Australia
Commonwealth of Australia
Australia is a country in Australia and New Zealand, Oceania. Its capital is Canberra, home to roughly 24,982,688 people across 7,692,024 km² of land.
Key facts
- Capital
- Canberra
- Continent
- Oceania
- Subregion
- Australia and New Zealand
- Population
- 24,982,688
- Land area
- 7,692,024 km²
- ISO codes
- AU / AUS
- Languages
- English
Did you know?
- Kangaroos, koalas, and platypuses evolved in isolation, found nowhere else on Earth.
- Uluru changes color at sunrise and sunset — a sacred sandstone monolith for Anangu people.
- The Great Barrier Reef stretches over 2,300 km, the largest living structure visible from space.
- Aboriginal Dreamtime stories map the land through songlines passed down for tens of thousands of years.
- The Twelve Apostles limestone stacks rise from the Southern Ocean along the Great Ocean Road.
Practice with geography games
Studying Australia is easier when you put facts into practice. Try these free games to reinforce flags, capitals, and comparative geography.
- Flag Colors
Guess the country from a pie chart of its flag's exact color percentages — no symbols, just hues. Six tries with continent, capital, and blurred-flag hints.
- Flag Reveal
A national flag starts heavily blurred and sharpens second by second. Name the country before time runs out — four difficulty levels, unlimited guesses, scored by speed.
- Guess the Capital
See a country name and its flag — name the capital city in six tries. Hints reveal the first letter, subregion, language, and more.
- Country from Capital
Work backwards: a capital city is shown and you name the country it belongs to. Six tries with continent, population, and blurred-flag hints.