"Almost nearer to Africa than to Sydney"

Western Australia | Australia | 2000

Western Australia (WA) is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east. WA is Australia's largest state and the second largest subnational entity in the world. It has 2.3 million inhabitants (10% of the national total).