The countries closest to the Australian continent are Papua New Guinea, Timor Leste, Indonesia, New Zealand and the Solomon Islands.
Australia is about 300,000 square miles smaller than Brazil, or about the size of Argentina, Kazakhstan, and The Democratic Republic of Congo, combined.
The continent that is closest to Japan would be the continent of Asia. Japan is actually part of the Asian continent. The next closest continent would be the Australian continent, or the continent of Oceania.
There are two. Western Australia and Australia.
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Australia is an island continent. Therefore, there are no other countries, only Australian states.
Australia is the only country in the world that is also its own continent. In effect, Australia is both a country and the smallest continent.
The first place to look for the closest country would be to know which continent Chile is located in, which is South America. Once you know the continent, this eliminates hundreds of other options. There are several countries that are relatively close (within 2000 KM), but Argentina is the closest.
Fiji falls under the Australian continent along with other south pacific countries and are sometimes regarded to as Oceanic.
Australia is a continent.
All Australian deserts are found on the continent of Australia.
Florida is the closest US State and the North American continent is the closest continent.
The 2 Closest countries nearest to the North Pole is Russia/The Russian Federation and Canada.. Hope this helps you out!! :D
The continent of Australia does not have many small countries. Australia is both a continent and just one single country. It is made up of six states and two mainland territories.There is a misconception that Australia covers the region of Oceania, which is just a geographical region, not a continent.