Australia belongs to the southern hemisphere, is located in Oceania and comprises the smallest continental area in the world.
It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the south and the Timor Sea, Arafura Sea and Torres Strait to the north and the Coral Sea and Tasman Sea to the east. It shares maritime borders with Indonesia, Timor-Leste and Papua New Guinea to the north, the French territory of New Caledonia to the east, and New Zealand to the southeast.
The country’s population is 23.4 million, with about 60% concentrated around the mainland state capitals of Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide.
The capital is Canberra and the official language is English.
It is the country with the third highest human development index in the world, having cultural offer, access to health, public education.