The Australian government is a federal parliamentary democracy and the Commonwealth based on the English model. Australia is divided into six states in territories including: Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania Victoria and Western Australia. Australia's economy is growth-driven and has a low unemployment rate and very stable economic growth since 2012. Australia is involved in the World Trade Organization (WTO) and other global economic associations. Australia's main products are wheat, barley, sugarcane, fruit, sheep and poultry, as well as industrial mining and chemical processing. Exports include gold and meat. The majority of Australians speak English and are Protestant. Australia has many major urban areas, including Sydney and Melbourne, but also a large rural area on the coast (“The world factbook”, 2013). As for healthcare, the country has a universal healthcare system. Tax dollars provide citizens with a free public healthcare system, known as Medicare. Many citizens also protect themselves with private insurance. This includes access to a doctor, specialists and treatment in a public hospital. Staff, including doctors, employed by the public health system receive an hourly wage. Private sector doctors are paid on a per-service basis. Care is regulated and managed by the general practitioner as the primary healthcare provider with referral to specialists as part of the requirements. The public health system provides access to a general practitioner, a specialist with a prescription, diagnostic tests, hospitalization and surgery in a public hospital. Private insurance......middle of sheet......013). Retrieved from http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Fellowships/Australian-American-Health-Policy-Fellowships/The-Health-Care-System-and-Health-Policy-in-Australia.aspxJacobson, K.H. (2008). Socioeconomic context of the disease. Introduction to global health. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett. Royal flying medical service. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.flyingdoctor.org.au/Smith, C., Fisher, C., & Mercer, A. (2011). Rediscovering nursing: a study of foreign nurses working in Western Australia. Nursing and Health Sciences, 13(3), 289-295. doi:10.1111/j.1442-2018.2011.00613.xStanhope, M., & Lancaster, J. (2010). Foundations of community nursing: Community-oriented practice (3rd ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby. The World Factbook: Australia. (2013). Retrieved from https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html ("The World Factbook," 2013)