The six closest countries to Australia would be: Papua New Guinea - It is situated in the South Pacific, 160km (100 miles) north of Australia.
New Zealand - Distance from Australia is 2,250km (1,400 miles). Indonesia- third closest country Singapore- would be number 4 Then: Philippines 5th lastly, is Cambodia. You can take a looks at the world's map for more information by copying and pasting this link: http://www.world-map.nl/maps/wallpaper-world-map-2006-large.gif
Queensland is closest to the equator, as it has Australia's northernmost point.
Australia is the closest country to East Asia!
The closest capital city to Kalgoorlie is Perth, capital of Western Australia.
Western Australia is closest to Africa.
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The islands of New Zealand are about 2500km from the continent of Australia.
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Oh, dude, that's an easy one. The US state closest to Australia is Hawaii. I mean, like, they're both in the Pacific Ocean, so it's not like you can just swim from Hawaii to Australia, but in terms of, like, actual distance, Hawaii is the closest. So, yeah, there you go.
Kangaroo Island is closest to South Australia.
The Antarctic Ocean is the closest ocean to Melbourne.
The closest countries to Antarctica are Australia, South Africa, New Zealand with Argentina and Chile being the closest.
The settled people in Australia have the closest historic relationship to Britain. The indigenous population, New Zealand.