Commonwealth of Australia

• Capital: Canberra
• Form of Government: Constitutional Monarchy with two legislative houses (Senate and House of Representatives)
• Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (Governor General)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister
• Official Language: English
• Official Religion: None
• Monetary Unit: Australian Dollar
• GDP: $430,000,000,000

Demograpics

• Population: 21,000,000
• Sex Distribution: 51% Female; 49% Male
• Religous Affiliation: Christian 71%; Muslim 1%; Buddhist 1%; Judaism 1%; non-religous 16%; Other 10%
• Major Cities: Sydney (4,000,000); Melbourne (3,800,000); Brisbane (2,000,000); Perth (1,850,000); Adelaide (1,350,000)

Military

• Total Active Duty Personnel: 63,000 (48% Army; Air Force 28%; Navy 24%)
• Military Expenditure: 2.2%

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