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the area of australi

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7,741,220 square kilometres

the area 7,741,220 square kilometres

7,692,024 square kilometres

the area 7,692,024 square kilometres

7,686,850 square kilometres

the area 7,686,850 square kilometres

7,617,930 square kilometres

the area 7,617,930 square kilometres

Who or what is the two-dimensional area of the object Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, the country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent as well as the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans?

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Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The world's smallest continent and sixth largest country by total area Australia—owing to its size and isolation—is often dubbed the "island continent", and is sometimes ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia

Geography of Australia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The geography of Australia encompasses a wide variety of biogeographic regions being the world's smallest continent but the sixth-largest country in the world.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_of_Australia

What is the total area of Australia

According to the Australian Government's Geoscience website, the mainland area of Australia is 7 659 861 sq km, and the total land area (including 32 163 sq km for the islands ...

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_the_total_area_of_Australia

Area of Australia - States and Territories - Geoscience Australia

Land areas of States and Territories

http://www.ga.gov.au/education/geoscience-basics/dimensions/area-of-aust...

Australia in Brief: The island continent - Department of Foreign ...

This is the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade website

http://www.dfat.gov.au/aib/island_continent.html