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by nl 5306 days ago
The size of GDP mostly correlates to population (assuming stable living conditions).

"How well" and economy is going correlates well to exports.

Agriculture and mining do make up 57% of exports however, thus keeping the trade balance on keel.

Mining makes up 47% of the total - agriculture as a whole is smaller than Gold alone, and roughly the size of our crude petroleum exports (I never realize that!). See http://www.dfat.gov.au/publications/trade/trade-at-a-glance-...