Area: 7,686,850 km2
Population: 20,434,176 (July 2007 est)
Minral Resources:
Bauxite,coal,iron

ore,cooper,tin,gold,silver,uranium,nickel,tungsten,

lead,zinc,diamonds
Mining Factoids:
♦ In 2000,Australia was the world's dominant producer of

alumina,bauxite,chrysoprase,ilmenite,mined lead,opal,

rutile and zircon
♦ Metallic minerals accounted for an estimated 40% of

Australia's $25 billion + in mineral and energy production

in 2000