Flag of  Australia
| Formal Name: | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Local Name: | Australia |
| Local Formal Name: | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Region: | Oceania |
| Associations: | Commonwealth of Nations, United Nations |
| Capital City: | Canberra |
| Main Cities: | Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart, Darwin |
| ISO 3166 Code: | AU |
| Population: | 21,707,964 |
| Area: | 7,686,850km² |
| Currency: | 1 australian dollar = 100 cents |
| Languages: | English |
| Religions: | Protestant, Roman Catholic |
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Flag of Australia
Date Flag first adopted: April 14th, 1954
Description: Blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and a large seven-pointed star in
the lower hoist-side quadrant known as the Commonwealth or Federation Star, representing the federation of the
colonies of Australia in 1901; the star depicts one point for each of the six original states and one
representing all of Australia's internal and external territories; on the fly half is a representation of the
Southern Cross constellation in white with one small five-pointed star and four larger, seven-pointed stars.
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