Area

984,377 square kilometres (385,000 square miles)

Capital City

Adelaide (population 1.08 million)

Coastline

3,700 kilometres (2,300 miles)

Population

1.5 million

Main language

English

Climate

Temperate
Adelaide's hottest summer months
are January and February
with a mean maximum of 29°C (84°F).
Adelaide's coldest winter month is July
with a mean maximum of 15°C (59°F).
Average rainfall for Adelaide is 585 mm (23 inches) a year.

Major exports

Selected commodities (2002-03)*

Wine
Road vehicles, parts & accessories
Metals and metal manufactures
Wheat
Fish and crustaceans
Machinery
Meat & meat preparations
Wool & sheepskins
Petroleum & petroleum products

$1.454m
$1.411m
$   867m
$   776m
$   448m
$   323m
$   316m
$   256m
$   292m

Total exports

$8.4 billion a year

Destinations

Percentage of total exports
Total East Asia
United States
European Union
Middle East
ASEAN
New Zealand
Other

32.0%
16.8%
16.2%
15.9%
  8.2%
  7.5%
11.6%

* Australian Bureau of Statistics Catalogue No. 1307.4

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