Commonwealth of Australia

This website is the official website of the Australian Government, providing information on government agencies, country profiles, state profiles, government highlights, publications and more. The language of the website is English. The Commonwealth of Australia (The Commonwealth of Australia; abbreviation: Australia, Australia) is located in Oceania, the capital city and the seat of government in Canberra, the official language is English, the King of England (or the Queen of England) is the nominal head of state, the Queen appoints the Governor-General as her representative, but the Governor-General does not actually intervene in the operation of the government. Australia has a federal system of government, with the Prime Minister as the country's highest executive leader.