Australia (AU)

Continent: Oceania

Total Area (Km²): 7,692,024

Land Area (Km²): 7,682,300

Earth%: 0.052

Rainfall (mm/pa): 534

Av Temp (°C): 21.65

UV: extreme

Wind: 9.78

Pollution: 23.22

Resource Count: 250,000

Natural Disaster: Bushfires, Droughts, Floods, Severe Storms, Tropical Cyclones, Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Landslides.

Economic Resources: Australia also has the largest identified resources of Gold, Iron Ore, Lead, Nickel, Rutile, Uranium, Zinc and Zircon, and the second largest resources of Bauxite, Cobalt, Copper, Ilmenite, Niobium, Silver, Tantalum and Thorium.

Environmental Issues: Conservation. Land Degradation. Waterway Health. Water Use. Urbanisation. Mining Issues. Controversial Land Use Projects.

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Political Map (states, territories and claimed islands) of Australia (AU)

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Australian Capitol Territory (ACT)

New South Wales (NSW)

Victoria (VIC)

South Australia (SA)

Western Australia (WA)

Northern Territory (NT)

Queensland (QLD)

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Australian Antarctic Territory

Ashmore and Cartier Islands

Heard Island and McDonald Islands

Jervis Bay Territory

Christmas Island

Coral Sea Islands

Norfolk Island

Other Territories

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Earth Map

Realm: Australasian

Biome(s):

Tropical And Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests (TSM)

Temperate Broadleaf And Mixed Forests (TBM)

Tropical And Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, And Shrublands (TSG)

Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, And Shrublands (TGS)

Montane Grasslands And Shrublands (MGS)

Tundra (TUN)

Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, And Shrub (MFW)

Deserts And Xeric Shrublands (DXS)

Mangrove (MAN)

BioRegion(s):

Lord Howe & Norfolk Islands (AU2)

Queensland Tropical Rainforests & Savannas (AU9)

East Australian Temperate Forests & Mountain Shrublands (AU3)

North Indian Tropical Forests & Sundarbans (Im6)

Yucatan & Veracruz Mixed Forests (Nt27)

North Australian Tropical Savannas (AU8)

East Australian Mediterranean Woodlands & Temperate Savannas (AU4)

New Guinea & Surrounding Islands (AU13)

South Australian Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands & Scrub (AU5)

Greater Australian Interior Desert & Shrublands (AU7)

West Australian Dry Coastal Shrublands (AU6)

EcoRegion(s):

Antipodes Subantarctic Islands Tundra (AA1101)

Arnhem Land Tropical Savanna (AA0701)

Australian Alps Montane Grasslands (AA1001)

Brigalow Tropical Savanna (AA0702)

Cape York Peninsula Tropical Savanna (AA0703)

Carnarvon Xeric Shrublands (AA1301)

Carpentaria Tropical Savanna (AA0704)

Central Ranges Xeric Scrub (AA1302)

Coolgardie Woodlands (AA1201)

Eastern Australia Mulga Shrublands (AA0802)

Eastern Australian Temperate Forests (AA0402)

Einasleigh Uplands Savanna (AA0705)

Esperance Mallee (AA1202)

Eyre And York Mallee (AA1203)

Gibson Desert (AA1303)

Great Sandy-Tanami Desert (AA1304)

Great Victoria Desert (AA1305)

Jarrah-Karri Forest And Shrublands (AA1204)

Kimberley Tropical Savanna (AA0706)

Lord Howe Island Subtropical Forests (AA0109)

Mitchell Grass Downs (AA0707)

Mount Lofty Woodlands (AA1206)

Murray-Darling Woodlands And Mallee (AA1207)

Naracoorte Woodlands (AA1208)

New Guinea Mangroves (AA1401)

Nullarbor Plains Xeric Shrublands (AA1306)

Pilbara Shrublands (AA1307)

Queensland Tropical Rain Forests (AA0117)

Simpson Desert (AA1308)

Southeast Australia Temperate Forests (AA0409)

Southeast Australia Temperate Savanna (AA0803)

Southwest Australia Savanna (AA1209)

Southwest Australia Woodlands (AA1210)

Swan Coastal Plain Scrub And Woodlands (AA1205)

Tasmanian Central Highland Forests (AA0411)

Tasmanian Temperate Forests (AA0412)

Tasmanian Temperate Rain Forests (AA0413)

Tirari-Sturt Stony Desert (AA1309)

Victoria Plains Tropical Savanna (AA0709)

Western Australian Mulga Shrublands (AA1310)