AUS · Oceania
Australia
Mining giant (iron, coal, lithium), Western pivot in the Indo-Pacific. AUKUS nuclear submarine program underway.
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
2.5 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 8.2
- Economy 6.5
- Diplomacy 7.1
- Influence 5.8
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 8 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 2 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 2 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Canberra
- Population
- 27,000,000 inh.
- Area
- 7,692,024 km²
- Currency
- AUD
- Regime
- Federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Executive in office
Head of State
Charles III
Head of Government
Anthony Albanese
Parliament
Chambre des représentants
151 seats
Chair Milton Dick
Inception 1901
Sénat
76 seats
Chair Sue Lines
Inception 1901
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
1.80 T$
GDP / capita
65,130 $
Growth
1.4 %
Inflation
2.9 %
Unemployment
4.1 %
Debt / GDP
57.9 %
Defense / GDP
1.9 %
Life expectancy
83.1 yrs
Military bases Institute · Wikipedia
active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over foreign base on national soil
Register kept by the Institute, updated 2026.10.08; coordinates and links read from Wikipedia.
Foreign bases on national soil 2
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1
RotationalMarine Rotational Force – Darwin
United States of America · Darwin
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2
Military capabilities Wikipedia · IISS Military Balance résumés
Active
60 000
Reserve
25 000
Land
- 75 M1A2 Abrams Char (modernisation 75 → SEPv3)
- 211 Boxer CRV Reconnaissance
- 129 Land 400 IFV (programme Redback) VCI (commande)
Air
- 72 F-35A Lightning II Chasseur 5e gén.
- 24 F/A-18F Super Hornet Chasseur
- 12 EA-18G Growler Guerre électronique
- 14 P-8A Poseidon Patrouille maritime
- 7 MQ-4C Triton Drone HALE
Naval
- 6 Sous-marins classe Collins Sous-marin AIP
- — Sous-marins SSN-AUKUS Virginia (futur) SNA (livraison années 2030)
- 3 Destroyer classe Hobart (Aegis) Destroyer Aegis
- 8 Frégate classe ANZAC Frégate
- — Frégate Hunter (Type 26) Frégate (programme)
Armed forces 90 units listed · Wikidata
Show the 90 units · raw Wikidata list, which does not always flag a disbanded unit
Armée
10th Brigade
Flotte
Great White Fleet 1908
Commandement
Army Aviation Command
Commandement
Fleet Command
Commandement
Forces Command
Commandement
Navy Strategic Command
Commandement
Special Forces Group
Commandement
Special Operations Command
Commandement
quartier général australien des forces armées opérationnelles
Division
10e division d'infanterie (Australie)
Division
11e division d'infanterie (Australie)
Division
1re division d'infanterie (Australie)
Division
2e division australienne
Division
3e division d'infanterie (Australie)
Division
5e division d'infanterie (Australie)
Division
Division montée de l'ANZAC
Division
New Zealand and Australian Division
Division
[4e division d'infanterie (Australie)
Brigade
11th Brigade
Brigade
13th Brigade
Brigade
15e brigade d'infanterie (Australie)
Brigade
16e brigade d'infanterie (Australie)
Brigade
1st Brigade
Brigade
3rd Brigade
Brigade
4th Brigade
Brigade
4th Cavalry Brigade
Brigade
5th Brigade
Brigade
7th Brigade
Brigade
8th Brigade
Brigade
9th Brigade
Régiment
10th Light Horse Regiment
Régiment
12th Armoured Regiment
Régiment
12th Light Horse Regiment
Régiment
12th/16th Hunter River Lancers
Régiment
13 Field Squadron, Royal Australian Engineers
Régiment
13th Field Regiment
Régiment
14th Armoured Regiment
Régiment
15th Light Horse Regiment
Régiment
16th Air Land Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery
Régiment
1st Combat Engineer Regiment
Régiment
1st Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery
Régiment
2nd Combat Engineer Regiment
Régiment
2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment
Régiment
3rd Combat Engineer Regiment
Régiment
3rd/4th Cavalry Regiment
Régiment
4e bataillon du Royal Australian Regiment
Régiment
4th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery
Régiment
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse
Régiment
6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Régiment
6th Engineer Support Regiment
Régiment
7th Regiment
Régiment
8th/12th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery
Régiment
Adelaide Universities Regiment
Régiment
Australian Special Wireless Group
Régiment
Queensland University Regiment
Régiment
Sydney University Regiment
Régiment
University of New South Wales Regiment
Bataillon
11th/28th Battalion, Royal Western Australia Regiment
Bataillon
1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
Bataillon
1st Health Support Battalion
+ 30 more units · Wikidata data
Nuclear posture
AUKUS, propulsion nucléaire
AUKUS 2021 · sous-marins à propulsion nucléaire (pas d'armes)
Strategic chokepoints 1 control point(s)
- contrôle Détroit de Torres Avec Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.84/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
94/100
Corruption (CPI)
76/100
Press freedom (RSF)
75/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#17
Annual budget
35.3 Md$
Defense effort
1.9 %PIB
Strategic minerals USGS · production / réserves mondiales
- #1 Lithium 47 % 2024
- #1 Fer 36 % 2024
- #1 Bauxite 28 % 2024
- #2 Plomb 11 % 2024
- #4 Or 9 % 2024
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
422 Md$
Imports
305 Md$
Balance
117 Md$
Top exports
- 28.5% Minerai de fer 120 Md$
- 16.0% Charbon (thermique + métallurgique) 67 Md$
- 14.0% Gaz naturel (LNG) 59 Md$
- 4.5% Or 19 Md$
Top imports
- 9.5% Pétrole raffiné 29 Md$
- 9.0% Voitures + pièces 27 Md$
Export partners
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Chine
35.4%
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Japon
16.5%
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Corée du Sud
7.6%
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Inde
4.7%
Import partners
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Chine
28.7%
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États-Unis
10.5%
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Japon
5.5%
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
89%
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GBR
92%
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FRA
92%
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DEU
92%
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RUS
14%
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CHN
24%
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ISR
70%
Abstention: 9%
Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW
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✓
NPT
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✓
CTBT
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✗
TPNW
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✓
Rome Statute
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✓
Genocide
-
✓
Geneva
-
✓
Ottawa Mine Ban
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✓
Oslo Cluster Munitions
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✓
Arms Trade Treaty
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✓
Paris Agreement
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
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2028-05
Législatives
Last election
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2025-05-03
House of Representatives and Senate
Travaillistes (Albanese) reconduit majorité · turnout 89.5%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.958/1
Top 10% (wealth)
53.8 %
Gini
33.8
Refugees hosted
33,415
Refugees originating
41
Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States
Recognizes
- Kosovo
Does not recognize
- Palestine
- Crimée russe
National anthem
Advance Australia Fair
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- G20
- AUKUS
- Five Eyes
- QUAD
- Commonwealth
- UN
- OECD
- WTO
- APEC
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 12,517 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 10,199, or ×0.8.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2020 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01