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| Land Area: | | 7.7 million square km |
| Length of Coastline: | | 59,736km |
| Population: | | 20 million |
| Average Household Size: | | 2.6 people |
| Number of Motor Vehicles: | | 11 million |
| Households with a 'phone: | | 97% |
| Households with a TV: | | 99% |
| Visitors to Australia: | | 5 million pa |
| Distance from North to South: | | 3,700km |
| Distance from East to West: | | 4,000km |
| Northern-most Point: | | Cape York QLD |
| Southern-most Point: | | South East Cape TAS |
| Western-most Point: | | Steep Point WA |
| Eastern-most Point: | | Cape Byron NSW |
| Highest Point: | | Mount Kosciusco 2,229m |
| Lowest Point: | | Lake Eyre SA 15m below sea level |
| Longest River: | | Murray Darling 3,370km |
| Lowest Rainfall: | | Mulka Bore SA av 100mm pa |
| Highest Rainfall: | | Bellenden Ker Qld 11,251mm in 1979 |
| Highest Temperature: | | 53șC at Cloncurry Qld in 1889 |
| Lowest Temperature: | | -23șC at Charlotte Pass NSW in 1994 |
