🇦🇺 Australia

Time, holidays, currency and practical info for Australia.

Current local time

Australia spans 7 time zones — the current time depends on which one. Pick a city below or browse the time-zone list to see local time.

Time zones in Australia (7)

Upcoming public holidays in Australia

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Cities in Australia

Other countries in Australia and New Zealand

At a glance

Capital
Region
Oceania
Subregion
Australia and New Zealand
Population
27,536,874
Area
7,692,024 km²
Currency
AUD $
Calling code
+61
Driving side
left
Languages
eng
Internet TLD
.au

About

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. It has a land area of 7,688,287 km2 (2,968,464 sq mi), making it the sixth-largest country in the world. Australia is the world's flattest and driest inhabited continent. It is a megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates including deserts in the interior and tropical rainforests along the coast.

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