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.
France population is equivalent to 0.85% of the total world population. France ranks number 22 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population. The population density in France is 119 per Km 2 (309 people per mi 2). The total land area is 547,557 Km2 (211,413 sq. miles) 81.1 % of the population is urban (52,901,557 people in 2018)