Australia: map, capital and facts
Australia is a country in Oceania. Its capital is Canberra. Its official language is English.
Australia covers about 7,692,024 km², making it the 6th-largest by area of the 194 countries in Warmer. Roughly 27.6 million people live there, the 55th-most populous.
Australia has no land borders. Its closest countries, measured between their centres, are Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia.
Where is Australia?
Australia is in Oceania. Its centre lies at roughly 27°S, 133°E, in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres.
Australia is shown in yellow.
Australia facts
| Capital | Canberra |
|---|---|
| Continent | Oceania |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand |
| Area | 7,692,024 km² (6th largest) |
| Population | 27,614,411 (55th most populous) |
| Language | English |
| Currency | Australian dollar ($) |
| Landlocked | No |
| Land borders | 0 |
| Centre point | 27°S, 133°E |
Countries closest to Australia
Measured as the straight-line distance between the countries' centres.
- Timor-Leste, about 2,150 km
- Papua New Guinea, about 2,770 km
- Indonesia, about 2,810 km
- Solomon Islands, about 3,460 km
- Vanuatu, about 3,710 km
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In Warmer, you guess a mystery country and the globe runs warmer as you close in. Every guess also shows clue tiles, and the facts above are exactly what they compare. If Australia were the answer, guessing it would show:
- Continent: Oceania
- Subregion: Australia and New Zealand
- Hemisphere: Southern
- Landlocked: No
- Area: 7,692,024 km²
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More countries in Australia and New Zealand
Country data from mledoze/countries, boundaries from Natural Earth (public domain). Population figures are approximate. All countries.