Australia may lie towards the bottom of the map, but its economy has been top of most rankings of developed countries in recent years. Despite the deflation of its housing bubble and a severe drought, the kangaroo economy keeps bouncing along. It is now in its 16th year of unbroken expansion, during which time it has grown at an average annual rate of 3.6%, well above the OECD average of 2.5%.
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