| Country name: |
conventional long form: Commonwealth of Australia
conventional short form: Australia |
| Government type: |
federal parliamentary democracy |
| Capital: |
name: Canberra
geographic coordinates: 35 17 S, 149 13 E
time difference: UTC+10 (15 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in October; ends last Sunday in March
note: Australia is divided into three time zones |
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