The 2004 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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       concentrated along the eastern and southeastern coasts; regular,

       tropical, invigorating, sea breeze known as "the Doctor" occurs

       along the west coast in the summer

      People Australia

      Population:

       19,913,144 (July 2004 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 20.1% (male 2,044,449; female 1,948,574)

       15–64 years: 67.2% (male 6,747,687; female 6,623,995)

       65 years and over: 12.8% (male 1,121,522; female 1,426,917) (2004

       est.)

      Median age:

       total: 36.3 years

       male: 35.5 years

       female: 37.1 years (2004 est.)

      Population growth rate:

       0.9% (2004 est.)

      Birth rate:

       12.4 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Death rate:

       7.38 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Net migration rate:

       3.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

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

       65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female

       total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

       total: 4.76 deaths/1,000 live births

       female: 4.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

       male: 5.16 deaths/1,000 live births

      Life expectancy at birth:

       total population: 80.26 years

       male: 77.4 years

       female: 83.27 years (2004 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

       1.76 children born/woman (2004 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

       0.1% (2003 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

       14,000 (2003 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

       less than 200 (2003 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%, other 12.6%

      Languages:

       English, native languages

      Literacy:

       definition: age 15 and over can read and write

       total population: 100%

       male: 100%

       female: 100% (1980 est.)

      Government Australia

      Country name:

       conventional long form: Commonwealth of Australia

       conventional short form: Australia

      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 of Australia ELIZABETH II (since 6 February

       1952), represented by Governor General Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Michael

       JEFFERY (since 11 August 2003)

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

       March 1996); Deputy Prime Minister John ANDERSON (since 20 July 1999)

       cabinet: Parliament nominates and selects, from among its members, a

       list of candidates to serve as government ministers; from this list,

       the governor general swears in the final selections for the Cabinet

       elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor general

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