Reviewed country profile
Australia
Australia is both a sovereign country and the largest landmass conventionally described as a continent, but this profile measures the country record only.
Australia territorial area
7,692,024 km²
Land and inland-water territorial surface area; EEZs, maritime claims, and map-projection display area are excluded.
Political-status classification: sovereign-state.
Map context and caveats
Australia lies mostly in low and middle southern latitudes, so high-latitude projection distortion is less severe than for Greenland. Same-scale silhouettes avoid that display bias.
- This record covers the country of Australia, not an aggregate area for Oceania.
- Territorial surface area excludes the country’s exclusive economic zone and maritime claims.