Travel & technology
Electric power
- Plug shape
- Voltage
- 240V, 50Hz
Phone dialing
- Code to call Australia
- +61
Mobile phones
- GSM Band
- 900/1800/3G
What every visitor should know about Australia:
- Money
- The currency is the Australian dollar (AUD). 1 AUD is worth about US$0.92, or €0.64.
- Crime
- CrimeSafe Travel Score™: 3.5 out of 5 (Safe)
Areas of concern:
- Mugging
- Pick-pocketing / bag-snatching
- Capital
- Canberra
- Tap water
- Excellent. Water from the tap is safe to drink.
Australia facts and figures:
People
- Population
- 21,262,641
- Language
- English 79.1%, Chinese 2.1%, Italian 1.9%, other 11.1%, unspecified 5.8%
- Ethnicity
- White 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and other 1%
Economy
- GDP
- US$39,300 (per capita)
- Income equality
- High