Australia
Country in Oceania
Australia is a country in Oceania, with its capital in Canberra. About 27.6 million people live there (2025), making it the 55th most populous of the 195 countries. At 7,692,024 km², it is the 6th largest country by area, and the largest in Oceania. It has no land borders.
Australia at a glance
- Capital
- Canberra
- Population (2025)
- 27.6 million
- Area
- 7,692,024 km²
- Density
- 4 per km²
- Official language
- English
- Currency
- Australian dollar
- People
- Australian
- Calling code
- +61
- Internet domain
- .au
- Coast
- Surrounded by sea
Where is Australia?
How Australia compares
Population rank
55th of 195
1st of 14 in Oceania
Size rank
6th of 195
1st of 14 in Oceania
Crowding
4 per km²
More crowded than 1% of countries
- Similar in size: Brazil (8,515,767 km²).
- Similar population: Niger (27.9 million).
- The Australian dollar is also used in 6 other places: Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Norfolk Island.
- English is also an official language in 58 other countries: Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Cameroon and 52 more.
The flag of Australia
Flags that look like it
How to tell them apart: Both are blue with the Union Jack. Australia has white seven pointed stars, with a large one under the Union Jack; New Zealand has four red stars edged in white.
The story of the flag of Australia →·Play Guess the Flag →·Play Guess the Country →
Would you recognise Australia?
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How players do with Australia
Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Australia so far, from 366 answers up to November 2026.
On the map
84% right
166th hardest of 176 · 273 answers
Its flag
84% right
110th hardest of 145 · 93 answers
- Players find Australia on the map in 84% of tries, which makes it one of the easiest. The most common wrong answer is the United States.
- Players recognise the flag of Australia in 84% of tries, one of the highest of any flag. The most common wrong answer is the United States.
Australia has no land borders
Australia shares no land border with another country.
Quick quiz: Australia
3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.
1. Which is the flag of Australia?
That's the flag of Australia, easy to confuse with New Zealand.
2. What is the capital of Australia?
Canberra was purpose built as a compromise between rivals Sydney and Melbourne.
3. Which has more people?
Australia has about 27.6 million people and Niger about 27.9 million.
Questions about Australia
Is Australia a country?
Yes. Australia is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.
What is the capital of Australia?
The capital of Australia is Canberra. Canberra was purpose built as a compromise between rivals Sydney and Melbourne.
Does Australia have any land borders?
No. Australia is surrounded by sea and shares no land border with another country.
How big is Australia?
Australia covers 7,692,024 km², about the same size as Brazil (8,515,767 km²).
Is Australia hard to find on a map?
Not for most players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Australia in 84% of 273 tries, 166th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is the United States.
Which flags look like the flag of Australia?
New Zealand. Both are blue with the Union Jack. Australia has white seven pointed stars, with a large one under the Union Jack; New Zealand has four red stars edged in white.
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