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Australia is located between the South Pacific and Indian Oceans.
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population: 20.6 million. The fourth lowest population density in the world, averaging 6.9 people per square mile. (That's less than 2% of India's population in an area more than two-times larger). However, 91% of Australia's population is urban, living in the coastal plains. Australia's two largest cites, Sydney and Melbourne, are home to 6.7 million people, almost a third of the population, totaling just 1,454 square miles.
size: 2,966,200 square miles, including the island of Tasmania, the sixth largest country in the world.
health: the average Australian lives 80.7 years, the 11th highest life expectancy rate in the world.
culture: 28% of Australians do not claim to belong to any specific religion. Catholics are the largest religious group, 26.4% of the population.
last updated: 6/5/08 sources |
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Australia—Issue 18
“Is God calling you tonight to take a step of faith and commit your life to Jesus Christ?” Pastor Greg Laurie asked on the first night of the Harvest Crusades. Josephine Batterbee prayed for her best ...
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