Australia
A whole country that is also a continent
Passport card
Commonwealth of Australia
Australia
- Capital
- Canberra
- Continent
- Oceania
- Currency
- Australian dollar
- Languages
- English
- People
- About 2.8 crore
- Size
- About 76.9 lakh km²
- Leader
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
- Joined as one nation
- 1 January 1901
- Time
- 4½ hours ahead of India in winter: at 12 noon in India, it is 4:30 pm in Canberra, and 5:30 pm in summer
⭐ Australia Day is on 26 January, the same day as India's Republic Day!
Your Australia stamp
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Australia
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Australia
Turn the globe with your finger. Australia has no neighbours on land. Its nearest neighbours are across the sea.
Compare with India
Australia and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeAustralia is more than 2 times the size of India.
- PeopleIndia has about 52 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 2.8 crore in Australia.
- DistanceCanberra is about 10,400 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeAustralia is 4½ hours ahead of India in winter. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 4:30 pm in Canberra, or 5:30 pm in summer.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Australia, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Australia
- A fresh mix from the country's 108 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Australia's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Australia back on the map
Australia and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 5 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Australia worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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