Australian continent, the World's Smallest Continent

Continent of Australia is the smallest continent in the world with an area of ​​Australia is 7,682,300 km2. The width of the area is approximately 3200 km from east to west coast and 3700 km length of the coast of Cape York in the north to the East Cape in Tasmania.

Australian continent lies in the southern hemisphere between the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean, extending from latitude to latitude 10o 43o 41'LS 39'LS and from longitude 113° to 153o 39'BT 09'BT.

On the continent of Australia there is only one country that is Australia and Australia is the sixth largest country in the world in terms of area, after Russia, Canada, China, United States, and Brazil.

Australian state is divided into six states and two territories with Queen Elizabeth II is the Queen of Australia and is represented by a Governor-General and Governors of six states. At the national level, Australia is governed by a national parliament whose powers stipulated by the law. The law became effective on January 1, 1901, when the states in Australia united to form the Commonwealth of Australia. 

State or Regional	Capital	Km 2
New South Wales (NSW)	Sydney	801.600
Victoria (VIC)	Melbourne	227.600
Queensland (QLD)	Brisbane	1.727.200
Western Australia (WA)	Perth	2.525.500
South Australia (SA)	Adelaide	984 000
Tasmania (TAS)	Hobart	67.800
Australia's Northern Territory (NT)	Darwin	1.346.200
Australian Capital Territory (ACT)	Canberra	2.400

Although most of Australia is semi-arid or desert, Australia has a variety of habitats ranging from grassland to alpine climates to tropical rainforests, and is recognized as a state megadiversitas. Because of the continent's great age, extremely variable weather patterns, and geographic isolation, much of Australia's biota is unique and diverse. Approximately 85% of flowering plants, 84% of mammals, more than 45% of birds, and 89% in the near shore, temperate-zone fish are endemic. Australia has a large number of reptiles of any country, with 755 species.

Australian forests are mostly made up of evergreen species, particularly eucalyptus trees in the less fertile areas, acacia replace them in drier regions and deserts as the most dominant species. Among Australian fauna are the monotremes (the platypus and echidna); a host of marsupials, including the kangaroo, koala, and wombat, and birds such as the emu and kookaburra.Australia is home to many dangerous animals including some of the most deadly snakes in the world.

Sources:

http://www.dfat.gov.au/aii/publications/pengantar/index.html

http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia