Australia
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Current time in Canberra
Canberra is the capital of Australia, in Oceania.
| Capital | Canberra |
| Continent | Oceania |
| Time zones | UTC+8, UTC+9:30, UTC+10 (clocks change for daylight saving — dates) |
| Currency | Australian Dollar (AUD) |
| Calling code | +61 |
| Internet domain | .au |
| Area | 7,686,850 km² (2,967,909 sq mi) |
| Neighbours | None by land |
Travelling to Australia
| Emergency numbers | 000 — police, ambulance and fire |
| Plugs and sockets | Type I |
| Mains electricity | 230 V, 50 Hz |
| Driving side | Left |
Emergency numbers are checked against two independent sources, but they can change — confirm when you arrive. On a mobile phone, 112 also works in many countries.
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Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Sunshine Coast, Canberra, Central Coast, Logan City, Geelong, Wollongong, Hobart, Darwin.
Country facts: GeoNames, licensed CC BY 4.0. Currency and language names: the Unicode CLDR. Time zones: the IANA time zone database, release 2026e. Plugs and mains electricity: the IEC's World Plugs guide. Driving side and emergency numbers: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), shown only where Wikidata agrees. All sources.