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There is a large Catholic school system in Australia with most parishes having their own primary school and many hundreds of Catholic High Schools across the country. There are also a large number of independent schools founded by various religions or demominations of the Christian faith - some hold that religious background to be more important than others.
There is a large Catholic school system in Australia with most parishes having their own primary school and many hundreds of Catholic High Schools across the country. There are also a large number of independent schools founded by various religions or demominations of the Christian faith - some hold that religious background to be more important than others.
==Comparing Australian and U.S. Economic and Health statistics==
Whilst the Australian society is similar in many aspects to those of the U.S., a comparison of key economic (in $U.S.) and health indicators highlights some interesting fundamental differences:
'''GDP Per Capita'''
*U.S. $43,500.00
*Aus $32,900.00
'''Budget Defecit/Surplus'''
*U.S. $841.00 per capita defecit
*Aus $444.00 per capita surplus. Australia has had budget surpluses every year since 2001
'''Public Debt'''
*U.S. 64.7% of GDP
*Aus 14.1% of GDP
'''Military Expenditure'''
*U.S. 4.06% of GDP
*Aus 2.5 % of GDP
'''Life Expectancy at Birth'''
*U.S. 77.85 years (combined male and female)
*Aus 80.5 years (combined male and female)
'''Infant Mortality Rates'''
*U.S. 6.43 deaths/1,000 live births
*Aus 4.63 deaths/1,000 live births
'''HIV/AIDS Prevalence Rates'''
*U.S. 0.6% of population
*Aus 0.1% of population
Australians also enjoy a universal health scheme and significant subsidies on most prescription medications, both of which are likely to account for some of the significant differences between the life expectancy and infant mortality rates between the U.S. and Australia.
==External links==
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