Australia only has 6 states for such a huge landmass. In order of size, they are (from largest):
Western Australia- 2 529 875 sq km
Queensland- 1 730 648 sq km
South Australia- 983 482 sq km
New South Wales- 800 642 sq km
Victoria- 227 416 sq km
Tasmania- 68 401 sq km
The territories are (in order of descending size)
1. Northern Territory- 1 349 129 sq km
2. The Australian Capital Territory- 2 358 sq km
There are also 7 other external territories (also from largest):
1. Australian Antarctic Territory (research base only)
2. Heard Island and McDonald Island (uninhabited)
3. Ashmore and Cartier Islands (uninhabited)
4. Christmas Island
5. Norfolk Island
6. Cocos (Keeling) Island
7. Coral Sea Islands Territory (uninhabited)
The five largest cities in Australia are, in order, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide. Each of these is a state capital.
Western Australia.
THE largest is Australia the probs Greenland then Britain (!) Iceland Ireland ???
The largest island south of the Australian mainland is Tasmania, one of Australia's states. Kangaroo Island is the largest island south of Australia that is not a state.
The five largest countries are:Russia - 17,098,242 km2Canada - 9,984,670 km2United States - 9,826,675 km2China - 9,596,961 km2Brazil - 8,514,877 km2
South Australia
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Australia does not have eight states. It has six states and two territories.In order of area, from largest to smallest, they are :Western AustraliaQueenslandNorthern TerritorySouth AustraliaNew South WalesVictoriaTasmaniaAustralian Capital Territory
THE largest is Australia the probs Greenland then Britain (!) Iceland Ireland ???
Oregon is a US State and does not contain other states.
Alaska is the largest and Hawaii is the smallest.