Size: 4025 km from Sydney, on the east coast, to Perth on the west coast, or about a four-hour flight
Area: 7682300 sq km
Population: 17.5 million
Language: English

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• Geography
• Australian States and Territories

Australia is a land of contrasts: sweeping golden beaches, coral reefs rich with marine life, tropical rainforests, mountain ranges, vast grazing lands and sparse deserts.

One of the oldest continents, Australia is as wide as the distance from Kuala Lumpur to Taipei and as long as the distance from Singapore to Manila. It is the only country to occupy an entire continent.

Surrounded by the Indian and Pacific Oceans, Australia has many animals and plants, which are unique on the planet. The surface geology is typically old and flat.

• Australian Capital Territory
  
• New South Wales
  
• Victoria
  
• Tasmania
  
• Queensland
  
• South Australia
  
• Northern Territory
  
• Western Australia