The 1999 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ migration rate: 2.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

       15–64 years: 1.02 male(s)/female

       65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female

       total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (1999 est.)

      Infant mortality rate: 5.11 deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth: total population: 80.14 years male: 77.22 years female: 83.23 years (1999 est.)

      Total fertility rate: 1.81 children born/woman (1999 est.)

      Nationality: noun: Australian(s) adjective: Australian

      Ethnic groups: Caucasian 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1%

      Religions: Anglican 26.1%, Roman Catholic 26%, other Christian 24.3%, non-Christian 11%

      Languages: English, native languages

      Literacy:

       definition: age 15 and over can read and write

       total population: 100%

       male: 100%

       female: 100% (1980 est.)

      Government

      Country name:

       conventional long form: Commonwealth of Australia

       conventional short form: Australia

      Data code: AS

      Government type: democratic, federal-state system recognizing the

       British monarch as sovereign

      Capital: Canberra

      Administrative divisions: 6 states and 2 territories*; Australian

       Capital Territory*, New South Wales, Northern Territory*,

       Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia

      Dependent areas: Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Christmas Island,

       Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Coral Sea Islands, Heard Island and

       McDonald Islands, Norfolk Island

      Independence: 1 January 1901 (federation of UK colonies)

      National holiday: Australia Day, 26 January (1788)

      Constitution: 9 July 1900, effective 1 January 1901

      Legal system: based on English common law; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations

      Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal and compulsory

      Executive branch:

       chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952),

       represented by Governor General Sir William DEANE (since 16 February

       1996)

       head of government: Prime Minister John Winston HOWARD (since 11

       March 1996); Deputy Prime Minister Timothy Andrew FISCHER (since 11

       March 1996)

       cabinet: Cabinet selected from among the members of Federal

       Parliament by the governor general on the advice of the prime

       minister

       elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor general

       appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the

       leader of the majority party or leader of a majority coalition is

       usually appointed prime minister by the governor general for a

       three-year term

      Legislative branch: bicameral Federal Parliament consists of the

       Senate (76 seats—12 from each of the six states and two from each of

       the two territories; one-half of the members elected every three

       years by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and the House of

       Representatives (148 seats; members elected by popular vote on the

       basis of proportional representation to serve three-year terms; no

       state can have fewer than five representatives)

       elections: Senate—last held 3 October 1998 (next to be held by

       October 2001); House of Representatives—last held 3 October 1998

       (next to be held by October 2001)

       election results: Senate—percent of vote by party—NA; seats by

       party—Liberal-National 35, Labor 29, Australian Democrats 9, Greens

       1, One Nation 1, independent 1; House of Representatives—percent of

       vote by party—NA; seats by party—Liberal-National 80, Labor 67,

       independent 1

      Judicial branch: High Court, the Chief Justice and six other

       justices are appointed by the governor general

      Political parties and leaders:

      Political pressure groups and leaders: Australian Democratic

       Labor Party (anti-Communist Labor Party splinter group); Peace and

       Nuclear Disarmament Action (Nuclear Disarmament Party splinter group)

      International organization participation: ANZUS, APEC, AsDB,

       Australia Group, BIS, C, CCC, CP, EBRD, ESCAP, FAO, IAEA, IBRD,

       ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF,

       IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MTCR, NAM

       (guest), NEA, NSG, OECD, OPCW, PCA, Sparteca, SPC, SPF, UN, UNCTAD,

       UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNITAR, UNTSO, UNU, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO,

       WMO, WTrO, ZC

      Diplomatic representation in the US: chief of mission: Ambassador Andrew Sharp PEACOCK chancery: 1601 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036 consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Honolulu, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco

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