Australia and New Zealand
Flag of Australia
A continent, a country, and an ecosystem.
Colours, by share of the flag
- #000078 74%
- #f00000 7%
- #f0f0f0 5%
Measured from the flag artwork itself, so shares are approximate and emblems get folded into the nearest tone.
Flags people confuse it with
Australia in numbers
| Official name | Commonwealth of Australia |
|---|---|
| Capital | Canberra |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand, Oceania |
| Population | 25,687,041 |
| Area | 7,692,024 km² · 3 people per km² |
| Currency | Australian dollar (AUD) |
| Languages | English |
| Country codes | AU · AUS · .au |
| Coastline | Has a coast |
Things worth knowing
- Australia is the only country that is also a continent — 7.69 million km².
- The Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure on Earth — visible from space.
- ~86% of mammals in Australia are found nowhere else on the planet.
Did you know
More kangaroos than people live in Australia — about 50 million kangaroos to 26 million people.
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Country data from the mledoze/countries dataset under ODbL 1.0. Flag artwork from the same dataset. All 196 flags.