Australia's Land Area: 7.692 Million Square Kilometers

Australia's total land area is 7,692,024 km² (7.692 million km²), making it the 6th largest country in the world by land area.

Global Ranking

1. Russia — 17.1M km²
2. Canada — 9.98M km²
3. China — 9.60M km²
4. USA — 9.53M km² (including coastal/inland water)
5. Brazil — 8.51M km²
6. Australia — 7.69M km²
7. India — 3.29M km²
8. Argentina — 2.78M km²

Key Dimensions

• East-West: ~4,000 km (Steep Point, WA to Cape Byron, NSW)
• North-South: ~3,700 km (Cape York, QLD to South East Cape, TAS)
• Coastline: ~59,736 km (mainland + islands)
• EEZ: 8.2M km² (3rd largest)

Internal Comparison

• ≈ Continental USA (without Alaska) — 7.66M km²
• ≈ 22× Germany, 110× Ireland, 31× UK
• Western Australia alone: 2.65M km² (34% of country)

Land Use

• Arid/semi-arid: 70% ("Outback")
• Agricultural: ~55% (mostly grazing)
• Forests: 17%
• Protected: 19%
• Urban: <1%

Note on "Total Area"

Some sources cite 7.74M km² including coastal waters. Land area = 7.692M km² is the standard geographic measure.