Australia is the only nation to occupy an entire continent its landmass of nearly 7.7 million square km is the flattest (after Antarctica) driest of continents, yet it has extremes of climate and topography. There are rain forests and vast planes in the north and snowfields in the southeast, desert in the center and fertile croplands in the east, south and southwest. The Australia economy is diverse with a well-developed territory or service sectors a full range of secondary manufacturing and an expanding base of new technology, large-scale resource development and productive primary industries.The Australia economy is diverse with a well-developed territory or service sectors a full range of secondary manufacturing and an expanding base of new technology, large-scale resource development and productive primary industries

Australia's six states are New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. The Mainland territories are the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), home of the national capital, Canberra that includes Jervis Bay Territory and the Northern Territory.