| AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than the US contiguous 48 states |
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Capital city with population
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Canberra - 307,700 |
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Forested Land
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20.1% |
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[122nd of 193]
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Largest city
Sydney |
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Largest city population
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3,590,000 |
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[30th of 174]
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Largest city with population
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Sydney - 4,350,986 |
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Map references
Oceania |
Maritime claims > Continental shelf
200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nm
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[8th of 121]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nm
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[13th of 190]
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Natural hazards
cyclones along the coast; severe droughts; forest fires |
Natural resources
bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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09°16'S |
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Population density
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2.47 people per sqkm |
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[224th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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2.65 people/m²
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[201st of 204]
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Precipitation
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1,304 mm |
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[24th of 95]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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4.86 people/km² of arable lan |
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[74th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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7,741,220 km²
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[6th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
Kosciuszko |
Terrain
mostly low plateau with deserts; fertile plain in southeast |
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