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Current account balance : $-30.14 billion (2003) . HIV Bright : 0.1% (2003 est.) Population below poverty line : NA . Literacy : 100% House hold income lowest than 10% : 2% House hold income highest than 10% : 25.4% (1994) Inflation : 2.8% (2003 est.) . Unemployment Rate : 6% (2003) . Internet Users : 9.472 million (2002) . Location Bright : Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean . Geographic Coordinates : 27 00 S, 133 00 E . Religion : Anglican 26.1%, Roman Catholic 26%, other Christian 24.3%, non-Christian 11%, other 12.6% . Administrative region : 6 states and 2 territories*; Australian Capital Territory*, New South Wales, Northern Territory*, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia . Terrain : mostly low plateau with deserts; fertile plain in southeast . Elevation extremes lowest : Lake Eyre -15 m . Elevation extremes highest : Mount Kosciuszko 2,229 m . Natural resources : bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum . Land use arable land : 6.55% (includes about 27 million hectares of cultivated grassland) . Land use permanentcrops : 0,04%. Irrigated land : 24,000 sq km (1998 est.) . Natural hazards : cyclones along the coast; severe droughts; forest fires . Environment current issues : soil erosion from overgrazing, industrial development, urbanization, and poor farming practices; soil salinity rising due to the use of poor quality water; desertification; clearing for agricultural purposes threatens the natural habitat of many unique animal and plant species; the Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast, the largest coral reef in the world, is threatened by increased shipping and its popularity as a tourist site; limited natural fresh water resources . Geography note : world's smallest continent but sixth-largest country; population concentrated along the eastern and southeastern coasts; regular, tropical, invigorating, sea breeze known as "the Doctor" occurs along the west coast in the summer . Population : 19,913,144 (July 2004 est.) . age -14 p : 20,10%. age -14 men : 2 044 449. age -14 ladies : 1 948 574. age 15/64 p : 67,20%. age 15/64 men : 6 747 687. age 15/64 ladies : 6 623 995. age +65 p : 12,80%. age +65 men : 1 121 522. age +65 ladies : 1 426 917. date : 2004 est.. median age total : 36.3 years . median age male : 35.5 years . median age female : 37.1 years (2004 est.) . population growth rate : 0.9% (2004 est.) . population growth rate note : . birth rate : 12.4 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) . death rate : 7.38 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) . net migration rate : 3.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) . sex ratio at birth : 1.05 male(s)/female . sex ratio under 15 : 1.05 male(s)/female . sex ratio 15/64 : 1.02 male(s)/female . sex ratio more 65 : 0.79 male(s)/female . sex ratio total : 0.99 male(s)/female (2004 est.) . infant mortality rate male : 5.16 deaths/1,000 live births . infant mortality rate female : 4.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) . life expectancy at birth total : 80.26 years . life expectancy at birth male : 77.4 years . life expectancy at birth female : 83.27 years (2004 est.) . total fertility rate : 1.76 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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