Australia is the world’s smallest continent, covering 7,741,220 km². Australia the 6th largest country in the world. It is the largest country in the Southern Hemisphere but is fairly sparsly populated with only 21 million people living in the 6 states, 2 major territories and some smaller territories and islands. The name Australia comes from the Latin Australis, meaning “Southern.” The capital is Canberra.
| States | Code | Capital | Population | Size km² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Capital*
Northern Territory* New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia |
AC
NO NW QL SA TS VC WT |
Canberra
Darwin Sydney Brisbane Adelaide Hobart Melbourne Perth |
350,000
200,000 540,000 4,200,000 1,600,000 500,000 5,400,000 2,200,000 |
2,358
1,420,970 809,444 1,852,642 1,043,514 90,758 237,629 2,645,615 |
*Territory
As at 2010
