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National chapters · Regional profiles · Sources & appendices
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PART I · NATIONAL CHAPTERS
- 01 · Introduction↗
- 02 · Geography↗
- Location
- Geographic coordinates
- Map references
- Area
- Area - comparative
- Land boundaries
- Coastline
- Maritime claims
- Climate
- Terrain
- Elevation
- Natural resources
- Land use
- Irrigated land
- Major lakes (area sq km)
- Major rivers (by length in km)
- Major watersheds (area sq km)
- Major aquifers
- Population distribution
- Natural hazards
- Geography - note
- 03 · People and Society↗
- Population
- Nationality
- Ethnic groups
- Languages
- Religions
- Age structure
- Dependency ratios
- Median age
- Population growth rate
- Birth rate
- Death rate
- Net migration rate
- Population distribution
- Urbanization
- Major urban areas - population
- Sex ratio
- Mother's mean age at first birth
- Maternal mortality ratio
- Infant mortality rate
- Life expectancy at birth
- Total fertility rate
- Gross reproduction rate
- Drinking water source
- Health expenditure
- Physician density
- Hospital bed density
- Sanitation facility access
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
- Alcohol consumption per capita
- Tobacco use
- Currently married women (ages 15-49)
- Education expenditure
- School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
- 04 · Environment↗
- 05 · Government↗
- Country name
- Government type
- Capital
- Administrative divisions
- Dependent areas
- Legal system
- Constitution
- International law organization participation
- Citizenship
- Suffrage
- Executive branch
- Legislative branch
- Legislative branch - lower chamber
- Legislative branch - upper chamber
- Judicial branch
- Political parties
- Diplomatic representation in the US
- Diplomatic representation from the US
- International organization participation
- Independence
- National holiday
- Flag
- National symbol(s)
- National color(s)
- National coat of arms
- National anthem(s)
- National heritage
- 06 · Economy↗
- Economic overview
- Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
- Real GDP growth rate
- Real GDP per capita
- GDP (official exchange rate)
- Inflation rate (consumer prices)
- GDP - composition, by sector of origin
- GDP - composition, by end use
- Agricultural products
- Industries
- Industrial production growth rate
- Labor force
- Unemployment rate
- Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
- Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income
- Average household expenditures
- Household income or consumption by percentage share
- Remittances
- Budget
- Public debt
- Taxes and other revenues
- Current account balance
- Exports
- Exports - partners
- Exports - commodities
- Imports
- Imports - partners
- Imports - commodities
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold
- Exchange rates
- 07 · Energy↗
- 08 · Communications↗
- 09 · Transportation↗
- 10 · Military and Security↗
- 11 · Space↗
- 12 · Terrorism↗
- 13 · Transnational Issues↗
- Additional observations ↗
Dated observations outside the national chapter fields.
PART II · REGIONAL CHAPTERS
Regional profiles follow this country's administrative and statistical geography. Each profile contains its own sections, sources and coverage notes.
- Administrative divisions↗
First-level divisions and territories as described by the cited national sources.
- Territorial claims↗
Claims subject to the Antarctic Treaty system; positions on sovereignty differ.
PART III · APPENDICES
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Edition coverage
Australian Antarctic Territory is an Australian claim, subject to the Antarctic Treaty system; do not imply undisputed sovereignty.
Statistical coverage differs: ABS aggregates four territories as Other Territories. Several sourced regional facts and introductions are included; complete regional profiles remain unresearched.
Population is missing for Jervis Bay Territory and external territories; ABS groups four of these as Other Territories.
Capitals, population and comparable areas for other external territories are not yet individually researched.
The Australian Antarctic Territory is a claim subject to the Antarctic Treaty; some parties do not recognise claims.
No verified locator map available.
The Antarctic entry is an Australian territorial claim, not an undisputed administrative division.
Second-level administrative rosters and individual profiles are incomplete and have not yet been incorporated.
A reviewed population ranking and detailed profiles for the ten largest cities have not yet been supplied; ranking year, population measure and city geography must be recorded.
Unresearched regional fields remain explicit gaps within their chapters. A title in the contents does not indicate that every field has been completed.