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Physical map of Australia Australia on the globe with Australia's Antarctic claims hatched. Australia is a country and an island located in Oceania between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean. It shares its name with the country that claims control over it.
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, [17] is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. [18] Australia has a total area of 7,688,287 km 2 (2,968,464 sq mi), making it the sixth-largest country in the world and the largest country by area in Oceania .
An enlargeable basic map of Australia. Pronunciation: / ə ˈ s t r eɪ l i ə, ɒ-/ ⓘ Common English country name: Australia; Official English country name: The Commonwealth of Australia; Common endonym(s): Land Down Under; Official endonym(s): Australia; Adjectival(s): Australian; Demonym(s): Aussie (colloquially) Etymology: Name of Australia
Australia is the only First World country on the Australia-New Guinea continent, although the economy of Australia is by far the largest and most dominant economy in the region and one of the largest in the world. Australia's per-capita GDP is higher than that of the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and France in terms of purchasing power ...
Name of region, followed by countries Area (km 2) Population (2021) [6] [7] Population density (per km 2) Capital ISO 3166-1; Australasia: Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia) 199 — Australia: 7,686,850 25,921,089 3.1 Canberra: AU Christmas Island (Australia) 135 1,692 12.5 Flying Fish Cove: CX Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) 14 593 42 ...
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From the late 1970s, there was a significant increase in immigration from Asian and other non-European countries, making Australia a multicultural country. [ 323 ] Sydney is the most multicultural city in Oceania, having more than 250 different languages spoken with about 40% of residents speaking a language other than English at home. [ 324 ]
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. Australia has a total area of 7,688,287 km 2 (2,968,464 sq mi), making it the sixth-largest country in the world and the largest country by area in Oceania. It is the world's ...