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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than the US contiguous 48 states
Area > Land	7,617,930 sq km		[7th of 238]
Area > Total	7,686,850 sq km		[12th of 250]
Capital city with population	Canberra - 307,700
Climate generally arid to semiarid; temperate in south and east; tropical in north
Forested Land	20.1%		[122nd of 193]
Geographic coordinates	27 00 S, 133 00 E
Land use > Arable land	6.15%		[141st of 258]
Largest city Sydney
Largest city population	3,590,000		[30th of 174]
Largest city with population	Sydney - 4,350,986
Location Oceania, continent between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific Ocean
Map references Oceania
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; note: Australia is the world's largest net exporter of coal accounting for 29% of global coal exports
Population density	2.47 people per sqkm		[224th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	2.65 people/m²		[201st of 204]
Precipitation	1,304 mm		[24th of 95]
Surface area > sq. km	7,741,220 km²		[6th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Kosciuszko

Interesting facts on Australian Geography

• Australia has more than 28 times the land area of New Zealand, but its coastline is not even twice as long.

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