Australian Land area Stats
Definitions
- Sq. km: Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes."
- Sq. km > Per capita: Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
- Square miles: Country land area.
SOURCES: Food and Agriculture Organisation, electronic files and web site.; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014
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Did you know
- Australia has more than 28 times the land area of New Zealand, but its coastline is not even twice as long.
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Canada has a longer coastline than the USA, the European Union, Australia and Antarctica combined.