Australasia, is located southeast of Asia and consists of
Australia, New Zealand and the islands such as Tasmania. The area of the
Commonwealth of Nations of Australia extend for about 4,000 kilometers from
east to west and about 3,700 kilometers from north to south and the continent
is 7,614,500 square kilometers.
A 2000 estimate for the continent puts the population at
18,950,108, giving it an overall population of 2 persons per square kilometer.
The population growth of Australia was at 0.9% annually in 2000 and more than
85% of the country of Australia is urbanised.
English is most widely spoken however other native languages
are spoken in ethnic communities.
The tallest mountain in Australasia is Mount Willhelm which
is 4509m (14789ft) high.