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Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent island of Tasmania and some  smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area.

Australia is a constitutional monarchy with a federal division of powers. It uses a parliamentary system of government.

Australia has six states—New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia—and two major mainland territories—the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

It is world's smallest continent and sixth largest country by total area.

It is the flattest continent; desert or semi-arid land occupy a large territory of this land. The driest inhabited continent, only its south-east and south-west corners have a temperate climate. The population density, 2.8 inhabitants per square kilometer, is among the lowest in the world,

Eastern Australia is marked by the Great Dividing Range.

Australia has a market economy with high GDP per capita. Ranked third in the Index of Economic Freedom (2010).

Australia is a developed country and continent with special natural conditions.