There are 6 Australian States and 2
Mainland Territories.
The Australian States and Territories make up the
Commonwealth of Australia.
New South Wales
(abbreviated as NSW) is the 5th state or
territory in area at around 800,620 square
kilometres, located in the southeast of the
Australian mainland, it is bordered by Victoria to
the south, Queensland to the north, South
Australia to the west and the Pacific Ocean/Tasman
Sea to the east.
Victoria
(abbreviated as Vic) is the 6th state or territory
in area at around 227,000 square kilometres,
located in the southeast of the Australian
mainland, it is bordered by New South Wales to the
north, South Australia to the west and by the
Indian Ocean, Bass Strait and the Tasman Sea to
the south.
Queensland
(abbreviated as Qld) is the 2nd state or territory
in area at around 1,724,000 square kilometres,
located in the northeast corner of the Australian
mainland, it is bordered by the Northern Territory
to the west, by South Australia to the south west,
by New South Wales to the south and by the Coral
Sea and the Pacific Ocean to the east.
South Australia
(abbreviated as SA) is the 4th state or
territory in area at around 978,810 square
kilometres, located in the south central part of
the Australian mainland, it is bordered by the
Northern Territory to the north, by Queensland to
the northeast, by Western Australia to the west,
by New South Wales and Victoria to the east, by
the Great Australian Bight and the Indian Ocean to
the south.
Western Australia
(abbreviated as WA) is the 1st(largest)Australian
state or territory in area at around 2,526,786
square kilometres, located in the western part of
the Australian continent and covering a third of
the mainland, it is bordered by South Australia
and the Northern Territory to the east and by the
Indian Ocean to the north, west and south.
Tasmania
(abbreviated as Tas) is the 7th state or territory
in area at around 64,500 square kilometres,
located off the southeastern corner of the
Australian mainland approximately 240 kilometres
south of Victoria and separated by Bass Strait.
The Indian Ocean lies to the west and the Tasman
Sea to the east.
The
Australian Capital Territory
(abbreviated as ACT) is the 8th (smallest)
Australian state or territory in area at around
2,350 square kilometres, located within the state
of New South Wales.
The
Northern Territory

(abbreviated as NT) is the 3rd state or territory in
area at around 1,335,742 square kilometres,
located in the central north of the Australian
mainland, It is bordered by Western Australia to
the west, by South Australia to the south, by
Queensland to the east and by the Timor Sea, the
Arafura Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria to the
north.
