There are six states, but just two mainland territories in Australia.
The Australian Capital Territory has the larger population, with approximately 355 311 in December 2009, while the Northern Territory had a population of only 227,900 in December 2009.
The state with the largest population is New South Wales, with 7.23 million in June 2010.
The largest territory by area in Australia is the state of Western Australia. It covers approximately one-third of the country's total landmass.
Australia's largest territory is the Northern Territory.
The area of the Northern Territory is 1,349,129 km2, which is equivalent to 17% of the Australian land mass.
Australia has the largest area among the three countries, followed by Brazil and then India.
Australia is the 6th largest country in the world by land area.
Australia is the country with the largest land area in the southern hemisphere.
Australia is the largest Oceanian country by land area. It covers an area of approximately 7.7 million square kilometers.
Australia is the fourth largest continent in terms of land area.
The Northern Territory is Australia's largest Territory Capital is Darwin - (30-Jun-2007 - NT Pop 215,000 - Darwin Pop 72,885) Northern Territory has a land area of 1,346,200 sq km
The third largest state by area in Australia is South Australia, ranked after Western Australia and Queensland. The Northern Territory is actually third in area, but it is a territory and not a state. The third largest state by population is Queensland, which follows New South Wales and Victoria.
Darwin is the largest city of Northern Territory, Australia.
The largest territory inAustralia is the Northern Territory.The largest state in Australia is Western Australia.
Western Australia state. It is about 2,525,500 square km.
western australia and it is 1 million square miles
The Northern Territory is a territory, not a state, in Australia. Positioned in the central northern area, it is bordered by Western Australia to the west, Queensland to the east, and South Australia to the south.
1,420,970 km square kilometers or 548,640 square miles, it is the 3rd largest state or territory in Australia.
Australia does not have eight states. It has six states and two territories.In order of area, from largest to smallest, they are :Western AustraliaQueenslandNorthern TerritorySouth AustraliaNew South WalesVictoriaTasmaniaAustralian Capital Territory
The third largest Australian state is South Australia at 983 482 km. The third largest state or territory is the Northern Territory, coming after Western Australia and Queensland in size, and positioned geographically between them.
Australia is both a continent and a country (the Commonwealth of Australia). There is only one country on the continent of Australia, and that is Australia. Australia is divided into seven states - New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, and Tasmania - and two territories, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory. The largest state of Australia in terms of land area is Western Australia.
Western Australia land area 2,529,875 square kilometers Queensland 1,730,648 square kilometers Northern Territory 1,349,129 square kilometers