Australia does not have eight states. It has six states and two territories.
In order of area, from largest to smallest, they are :
Australia's largest state by area is Western Australia.The next largest in area is Queensland.
Australia is the largest continent in terms of land area.
Western Australia is the largest state by area. It takes up about one third of Australia's total land area.
Australia's largest desert is the Great Victoria Desertin Western Australia. It has an area of 424,400 km2 (163,900 square miles). From east to west, it extends about 700km.
Australia has the largest area among the three countries, followed by Brazil and then India.
western Australia of total area 2529875km.sq
No. In terms of land area, Australia is the world's sixth largest country.
Western Australia is Australia's largest state.
The seven largest countries in the world by land area are Russia, Canada, China, United States, Brazil, Australia, and India.
Australia is the 6th largest country in the world by land area.
Check this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_area
Alaska has the largest land area among the contiguous states.