Australia might be one of the most remarkable countries globally.
Although its land area of 7.69 million square kilometers ranks it as the sixth largest in the world, it is still 1.72 million square kilometers smaller than the largest, Russia.
However, Australia has only eight administrative divisions, comprising six states and two territories.
Specifically, these six states are New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia, and Tasmania;
the two territories are the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory.
This distribution results in an average area of 961,250 square kilometers per administrative division, far exceeding the area of Tanzania, which ranks 30th in the world.
Among Australia's administrative divisions, Western Australia is the largest, covering 2.52 million square kilometers, about one-third of the nation's total area.
If considered separately, its area exceeds that of Algeria, ranking it 10th globally.
However, Western Australia has a total population of only 2.66 million, with a population density of 1.05 people per square kilometer, just one-third of the national average.
Queensland is Australia's second-largest administrative division, with an area of 1.72 million square kilometers, accounting for more than one-fifth of the country's total area.
Comparing Queensland globally, its area is larger than Iran's, ranking it 17th.
Queensland's population is 5.2 million, with a population density of 3.02 people per square kilometer, slightly below the national average, but it has the second-largest population among Australian states.
The Northern Territory is the third-largest administrative division, covering 1.349 million square kilometers, 17.4% of the country's total area.
Although smaller than Western Australia and Queensland, its area surpasses Peru's, ranking it 19th globally.
The Northern Territory, however, is sparsely populated, with only about 250,000 people and a population density of 0.185 people per square kilometer, one-eighteenth of the national average, making it one of the world's most sparsely populated provincial-level administrative regions.
South Australia is the fourth-largest administrative division in Australia, with an area of 1.04 million square kilometers, accounting for 13.5% of the national total.
Although its area is smaller than the top three divisions, it is still larger than Mauritania's globally, ranking it 28th.
South Australia's population is about 1.7 million, with a population density of 1.21 people per square kilometer, also well below the national average.
Despite Australia's total population of only 26 million and an average population density of 3.38 people per square kilometer, making it one of the most sparsely populated countries, ranking 55th in population globally, it has a highly developed economy.
In 2023, Australia's gross domestic product (GDP) was $1.68 trillion, ranking it 14th globally, with a per capita GDP of $64,600, far exceeding the $20,000 threshold for developed countries.
This makes Australia particularly outstanding on the global stage.
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