Australia

[[Aboriginal rock art Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. Comprising six states and ten territories, Australia has a total area of , making it the sixth-largest country in the world and the largest country by area in Oceania. It is the world's oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with some of the least fertile soils. It is a megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates including deserts and tropical rainforests.

The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south-east Asia 50,000 to 65,000 years ago, during the last glacial period. They settled on the continent and formed approximately 250 distinct language groups by the time of European settlement, maintaining some of the longest known continuing artistic and religious traditions in the world. Australia's written history commenced with Dutch exploration of most of the coastline in the 17th-century. British colonisation began in 1788 with the establishment of the penal colony of New South Wales. By the mid-19th century, most of the continent had been explored by European settlers and five additional self-governing British colonies were established, each gaining responsible government by 1890. The colonies federated in 1901, forming the Commonwealth of Australia. This continued a process of increasing autonomy from the United Kingdom, highlighted by the ''Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942'', and culminating in the Australia Acts of 1986.

Australia is a federal parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy. Its population of over / 1000000 round 0}} million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard. Canberra is the nation's capital, while its most populous cities are Sydney and Melbourne, both with a population of over 5 million. Australia's culture is diverse, and the country has one of the highest foreign-born populations in the world. It has a highly developed market economy and one of the highest per capita incomes globally. Its abundant natural resources and well-developed international trade relations are crucial to the country's economy. It ranks highly for quality of life, health, education, economic freedom, civil liberties and political rights.

Australia is a middle power, and has the world's thirteenth-highest military expenditure. It is a member of international groups including the United Nations; the G20; the OECD; the World Trade Organization; Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; the Pacific Islands Forum; the Pacific Community; the Commonwealth of Nations; and the defence and security organisations ANZUS, AUKUS, and the Five Eyes. It is also a major non-NATO ally of the United States. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Canberra (pub. July, 1973-June, 1977)
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    Canberra (pub. July, 1977-)
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    Port Moresby (pub. Sept., 1906-1945)
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    Nauru (pub. Nov., 1947-1967)
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    Published 1969
    Beograd, [Izdanje Svetog arhijerejskog sinoda Srpske pravoslavne crkve] 1969.
    392, [7] p. facsims., maps, music, plates (part col., incl. facsims., ports.) 28 cm.
    Other Authors: “...Lavrentije, Bp. of Western Europe and Australia...”
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    Canberra, Australian Govt. Pub. Service.
    v. 25 cm.
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    Canberra, Australian Govt. Pub. Service.
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    Canberra, [Australian Govt. Pub. Service]
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    Published 1987
    Canberra : Australian Govt. Pub. Service, 1987-
    v. ; 31 cm.
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    Published 1913
    Melbourne : By authority Albert J. Mullett, Govt. Printer, 1913.
    14 p.
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    Published 1987
    Canberra : Australian Government Pub. Service, 1987-
    v. ; 31 cm.
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    Canberra, Australian Govt. Pub. Service.
    v. 25 cm.
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    Published 1913
    Sydney : Law Book Co. of Australasia, 1913.
    1 online resource (xxx, 124 p.)
    “...Australia...”
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    Published 1903
    [Melbourne, Vic.?] : Printed and published for the Government of the Commonwealth of Australia by R.S. Brain, Government Printer for the State of Victoria, 1903-
    1 online resource ( volumes)
    “...Australia...”
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    Published 1978
    Canberra : [Australian Govt. Pub. Service], 1978-
    1 online resource (32 volumes)
    “...Australia...”
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    Published 1901
    [Melbourne?] : Published by Authority, 1901-
    v. ; 33 cm.
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    Published 2005
    [Canberra] : Australian Government Attorney-General's Dept., 2005-
    1 online resource.
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    Published 1882
    Perth : R. Pether, 1882.
    2 v. in 1 : ill., fold. col. map.
    “...Western Australia...”
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    Published 1897
    Adelaide, 1897.
    xxxii, 1243 p. 8vo.
    “...South Australia...”
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