Australia

Summary Location: Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean Population: 20,434,176 (July 2007 est.) Capital: name: Canberra geographic coordinates: 35 17 S, 149 08 E time difference: UTC+10 (15 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in October; ends last Sunday in March note: Australia is divided into three time zones GDP per capita: $32,900 (2006 est.)

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