International Domain Registration

Australia International domain names Australia (.au):

Restrictions: Australian domains, Limited to individuals, companies, and organizations located in Australia; different subdomains have various other restrictions

.au is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Australia.

Background Information :

Population

2008 estimate 21,468,700 (53rd) - 2006 census 19,855,288 - Density 2.6/km2 (235th) 6.7/sq mi

GDP

(PPP) 2007 estimate - Total $762.887 billion (17th) - Per capita $36,225 (14th)

National Anthem

Advance Australia Fair

Area

Total 7,741,220 km2 (6th) 2,988,902 sq mi - Water (%) 1

International Dialling Code

61

Currency

Australian dollar (AUD)

Population type

92% European (English, Irish, Scottish, Greek, Italian, others), 7% Asian, 1% Other

Government

Parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy, see Government of Australia - Monarch Queen Elizabeth II - Governor-General Quentin Bryce - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd

Language

None National languageEnglish (de facto)

Time Zone

various (UTC+8 to +10.5) - Summer (DST) various (UTC+9 to +11.5)Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the mainland of the world's smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and numerous other islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia to the north-east, and New Zealand to the south-east.

For around 40,000 years before European settlement commenced in the late 18th century, the Australian mainland and Tasmania were inhabited by around 250 individual nations of indigenous Australians. After sporadic visits by fishermen from the immedite north, and European discovery by Dutch explorers in 1606, the eastern half of Australia was claimed by the British in 1770 and initially settled through penal transportation to the colony of New South Wales, founded on 26 January 1788. The population grew steadily in the following years; the continent was explored, and during the 19th century another five largely self-governing Crown Colonies were established.


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