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 ranks number 22 in the list of countries (and dependencies) by population. The population density in France is 119 per Km2 (307 people per mi2). The total land area is 547,571 Km2 (211,418 sq. miles) 80.8 % of the population is urban (52,498,442 people in 2017) The median age in France is 41.3 years.