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Papua New Guinea is the closest country to Australia. Other close countries to Australia are East Timor,Indonesia, New Caledonia and New Zealand.

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Australia is surrounded by water. Its nearest neighbour is Papua New Guinea to the north. The large island country of Indonesia lies to the northwest, while the much smaller island country of New Zealand is to the southeast.

Specifically, the following seas and oceans are next to Australia.

  • West of Australia is the Indian ocean and to the east is the Pacific Ocean.
  • South of Tasmania and Australia's southern coastline is the Southern Ocean.
  • North of Australia are the Timor and Arafura seas
  • To the southeast, between Australia and New Zealand, is the Tasman Sea
  • To the northeast is the Coral Sea.



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There are two countries that are next to the USA. The first country is Canada, which is to the north of the USA, and the second country is Mexico, which is to the south of the USA.

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