Fast Facts

• Full country name: Commonwealth of Australia
• Area: 7,617,930 sq km (2,940,521 sq mi)
• Population: 19,822,570
• Capital city: Canberra 
• People: 92% Caucasian, 7% Asian, 1% aboriginal and other 
• Language: English
• Religion: 26.1% Anglican, 26% Roman Catholic, 24.3% other Christian, 11% non-Christian, 12.6%  other
• Major industries: mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, steel

• Australia has strong educational infrastructure and quality life, both of which are relatively affordable.
• Australia are one of the few countries where overseas students are permitted to work up to 20 hours each week during the academic year and full-time during vacations.
• Of the 39 Universities in Australia, 37 are government funded. The educational system is essentially non-elitist, with the quality of infrastructure, teaching faculty, course curriculum, and extra curricular facilities at a uniformly high standard across all educational bodies. The key perceptional differences between universities are built around their age and level of research. The older universities tend to be more inclined towards research, and eight such universities, called the “Group of Eight” (University of Sydney, University of Melbourne, Australian National University, University of Western Australia, Monash University, University of Queensland, University of Adelaide, and University of New South Wales) have established themselves as some of the best in the country.
• Today, Australia is a truly multi-cultural nation, with people from all over the world including India, China, the UK, the USA and so on, collectively forming a part of the Australian community. All leading MNCs have a base here, making it ideal for professionals. Above all, Australia is a safe place, without racial discrimination, with an educational system based on world-class research that is still ideal in terms of value for money.