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Australia is the sixth largest country and also has the sixth longest coastline. Tourists from all over the world come to enjoy some of the most beautiful beaches in the world along our Australian coastline. Just remember to swim between the flags!

The coastline numbers shown below for each country is the total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.

Country	Coastline in km	Area in km²
1. Canada	202,080	9,984,670
2. Indonesia	54,716	1,919,440
3. Greenland	44,087	2,166,086
4. Philippines	36,289	300,000
5. Japan	29,751	377,835
6. Australia	25,760	7,686,850 *
7. Norway	21,925 **	324,220
8. USA	19,924	9,629,091
9. Antarctica	17,968	14,000,000 ***
10. New Zealand	15,134	268,680
11. China	14,500	9,596,960
12. Greece	13,676	131,940
13. United Kingdom	12,429	244,820
14. Mexico	9,330	1,972,550
15. Italy	7,600	301,230

* Area includes Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island.
** Coastline size includes islands, fjords, and indentations.

*** Area is 280,000 sq km ice-free plus 13,720,000 sq km ice-covered

Statistics are from the CIA World Factbook and other sources.
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