Oceania · Australia and New Zealand
Capital: Canberra
Australia
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Australia in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #19
Australia's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
27.6M
#55 of 196
72nd percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$1.8T
#15 of 196
93rd percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$33.82B
#15 of 196
93rd percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
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$28.99B
#12 of 196
94th percentile
2021 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$95.63B
#28 of 196
86th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Canberra
- Region
- Oceania
- Subregion
- Australia and New Zealand
- Country code
- AUS
- Neighbors
- No land neighbors
Three interesting facts
Australia has no land borders, so every international boundary is maritime.
Australia is the 6th-largest country in this factbook by land area.
Australia’s position in Australia and New Zealand places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Australia on the map
Australia is located in Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean. Its terrain is mostly low plateau with deserts, fertile plain in southeast. The climate is generally arid to semiarid, temperate in south and east, tropical in north. In area, the country is slightly smaller than the 48 contiguous US states.
Economy
Economic profile
Australia's economy is characterized by high-income and globally integrated economy, strong mining, manufacturing, and service sectors driving slow but steady growth, net exporter, driven by commodities to East Asian trade partners, weak productivity and aging population straining labor force participation. Major industries include mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, steel. Important agricultural products include wheat, sugarcane, barley, rapeseed, milk, cotton, sorghum, beef, lentils, grapes (2023). Notable exports include iron ore, coal, natural gas, gold, minerals (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Australia has an estimated population of 27,536,874. Languages spoken include English 72%, Mandarin 2.7%, Arabic 1.4%, Vietnamese 1.3%, Cantonese 1.2%, other 15.7%, unspecified 5.7% (2021 est.). The population includes English 33%, Australian 29.9%, Irish 9.5%, Scottish 8.6%, Chinese 5.5%, Italian 4.4%, German 4%, Indian 3.1%, Australian Aboriginal 2.9%, Greek 1.7%, unspecified 4.7% (2021 est.). The urban population represents 86.6% of total population (2023).
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