Australian States Larger Than British Columbia: Four of Them

First, a terminology fix: Australia has six states and two mainland territories—not "provinces." British Columbia (BC), Canada's westernmost province, covers 944,735 km². Four Australian jurisdictions exceed that.

Larger Than BC (Area Ranking)

Key Context

  • WA alone is 2.7x BC; nearly the size of Argentina.
  • Population is inverted: BC (~5.5M) > WA (2.8M), NT (0.25M). Most Australians live in the southeast (NSW, VIC, QLD).
  • BC is larger than NSW, VIC, TAS, ACT combined.
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JurisdictionArea (km²)TypeCapital
Western Australia (WA)2,527,013StatePerth
Queensland (QLD)1,730,648StateBrisbane
Northern Territory (NT)1,349,129TerritoryDarwin
South Australia (SA)983,482StateAdelaide
British Columbia (Canada)944,735ProvinceVictoria
New South Wales (NSW)800,642StateSydney
Victoria (VIC)227,444StateMelbourne
Tasmania (TAS)68,401StateHobart
Australian Capital Territory (ACT)2,358TerritoryCanberra