OCEANIA
Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions
Australia
Level 1 — Exercise Normal Precautions
Population
27.5 million
Exchange Rate
1 USD = 1.50 AUD
Advisory
Level 1
GDP/Capita
$64,604
Health Alerts
0
Last Updated
Apr 24, 2026
About AustraliaOverview, geography, and key facts
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It has a total area of 7,688,287 km2 (2,968,464 sq mi), making it the sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania. Australia is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates including deserts in the interior and tropical rainforests along the coast.
Capital
Canberra
Population
27.5 million
Area
7,692,024 km²
Languages
English
Currency
Australian dollar (AUD)
GDP/Capita
$64,604
Travel AdvisoryU.S. Department of State
Gov Data
Exercise normal precautions when traveling to this country.
Currency & Economy
- Currency
- Australian dollar (AUD)
- Exchange Rate
- 1 USD = 1.50 AUD
- GDP
- $1.76T
- GDP per Capita
- $64,604
Visa Fee Estimate
$185 USD
277 AUD
Based on current Treasury exchange rate
Development
- Life Expectancy
- 83.1 years
Geography & Practical Details
- Region
- Oceania
- Capital
- Canberra
- Area
- 7,692,024 km²
- Population
- 27,536,874
- Timezone
- UTC+05:00
- Languages
- English
- Calling Code
- +61
- Drives On
- Left
- ISO Code
- AU