Australia became an independent nation on 1 January 1901 when the British Parliament passed legislation allowing the six Australian colonies to govern in their own right as part of the Commonwealth of Australia.
France also has many territories, including Clipperton Island, New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre, Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, and others. In 2016, the population of France is estimated at 66,689,000, which ranks 20th in the world. France has an estimated 2016 metro population of 64,750,000, which does not include overseas territories. Combined, the territories add an additional 2 million people. Metropolitan France has a population density of 117.37 people per square kilometer, which ranks 95th in the world.
The life expectancy at birth in France is 81.66 while in Germany it is 80.44. This entry contains the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future.