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The state of Australia (Commonwealth of Australia) in the Southern Hemisphere of the Earth with the capital Canberra includes the mainland of the continent, the island Tasmania, located to the south, the sub-Antarctic Macquarie Island with its adjacent islands, and as external territories the Pacific Norfolk Island, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Christmas Island, the Ashmore and Cartier Islands, as well as Heard and the McDonald Islands in the Indian Ocean, covering a total of 7,688,287 km². The neighboring states are New Zealand to the southeast and Indonesia, East Timor, and Papua New Guinea to the north.

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Australia is a parliamentary monarchy based on a democratic parliamentary system within the “Commonwealth of Nations” (mostly former territories of the Great Britain) with a democratic constitution. The British monarch is the king and head of state of Australia, represented by the Australian Governor-General.

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