry: 24.9% services: 71.3% (2009 est.) Unemployment rate: 5.7% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 51 4.2% (2008 est.) Population below poverty line: NA% Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 2% highest 10%: 25.4% (1994) Distribution of family income - Gini index: 30.5 (2006) country comparison to the world: 110 35.2 (1994) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1.9% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 60 4.4% (2008 est.) Commercial bank prime lending rate: 8.91% (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 85 10.02% (31 December 2007)

Agriculture - products: wheat, barley, sugarcane, fruits, cattle, sheep, poultry Industries: mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, steel Industrial production growth rate: -5.8% (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 114 Imports: $160.9 billion (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 21 $194.2 billion (2008 est.) Imports - commodities: machinery and transport equipment, computers and office machines, telecommunication equipment and parts; crude oil and petroleum products Imports - partners: China 15.4%, US 12.1%, Japan 9.1%, Singapore 7%, Germany 5.1%, Thailand 4.5%, UK 4.4%, Malaysia 4.1% (2008)