Australia is officially called the Commonwealth of Australia. She is the sixth-largest country in the world by total area. Canberra is Australia's capital and Sydney, the largest city. Australia got its name from the Latin phrase 'Terra Australia Incognito', which means the Unknown Southern Land. Australia's form of government is a Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Elizabeth II is the monarch of Australia and Sir Peter Cosgrove is the governor general. Scott Morrison is Australia's prime minister. Australia has a population of 25,117,300 people. English is the official language in Australia. The currency in use in Australia is the Australian dollar (AUD). The most unique fact about Australia is probably its being the only continent-nation in the world. Herewith a comprehensive list of other amazing facts about Australia that you may not already know. 1. There are more kangaroos than people in Australia. The population of the marsupials is double ...
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