Time Difference
					    
				UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)			
			
			
			
						
									
Travel Climate
					    
				tropical with a wet and dry season; heat and humidity moderated by trade winds; wet season December to April			
			
			
			
						
									
Travel Currency
					    
				1.352			
			
			
			
						
									
Languages
					    
				English (official), Chinese, Malay			
			
			
			
						
									
Ethnic Groups
					    
				Chinese 70%, European 20%, Malay 10%			
			
			
			
						
									
National Holiday
					    
				Australia Day (commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet of Australian settlers), 26 January (1788)			
			
			
			
						
									
Geographic Coordinates
					    
				10 30 S, 105 40 E			
			
			
			
						
									
Location
					    
				Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia			
			
			
			
						
									
Airports
					    
				1