Australia Fact Sheet

AUSTRALIA

General information:

Capital: Surface area: Official language: Population: Exchange rate: Canberra 7,692 thousand sq km English 22.4 million (2010) A$1 = US$1.0100 (Mar 2011) 2006 785.8 737.1 37,645 35,310 2.5 -41,503 -5.3 20.0 3.3

% 5 4 3 Exports 2 1 0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Primary STM 90,000 60,000 30,000

Fact Sheet

Fact sheets are updated biannually; June and December

Head of State: HM Queen Elizabeth II, represented by the Governor-General HE Ms Quentin Bryce Head of Government: Prime Minister The Hon Ms Julia Gillard 2007 954.6 793.6 44,893 37,321 4.7 -59,214 -6.2 19.1 3.0 2008 1,061.0 831.9 48,823 38,282 2.4 -47,442 -4.5 22.3 3.7 2009 986.6 850.6 44,509 38,751 1.4 -42,096 -4.3 20.0 2.1 2010(a) 1,236.0 882.4 55,160 39,699 2.6 -31,868 -2.6 21.1 2.7 2011(b) 1,448.2 918.5 64,351 40,816 3.0 -5,529 -0.4 21.5 3.0

Recent economic indicators:

GDP (US$bn) (current prices): GDP PPP (US$bn) (c): GDP per capita (US$): GDP per capita PPP (US$) (c): Real GDP growth (% change yoy): Current account balance (US$m): Current account balance (% GDP): Goods & services exports (% GDP): Inflation (% change yoy):

Australia's merchandise trade

A$m 280,000 240,000 200,000 160,000 120,000 80,000 40,000 Imports

Real GDP growth

A$m 180,000 150,000 120,000

Australia's merchandise exports

2005 2010

ETM

Other

Australia's trade and investment relationships (d):

Major Australian exports, 2010 (A$m) (e): Iron ore & concentrates Coal Gold Crude petroleum Natural gas Australian merchandise trade, 2010: Exports (A$m): Imports (A$m): Total trade (exports + imports) (A$m): Merchandise trade surplus (A$m): Australia's main export destinations, 2010 (e): 1 China 25.3% 2 Japan 18.9% 3 Republic of Korea 8.8% 4 India 7.1% 5 United States 4.0% Australia's trade in services, 2010: Exports of services (A$m): Imports of services (A$m): Services trade deficit (A$m): Australia's investment links, as at 31 Dec 2010: Level of...