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Australia: Surface Area

Total Surface Area: 7,741,220 km2 | 2,988,901.8 mi2 

  • World Rank: #6
  • 99.2% is Land Surface Area:  7,682,300 km2 (2,966,152.6 mi2) – 1.52% of the world’s total land area.
  • About 70% of Australia is classified as desert, mostly located in its western and central regions.  Still, less than 3% of Australia’s human population lives in these desert regions.
  • 0.8% is Water Surface Area: 58,920 km2 (1,079.5 mi2) – 0.016% of the world’s water surface.