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Australia
Australia and New ZealandCapital Canberra
Australia is a country in Australia and New Zealand, Oceania. Its capital is Canberra. Australia has no land neighbours on the map. The closest countries across the water are Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Timor-Leste.
A way to remember it
Australia is the huge slab of land south of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, with New Zealand a sea away to the south-east.
Good to know
It is both a country and a continent.
Quick facts
- CapitalCanberra
- RegionOceania, Australia and New Zealand
- Also known asCommonwealth of Australia
Indonesia
Papua New Guinea
Timor-Leste