Country Briefs

Australia and Costa Rica established diplomatic relations in 1974.

Australia and Portugal first established diplomatic relations in 1960 and celebrate 65 years of bilateral relations in 2025.

Links to Australian Government information about South and Central Asia.

For latest economic data, refer to specific Latin American and Caribbean Country Economic Factsheet.

Australia's relationship with the Palestinian Authority and engagement in Palestine is in support of a negotiated two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The Palestinian Authority has a representative office in Canberra and Australia has one in Ramallah.

Tokelau is a non-self-governing territory of New Zealand. Its leadership and capital rotates yearly between its three coral atolls, Atafu, Nukunonu and Fakaofo, which have a combined land area of 12 square kilometres and a combined resident population of 1,499 (2016 census). Tokelauans also live in New Zealand, Australia, and in other parts of the Pacific.

The Republic of Yemen is an Arab country occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, the Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea to the south, and Oman to the north-east. Of Yemen's 200 islands, the largest is Socotra, about 354 km to the south of mainland Yemen.

The State of Qatar occupies an 11,600 square kilometre peninsula on the northeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula.

Oman has a population of 4.6 million (2023). Foreign expatriates are estimated to make up to 40 per cent of the population. Administratively, Oman is divided into six regions.