Attribute |
Australia × | New Zealand × |
Geography | | |
Area (km²) | 7,741,220 | 268,838 |
Continent | Australia | Australia |
Land area (km²) | 7,682,300 | 264,537 |
Water area (km²) | 58,920 | 4,301 |
Land boundaries (km) | 0 | 0 |
Coastline (km) | 25,760 | 15,134 |
Mean elevation (m) | 330 | 388 |
Lowest point (m) | -15 | 0 |
Highest point (m) | 2,228 | 3,724 |
People | | |
Population | 25,466,459 | 4,925,477 |
Official languages | | - English (de facto official)
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Religion | Protestant | Christian |
Government | | |
Long country name | Commonwealth of Australia | - |
Short country name | Australia | New Zealand |
Government type | Parliamentary democracy | Parliamentary democracy |
Capital | Canberra | Wellington |
Economy | | |
GDP (PPP) (USD) | 1,248,000,000,000 | 189,000,000,000 |
GDP (OER) (USD) | 1,380,000,000,000 | 201,400,000,000 |
GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 2.2 | 3 |
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 50,400 | 39,000 |
Gross national saving (% of GDP) | 21 | 21 |
Labor force | 12,910,000 | 2,655,000 |
Unemployment rate (%) | 5.6 | 4.7 |
Budget revenues (USD) | 490,000,000,000 | 74,110,000,000 |
Budget expenditures (USD) | 496,900,000,000 | 70,970,000,000 |
Military expenditures (% of GDP) | 1.89 | 1.16 |
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 35.5 | 36.8 |
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -0.5 | 1.6 |
Public debt (% of GDP) | 40.8 | 31.7 |
Inflation rate (%) | 2 | 1.9 |
Central bank discount rate (%) | 3 | 1.75 |
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%) | 5.24 | 5.1 |
Stock of narrow money (USD) | 277,700,000,000 | 46,520,000,000 |
Stock of broad money (USD) | 277,700,000,000 | 46,520,000,000 |
Stock of domestic credit (USD) | 2,384,000,000,000 | 304,200,000,000 |
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD) | 1,187,000,000,000 | 80,050,000,000 |
Current account balance (USD) | -36,010,000,000 | -5,471,000,000 |
Exports (USD) | 231,600,000,000 | 37,350,000,000 |
Imports (USD) | 221,000,000,000 | 39,740,000,000 |
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 66,580,000,000 | 20,680,000,000 |
External debt (USD) | 1,714,000,000,000 | 91,620,000,000 |
National currency | Australian dollars | New Zealand dollars |
National currency (code) | AUD | NZD |
National currency (symbol) | $ | $ |
National currency rate to USD | 1.311 | 1.416 |