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