Outline of Australia

Outline of Australia
Location of Australia
An enlargeable map of the Commonwealth of Australia
Continent of Australia showing the continental shelf (light blue) around the mainland extending to the islands of New Guinea and Tasmania

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Australia:

Australia refers to both the continent of Australia and to the Commonwealth of Australia, the sovereign country. Australia, the world's smallest continent, is in the southern hemisphere and borders both the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

The Commonwealth of Australia comprises the mainland of the Australian continent, plus the major island of Tasmania, and other nearby islands.[1] The neighbouring countries are Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea to the north, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia to the north-east, and New Zealand to the south-east.

The Australian mainland has been inhabited for more than 42,000 years by Indigenous Australians.[2] After sporadic visits by fishermen from the north and then European discovery by Dutch explorers in 1606,[3] the eastern half of Australia was later claimed by the British in 1770 and initially settled through penal transportation as part of the colony of New South Wales, commencing on 26 January 1788. As the population grew and new areas were explored, another five largely self-governing Crown Colonies were established during the 19th century.

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Australia
  • Pronunciation:
    • Australian English: IPA: [əˈstræɪljə], [əˈstræɪliː.ə], [əˈstræɪjə]
    • British English: IPA: [ɒˈstreɪlɪ.ə], [ɒˈstreɪlijə]
    • American English: [ɑˈstreɪli.ə], [ɑˈstreɪljə] ( listen)
  • Common English country name: Australia
  • Official English country name: The Commonwealth of Australia
  • Common endonym(s):
  • Official endonym(s):
  • Adjectival(s): Australian
  • Demonym(s):
  • Etymology: Name of Australia
  • International rankings of Australia
  • ISO country codes: AU, AUS, 036
  • ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AU
  • Internet country code top-level domain: .au

Geography

An enlargeable topographic map of Australia
Climatic zones in Australia, based on Köppen classification.
Extreme Points of Mainland Australia
Main articles: Australia (continent), Australia, and Geography of Australia

Environment

An enlargeable satellite image of Australia

Geographic features

Regions

Multi-state regions

Administrative divisions

Australian external territories
States
Territories
Mainland territories
External territories
Municipalities

Demography

State/territory Land area (km²) Rank Population (2009)[4] Rank Population density (/km²) Rank  % of population in capital Rank
Flag of New South Wales.svg New South Wales 800,642 5th 7,165,400 1st 8.44 3rd 63% 5th
Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Victoria 227,416 6th 5,473,300 2nd 22 2nd 71% 4th
Flag of Queensland.svg Queensland 1,730,648 2nd 4,450,400 3rd 2.26 5th 46% 7th
Flag of Western Australia.svg Western Australia 2,529,875 1st 2,259,500 4th 0.79 7th 73.4% 3rd
Flag of South Australia.svg South Australia 983,482 4th 1,629,500 5th 1.56 6th 73.5% 2nd
Flag of Tasmania.svg Tasmania 68,401 7th 504,400 6th 7.08 4th 41% 8th
Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg Australian Capital Territory 2,358 8th 353,600 7th 137.53 1st 99.6% 1st
Flag of the Northern Territory.svg Northern Territory 1,349,129 3rd 227,000 8th 0.15 8th 54% 6th

Government and politics

Political parties in government since 1945.
  Labor
  Liberal
  National/Country
  Other Coalition
  Other
  No government
Main articles: Australian governments, Government of Australia, and Politics of Australia

Federal government

Branches of the government

Executive branch
Legislative branch
Judicial branch

Military

Foreign relations

  • ANZUS
  • United States-Australia relations
  • Australia-New Zealand relations
  • Australia-Indonesia relations
  • Sino-Australian relations
  • Japanese-Australian relations
  • Anglo-Australian relations
  • Australia and the United Nations

International organisation membership

The Commonwealth of Australia is a member of the:[1]

Law and order

State and territory governments

Local government

  • Local Government Areas in Australia

History

Map showing the creation of the colonies/states and mainland territories.
Main articles: History of Australia, Timeline of Australian history

History of states

Culture

Art

Sport

Economy and infrastructure

State economies

Education

Main articles: Education in Australia and Lists of schools in Australia

States education

See also

Portal icon Australia portal
Portal icon Oceania portal
Portal icon Commonwealth realms portal
  • All pages beginning with "Australia"
  • All pages beginning with "Australian"
  • All pages with titles containing "Australia"
  • All pages with titles containing "Australian"
  • Commonwealth realm
  • Index of Australia-related articles
  • List of Australia-related topics
  • List of international rankings
  • Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
  • Member state of the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
  • Member state of the United Nations
  • Monarchy of Australia
  • Outline of geography
  • Outline of Oceania
  • List of place names of Dutch origin

References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Australia


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