AUSTRALIA

Slightly smaller than the United States

Land use

• Agricultural- 53.4%
• Forest- 19.3%
• Other- 27.3%

ENVIRONMENT ISSUES

• Soil erosion
• Poor farming practices
• Industrial development
• Desertification

AGE STRUCTURE

• 0-14 years- 17.9%
• 15-64 years- 66.63%
• 65 & over- 15.47

LITERACY

Population growth rate
is 1.07% (2015)

LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH

• Total population- 82 years
• Male- about 79 years
• Female- about 84 years

LANGUAGES

• Official- English 77%
• Australian 25%
• Irish 8%
• Scottish 6%
• Italian 3%

Population below
poverty line is 13.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

AGRICULTURE PRODUCTS

• Wheat
• Barley
• Sugarcane
• Fruits
• Cattle, sheep, and poultry

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