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Geography > Area Stats: compare key data on Australia & Indian Ocean

Definitions

  • Comparative: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
  • Comparative to US places: This entry provides an area comparison based on total area equivalents. Most entities are compared with the entire US or one of the 50 states based on area measurements (1990 revised) provided by the US Bureau of the Census. The smaller entities are compared with Washington, DC (178 sq km, 69 sq mi) or The Mall in Washington, DC (0.59 sq km, 0.23 sq mi, 146 acres).
  • Note: This entry includes three subfields. Total area is the sum of all land and water areas delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines. Land area is the aggregate of all surfaces delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines, excluding inland water bodies (lakes, reservoirs, rivers). Water area is the sum of the surfaces of all inland water bodies, such as lakes, reservoirs, or rivers, as delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines.
  • Total: Total area in square kilometers
STAT Australia Indian Ocean HISTORY
A note includes Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island includes Andaman Sea, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Great <a href=/encyclopedia/Australia><a href=/country/as>Australian</a></a> Bight, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of <a href=/country/mu><a href=/country/mu>Oman</a></a>, <a href=/country/mz>Mozambique</a> Channel, <a href=/encyclopedia/Persian-language><a href=/encyclopedia/Persian-language>Persian</a></a> Gulf, Red Sea, Strait of Malacca, and other tributary <a href=/kp/water>water</a> bodies
Comparative slightly smaller than the US contiguous 48 states about 5.5 times the size of the US
Comparative to US places slightly smaller than the US contiguous 48 states about 5.5 times the size of the US
Note includes Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island includes Andaman Sea, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Flores Sea, Great Australian Bight, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Java Sea, Mozambique Channel, Persian Gulf, Red Sea, Savu Sea, Strait of Malacca, Timor Sea, and other tributary water bodies
Total 7.74 million sq km
Ranked 7th.
68.56 million sq km
Ranked 3rd. 9 times more than Australia

SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, December 2003; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008

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