States and Territories of Australia

States And Territories Of Australia

The states and mainland territories of Australia combine to make up the world's sixth-largest country by total area. Australia comprises six states and various territories; the Australian mainland is made up of five states and three territories, with the sixth island state of Tasmania to the south of the mainland. In addition, there are six island territories, known as external territories, and Australian Antarctic Territory.

All states and two of the three internal territories have their own parliaments and administer themselves; all remaining territories are administered by the federal government, but with Norfolk Island having some degree of self-government.

Read more about States And Territories Of Australia:  States and Territories, Background and Overview, Comparative Terminology, Governors and Administrators of States and Territories, Premiers and Chief Ministers of States and Territories, State and Territorial Parliaments, State and Territory Supreme Courts, State and Territory Police Forces, State and Territory Borders, Statistics, Distance Table, State and Territory Codes

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