Australia - Wikipedia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands
Australia | History, Cities, Population, Capital, Map, Facts | Britannica Australia is the smallest continent and one of the largest countries on Earth, lying between the Pacific and Indian oceans in the Southern Hemisphere Its capital city is Canberra, and its most important economic and cultural centers are Sydney and Melbourne
Australia Maps Facts - World Atlas Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is located in the southern hemisphere and is bounded by two major bodies of water: the Indian Ocean to the west and the South Pacific Ocean to the east
Australia - Wikiwand Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands
About Australia | Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs . . . In the 1850s gold was discovered and the gold rush that followed brought people to Australia from all over the world In 1901, Australia became a nation, forming the Commonwealth of Australia One year later, Australia became one of the first countries in the world to give women the right to vote
Australia - New World Encyclopedia Australia consists of six states: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia Two major mainland territories are the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory
Australia Facts, Map, Population, GDP | The World Factbook In recent decades, Australia has become an internationally competitive, advanced market economy due in large part to economic reforms adopted in the 1980s and its proximity to East and Southeast Asia