Commonwealth of Australia
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| 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.
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| 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) |
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Sources: the internet, Wikipedia, Lonely Planet, Australia.com, etcetera |
