States of Australia

The Commonwealth of Australia is a union of six states and various territories. The Australian mainland is made up of five states and three territories, with the sixth state of Tasmania being made up of islands. In addition, there are six island territories, known as external territories, and a claim to a territory in Antarctica. All states and three territories have their own parliaments and administer themselves; the remaining territories are administered by the Federal Government.

States of Australia

States and Territories of Australia

Flag	State/Territory name	ISO	Postal	Type	Capital (or largest settlement)	Population	Area (km²)
	Ashmore and Cartier Islands			External	(West Islet)	0	199
	Australian Antarctic Territory			External	(Mawson Station)	1,000	5,896,500
	Australian Capital Territory	AU-ACT	ACT	Territory	Canberra	344,200	2,358
	Christmas Island	CX		External	Flying Fish Cove	1,493	135
	Cocos (Keeling) Islands	CC		External	West Island	628	14
	Coral Sea Islands Territory			External	(Willis Island)	4	10
	Heard Island and McDonald Islands	HM		External	(Atlas Cove)	0	372
	Jervis Bay Territory		JBT	Territory	(Jervis Bay Village)	611	70
	New South Wales	AU-NSW	NSW	State	Sydney	6,967,200	800,642
	Norfolk Island	NF		External	Kingston	2,114	35
	Northern Territory	AU-NT	NT	Territory	Darwin	219,900	1,349,129
	Queensland	AU-QLD	QLD	State	Brisbane	4,279,400	1,730,648
	South Australia	AU-SA	SA	State	Adelaide	1,601,800	983,482
	Tasmania	AU-TAS	TAS	State	Hobart	500,001	68,401
	Victoria	AU-VIC	VIC	State	Melbourne	5,297,600	227,416
	Western Australia	AU-WA	WA	State	Perth	2,163,200	2,529,875

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