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Location: Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean
Population: 18.3 million (1995 estimate)
Capital: Canberra
Comparative area: Slightly smaller than the United States
Religions: Anglican 26.1%, Roman Catholic 26%, other Christian 24.3%
Landscape: Only country that is also a continent; mostly low plateau with deserts; fertile plain in southeast; huge interior of Australia is mostly desert or dry grassland and has few settlements
Recognized by International Olympic Committee: 1895 |
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