Australia (Capital: Canberra)
The External Affairs Minister discussed issues related to the Indo-Pacific region with his Australian counterparts.
Physical Features:
- Australia is unique as it is both a country and a continent, entirely surrounded by the Indian and Pacific Oceans, with no land borders.
- Maritime Borders: Indian Ocean (west and south), Pacific Ocean (east), Coral Sea (northeast), Timor Sea (northwest), Arafura Sea (north), and Tasman Sea (southeast).
Geographical features:
- Australia is the world's smallest, flattest, and (after Antarctica) driest continent
- Major Rivers: Murray (longest) and Darling.
- Lake Eyre Basin is one of the world's largest internally draining river systems.
- Other Notable Features:
- Great Barrier Reef (largest coral reef, off Queensland).
- Great Dividing Range (mountain range along the east coast).