- Commonwealth of Australia, island country situated between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific the South, in the southeast of Asia, and forming with the nearby island of Tasmania the Commonwealth of Australia, autonomous member of the Commonwealth. The continent is lined in the North by the sea of Timor, the sea of Arafura and the strait of Torres!; in the East by the sea of Coral and the sea of Tasman!; in the South by the strait of Bass and the Indian Ocean!; and on the West by the Indian Ocean. The Commonwealth of Australia extends over about 4 000 km of the cap Byrne in the East, in Australie-Occidentale on the West, and over about 3 700 km of the cap York in the North, in Tasmania in the South. The surface of Australia, understood(included) Tasmania, is of 7 682 300 km2, what in fact the biggest island of the world. The Commonwealth of Australia consists of 6 States - Nouvelle-Galles-du-Sud, Queensland, Australie-Méridionale, Tasmania, Victoria, and Australie-Occidentale - and two territories, the territory of the Australian capital and Territoire-du-Nord. The dependences of Australia are the territory Antarctique-Australien, the island Christmas, the islands Cokes, islands Heard and MacDonald, island Norfolk, the Territory of islands Ashmore and Cartier, and the Territory of the islands of the sea of Coral. The capital of Australia is Canberra.
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