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Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, [17] is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands. [18] Australia has a total area of 7,688,287 km 2 (2,968,464 sq mi), making it the sixth-largest country in the world and the largest in Oceania .
Australia is also a centre of diversity for the Proteaceae, with woody, well-known genera such as Banksia, Dryandra, Grevillea, Hakea, the waratah and Australia's only commercial native food crop, the macadamia. Australia also has representatives of all three legume subfamilies. Caesalpinioideae is notably represented by Cassia trees.
Australia is one of the most urbanised nations, with 90 percent of the population living in just 0.22 per cent of the country’s land area and 87 percent living within 50 kilometres of the coast. [1]
Western Australia's share of national petroleum production in 2007. Oil production in Australia increased gradually after 1980, peaking in 2000 at 805,000 barrels per day (128,000 m 3 /d). In 2003, production fell dramatically to 630,522 bbl/d (100,245.0 m 3 /d). In 2006, Australia produced approximately 562,000 bbl/d (89,400 m 3 /d) of oil. [14]
The economy of New South Wales is the largest of any state in Australia, accounting for 30.6% of Australia's GDP and valuing at A$660.6 billion in 2021-22. [1] The economy consists primarily of the services, mining and agricultural sectors, each of which represents a significant proportion of the overall Australian economy.
This is a list of active power stations in Tasmania, Australia. Candidates for this list must already be commissioned and capable of generating 1-megawatt (1,300 hp) or more of electricity . Gas
Fisheries Western Australia – Introduced Marine Species Fact Sheet "Distribution maps for vertebrate pests". NSW Department of Primary Industries "Invasive species". Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. 15 October 2021.
The Sydney Greater Capital City Statistical Area (GCCSA) is the definition of Greater Sydney used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). It covers the following level-four statistical areas: [1] Baulkham Hills and Hawkesbury; Blacktown; Central Coast; City and Inner South; Eastern Suburbs; Inner South West; Inner West; Northern Beaches