
Australia*
Australia,
officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the
Southern Hemisphere comprising the
mainland of the world's smallest
continent, the major
island
of
Tasmania and a number of
other islands in the
Southern,
Indian, and
Pacific Oceans. Neighbouring countries include
Indonesia,
East Timor and
Papua New Guinea to the north, the
Solomon Islands,
Vanuatu and the
French
dependency of
New Caledonia to the northeast, and
New Zealand to the southeast.
Population: 20,788,3572 (53rd)
Area: 7,741,220 kmē (6th) / 2,988,888 sq mi
Additional Information
* Intro text, area and population information from
Wikipedia.com. |