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Size: The distance from Sydney, on the east coast, to Perth on the west coast is 3 to 4 day's drive at a distance of 4025 km by road, which is about a four-hour flight, or 3,279km as the crow flies.
Area: 7,682,300 sq km.
Population: 19.5 million.
Language: English.
States: Six states and two territories.
International gateways: Sydney, Melbourne, Cairns, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Townsville, Hobart and Darwin. Most major international air carriers fly to Australia.
Flying Times: To Sydney from London or Frankfurt around 22 hrs; from Singapore around 7 hours; from Los Angeles around 14 hrs. Some international cruise lines offer stopovers in Australia as part of a world cruise
Victoria
Area
- Total: 237,629 km2 (6th)
- Land: 227,416 km2
- Water: 10,213 km2 (4.3%)
Population (2004)
- Population: 5,000,000 (2nd)
- Density: 22/km2 (2nd)
Abreviations
- Postal: VIC
- ISO: 3166-2: AU-VI
Elevation
- Highest: Mt Bogong (1,986 m)
Time zone: UTC+10 (+11 AEST)
New South Wales
Area
- Total: 809,444 km2 (5th)
- Land: 800,642 km2
- Water: 8,802 km2 (1.09%)
Population (2004)
- Population: 6,731,295 (1st)
- Density: 8/km2 (3rd)
Abreviations
- Postal: NSW
- ISO: 3166-2: AU-NS
Elevation
- Highest: Mount Kosciuszko (2,229m)
Time zone: UTC+10 (+11 DST)
Queensland
Area
- Total: 1,852,642 km2 (2nd)
- Land: 1,730,648 km2
- Water: 121,994 km2 (6.58%)
Population (2003)
- Population: 3,801,039 (3rd)
- Density: 2/km2 (5th)
Abreviations
- Postal: QLD
- ISO: 3166-2: AU-QL
Elevation
Highest: Mt. Bartle Frere +1,622 m
Time zone: UTC+10 (+11 AEST)
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Western Australia
Area
- Total: 2,645,615 km2 (1st)
- Land: 2,529,875 km2
- Water: 115,740 km2 (4.37%)
Population (2003)
- Population: 1,949,948 (4th)
- Density: 0.77/km2 (7th)
Abreviations
- Postal: WA
- ISO: 3166-2: AU-WA
Elevation
- Highest: Mt. Meharry +1,253m
Time zone: UTC+8 (AWST)
South Australia
Area
- Total: 1,043,514 km2 (4th)
- Land: 983,482 km2
- Water: 60,032 km2 (5.75%)
Population (2003)
- Population: 1,526,301 (5th)
- Density: 2/km2 (6th)
Abreviations
- Postal: SA
- ISO: 3166-2: AU-SA
Elevation
- Highest: Mt. Woodrooffe +1,435 m
- Lowest: Lake Eyre -15 m
Time zone: UTC+9.30 (+10:30 ACST)
Northern Territory
Area
- Total: 1,420,968 km2 (3rd)
- Land: 1,349,129 km2
- Water: 71,839 km2 (5.06%)
Population (2002)
- Population: 197,700 (8th)
- Density: 0.15/km2 (8th)
Abreviations
- Postal: NT
- ISO: 3166-2: AU-NT
Elevation
- Highest: Mount Zeil +1,531 m
Time zone: UTC+9.30 (+10:30 ACST)
Australian Capital Territory
Area
- Total: 2,358 km2 (8th)
- Land: 2,358 km2
- Water: 0 km2 (0%)
Population (2003)
- Population: 323,363 (7th)
- Density: 137/km2 (1st)
Abreviations
- Postal: ACT
- ISO 3166-2: ACT
Elevation
- Highest: Mount Bimberi, 1,911 metres
Time zone: UTC+9.30 (+10:30 ACST)
Tasmania
Area
- Total: 90,758 km2 (7th)
- Land: 68,401 km2
- Water: 22,357 km2 (24.63%)
Population (2003)
- Population: 478,400 (6th)
- Density: 6.92/km2 (4th)
Abreviations
- Postal: TAS
- ISO: 3166-2: AU-TS
Elevation
Highest: Mount Ossa: 1,614 m
Time zone: UTC+10 (+11 AEST)
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