Australia
Commonwealth of Australia
- Capital
- Canberra
- Population
- 27.6 million 2025
- Area
- 7,692,024 km²
- Neighbours
- 0
Australia is a country in Oceania with no land border. At 7,692,024 km², it is the 6th-largest country on Earth by area.
With 27.6 million people in 2025, it is the most populous country in Oceania. With 3.6 people per km², only one country is more thinly populated. The urban share of the population was 87.7% in 2025.
In 2025, GDP per capita stood at US$65,130 in current US dollars: 13th of 191 worldwide, the highest in Oceania. Newborns in 2024 had a life expectancy of 83.1 years, the highest in Oceania.
Its main landmass lies entirely in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres. From 43.6°S to 10.1°S, it spans about 3,732 km north to south. The point on the opposite side of the Earth from Canberra lies in the North Atlantic Ocean, about 410 km from the nearest land, Portugal.
How it compares Oceania: 14 countries
| Measure | Figure | World | Oceania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 27,614,4112025, World Bank | 55th of 194 | 1st of 14 |
| Area | 7,692,024 km²world-countries | 6th of 195 | 1st of 14 |
| GDP | US$1.80 trillion2025, World Bank, current US$ | 15th of 191 | 1st of 14 |
| GDP per capita | US$65,1302025, World Bank, current US$ | 13th of 191 | 1st of 14 |
| Population density | 3.6 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries | 193rd of 194 | 14th of 14 |
| Life expectancy | 83.1 years2024, World Bank | 16th of 194 | 1st of 14 |
| Urban population | 87.7%2025, World Bank | 27th of 194 | 2nd of 14 |
| Forest area | 17.4% of land2024, World Bank | 128th of 194 | 11th of 14 |
| Population growth | +1.53% a year2025, World Bank | 67th of 194 | 4th of 14 |
| Internet users | 96.1%2024, World Bank | 19th of 188 | 1st of 11 |
| Fertility rate | 1.48 births per woman2024, World Bank | 140th of 194 | 14th of 14 |
| Land neighbours | 0world-countries; among the 195 | 157th of 195 | 2nd of 14 |
Closest in areaBrazil, United States and China
Closest in populationNiger, Venezuela and North Korea
Neighbours none by land
No land borders. The nearest capitals:
- New Zealand2,327 kmCanberra to Wellington
- Vanuatu2,720 kmCanberra to Port Vila
- Papua New Guinea2,878 kmCanberra to Port Moresby
Where on Earth main landmass
- Hemispheres
- Southern and Eastern
- Capital
- Canberra
35.28°S 149.13°E - Northernmost latitude
- 10.05°S
- Southernmost latitude
- 43.62°S
- Westernmost longitude
- 112.91°E
- Easternmost longitude
- 153.62°E
- North to south
- about 3,732 km
- Antipode of Canberra
- 35.28°N 30.87°W
in the North Atlantic Ocean, about 410 km from the nearest land (Portugal)