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Australia

Current local time: It is %T:%M %A in Canberra, Melbourne, SydneyIt is %T:%M %A in AdelaideIt is %T:%M %A in Perth
Summer time: Summer time from October to April.

Official language: The lingua franca of Australia is English. English is also the common language in different sectors such as the legislature, justice, administrative services, work, correspondence.
Other languages spoken: In Australia minority groups use more than 200 languages including the Aborigine languages and immigrant languages (Italian, Greek, Cantonese, Lebanese, Vietnamese,Turkish, etc.)
Business language: English
Getting some knowledge: TRAVLANG
Free translation tools: World reference - bilingual translations in several languages
Systranbox - Free translation arabic-english-arabic
Lexilogo - Free dictionary arabic-english-arabic
Translated - Free translation arabic-english-arabic

Domestic currency: Australian Dollar
ISO Code: AUD
To obtain domestic currency: The most practical way is to withdraw money directly from ATMs. There are many of them and they are easily accessible in airports, city centers, and all over the country.
Possible means of payment: Places where you can pay with foreign currency are rare.In stores, restaurants, hotels, and cafés payment is made in cash or by Credit Card, according to the sum. American Express cards are very often taken.
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Automatic Teller Machines (ATM): To find out the locations of ATMs in in Australia, click on the link to your credit card: Visa, Mastercard or American Express

Type of climate: Most of the country does not have wide variations of climate. Only Tasmania, in the far south, and the Australian Alps south of Canberra sometimes have extreme cold. The further north you go, the smaller temperature differences are, until you reach the tropical zone. Darwin, for example, only has two seasons: the dry one and the wet one. The center of the continent is arid, hot and dry during the day, but often bitterly cold at night. In Sydney and Melbourne the temperatures in summer vary between 22°C and 28°C. In winter they vary between 12°C and 16°C in Melbourne and never drop under 0°C in Sydney.
For further information: Bureau of Meteorology

Telephone codes: To call in Australia from Tunisia, dial 00 (ou +) +61.
To call Tunisia from Australia, dial 0011 (ou +) 216.
Mobile telephone standards: GSM, GPRS, WCDMA
Internet suffix: .au
Emergency numbers

Emergencies

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