Countries of the World: Australia
Welcome to our Countries of the World section.
In this post we will be going over some brief information on and how to pronounce Australia.
Australia is a very large country found on the Oceania continent Australia, has a population of just over 27 million in 2022 and given its size it is surrounded by several bodies of water which are the:
- Arafura Sea.
- Bass Strait.
- Indian Ocean.
- Timor Sea.
- Great Australian Blight.
- Coral Sea.
- Tasman Sea.
You pronounce Australia like this: OSS-TRAY-LEE-AH
Key information and contact details for Australia
Official Language: English.
Secondary Language(s): Mandarin, Arabic, Cantonese.
Australia dialling code: +61.
Australia Currency: Australian dollar.
Australia Capital City: Canberra.
Australia International Airport: Sydney Airport, NSW 2020, Australia. Phone Number: +61 2 9667 9111.
Emergency Services Phone Number: Police / Ambulance / Fire: 000.
British Embassy: British High Commission Canberra, Commonwealth Avenue, Yarralumla, Canberra ACT 2600, Australia. Phone Number: +61 (0)2 6270 6666.
American Embassy: Embassy of the United States of America, Moonah Pl, Yarralumla ACT 2600, Australia. Phone Number: +61 2 6214 5600.
Latest Travel Advice (British Government): https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/australia.