Commonwealth of Australia

Capital city Canberra. Largest city: Sydney.
Currency Australian Dollar (A$ and AUD).
Daylight Saving Starts last Sunday in October. In Tasmania first Sunday.
Ends last Sunday in March.
Dimensions Australia is about 7.700.000 km2 (about 3 million square miles). The Netherlands is about 35.000 km2. So Australia is about 220x the Netherlands.
Distance From Schiphol, Amsterdam flying directly to Sydney would be 17.824 km, taking 21 and a half hours.
Electricity and plug 220 - 240V, 50Hz. Plug: two flat angled blades and one vertical grounding blade.
Exchange rate 1 AUD = 0,61 EUR and 1 EUR = 1,60 AUD (more or less, May 2007). For exact rate, go to www.asknumbers.com and look under Currency.
Language English (official)
Links Useful information on travelling, dining, immigration, jobs and much more: click here.
Population 20,5 million (2006)
Religion 75% Christian, 1% Muslim, 1% Buddhist, 0.5% Jewish
Telephone To make an international phone call from Europe, dial 00. From U.S.A. dial 011. To dial internationally from within Australia, dial 0011. The country code for Australia is 61. The area code of Sydney is 2, Melbourne is 3, Canberra is 62, Adelaide is 8.
Time Zone

GMT/UTC +10  (Eastern Standard Time)
GMT/UTC +9.5 (Central Time)
GMT/UTC +8    (Western Time)

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Sources: the internet, Wikipedia, Lonely Planet, Australia.com, etcetera