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    Flag of Australia

    Map of Australia

    Commonwealth of Australia

    Australia is located in Australasia. Below you can see where Australia sits on the map, its national outline, and an interactive map you can pan and zoom, centered on the capital, Canberra.

    Where Australia is located
    Outline of Australia
    Location map of Australia
    Location map of AustraliaBy NordNordWest · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Australia on the globe
    Australia on the globeBy This W3C-unspecified vector image was created with Inkscape . · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source (Wikimedia Commons)
    Political map of Australia and neighboring countries
    Political map: Australia and its neighbors
    Map of the administrative divisions of Australia
    First-level administrative divisions of Australia

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    Administrative divisions of Australia

    Australia is divided into 12 states (9 shown on the map above — outlying territories are omitted).

    Show all 12 states
    • Ashmore and Cartier Islands
    • Australian Capital Territory
    • Jervis Bay Territory
    • Lord Howe Island
    • Macquarie Island
    • New South Wales
    • Northern Territory
    • Queensland
    • South Australia
    • Tasmania
    • Victoria
    • Western Australia

    Administrative boundaries and names from Natural Earth (public domain); they may lag recent reorganizations.

    Geography of Australia

    Continent
    Oceania
    Region
    Australasia
    Area
    7,692,024 km²
    Coordinates
    -25.27, 133.78
    Highest point
    Mount Kosciuszko (2,228 m)
    Land borders
    None (island / coastal)