How big is Australia?
Many people don’t realize that Australia is really large, in-fact its about the same size as continental USA. For example, traveling from Sydney to Perth (East Coast to West Coast) is about the same as traveling from New York to Los Angeles.
Its also worth noting that Australia’s population is significantly less than America’s (the whole of Australia has about the same number of people living in it as the state of Texas).
Australia's size compared to the USA
Australia is the planet's sixth largest country after Russia, Canada, China, the USA, and Brazil. At 7 692 024 km2, it accounts for just five percent of the world's land area of 149 450 000 km2, and although it is the smallest continental land mass, it is the world's largest island.
Calculations on Australia's area are based on the coastline data as explained in Geoscience Australia's GEODATA Coast 100K 2004 page. The coastline data is nationally uniform, is sourced primarily from the 1:100 000 scale National Topographic Map Series and is the most authoritative data source currently available to calculate the area of Australia.
Now, having said all that let's assume you'd like to live in the USA instead of Oz. If The United States were your home instead of Australia you would...
be 4.8 times more likely to be in prison
be 28.07% more likely to be unemployed
be 3.5 times more likely to be murdered
be 6 times more likely to have HIV/AIDS
make 22.79% more money
experience 48.51% more of a class divide
have 6.32% less free time
spend 44.87% more money on health care
consume 29.89% more oil
use 28.47% more electricity
be 39.28% more likely to die in infancy
die 2.51 years sooner
have 10.09% more babies
So, to sum up:
Just how Big is Australia? Big is the answer to the question.
Population: Only 24,611,000 or so…
Over 85 percent of Australian’s live less than 50 kilometres from the coast, not surprising then that beaches are an integral part of Australian life.
Even though it is large at 7 692 024 square km’s, it accounts for only 5 % of the world’s land area of 149 450 000 square km’s.
It is the smallest continent, but can claim title to being the world’s largest island!
Australia is the planet’s sixth largest country after Russia, Canada, China, the USA, and Brazil.
For more info on the size of Australia check out the links below:
http://www.anbg.gov.au/maps/aust-usa-map.jpg
https://www.aboutaustralia.com/australia-size-compared-to-usa/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2015/09/09/compare-australia-size_n_8108198.html
https://wickedwalkabout.com/how-big-is-australia/
http://www.ifitweremyhome.com/compare/AU/US
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