Australia: flag, capital & map
Get to know Australia, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Canberra
- Region
- Oceania
- Subregion
- Australia and New Zealand
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 27,614,411
- Area
- 7,692,024 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- English
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Australian Dollar (AUD)
- Land neighbours
- No land neighbours listed in this snapshot.
Canberra is the capital of Australia. Sydney and Melbourne are larger cities, but neither is the capital.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
How to remember it: Australia’s capital is Canberra, not Sydney or Melbourne.
Flag of Australia
The flag of Australia has a dark blue field. It features the flag of the United Kingdom — the Union Jack — in the canton, beneath which is a large white seven-pointed star. A representation of the Southern Cross constellation, made up of one small five-pointed and four larger seven-pointed white stars, is situated on the fly side of the field.
Looks similar to: New Zealand.
Where it is
Australia is grouped in Australia and New Zealand, within Roam’s Oceania region. No land neighbours are listed in the source. The source classifies it as not landlocked.
Australia has a recorded area of 7,692,024 square kilometres. Among the 2 countries assigned to Australia and New Zealand in this dataset, it ranks 1 by area, from largest to smallest. New Zealand is immediately below it, at 268,838 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 27,614,411 people for Australia in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 4 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are English. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Australian Dollar (AUD). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
Cover the facts above and work through these five questions. Open each answer when you are ready to check it. You can use this section without JavaScript.
What is the capital of Australia?
Reveal answer
Canberra. Canberra is the capital of Australia. Sydney and Melbourne are larger cities, but neither is the capital.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Australia?
Reveal answer
The flag of Australia has a dark blue field. It features the flag of the United Kingdom — the Union Jack — in the canton, beneath which is a large white seven-pointed star. A representation of the Southern Cross constellation, made up of one small five-pointed and four larger seven-pointed white stars, is situated on the fly side of the field.
Which land neighbours of Australia are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
No land neighbours are listed in the source for Australia. It is grouped in Australia and New Zealand, within Roam’s Oceania region.
Which languages does the source list for Australia?
Reveal answer
English. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Australia.
Which currency codes are listed for Australia?
Reveal answer
Australian Dollar (AUD). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
Try it from memory
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