Global Network Australia

GN Code: GNAUS

Website: http://www.astd.org.au/about/about.html

Steering Committee Members:

Kevin Lohan, klohan@astd.org.au

Rebecca Runcie, rebecca.runcie@au.pwc.co m

Elaine Yin, elaine.yin.e.l.@gmail.com

Mark Wayland, mark@thelast3feet.com.au

Carel Bothma, cbothma@nutrimetics.com.au

About Australia

National name: Commonwealth of Australia

Language: English

Capital: Canberra

Government type: Democratic, federal-state

National holiday: Australia Day, 26 January (1788)

Currency: Australia Dollars (AUD)

Area: 2,967,893 sq miles (7,686,850 sq. km)

Population: 20,090,437 (2005 est.)

Population density: 7 (per sq. mile)

 Age structure:
0-14 years: 19.8%
15-64 years 67.2%
65 years and over: 12.9%

Median age:
total: 36.56 years
male: 35.74 years
female: 37.4 years (2005 est.)

Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004 est.): $611.7 billion; per capita $30,700

Labor force: 10.35 million; agriculture 3.6%, industry 26.4%, services 70%

Natural resources: bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum

Industries: mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, steel

Exports: $86.89 billion (2004 est.)

Exports commodities: coal, gold, meat, wool, alumina, iron ore, wheat, machinery and transport equipment

Imports: $98.1 billion (2004 est.)

Imports commodities: machinery and transport equipment, computers and office machines, telecommunications equipment and parts; crude oil and petroleum products