Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 11th Edition
AUSTRALIA
geographical name continent of the eastern hemisphere SE of Asia & S of the equator area 2,948,366 square miles (7,665,751 square kilometers ), dominion of the Commonwealth of Nations including the continent of australia & island of Tasmania capital Canberra area 2,967,909 square miles (7,716,563 square kilometers ), population 17,562,000