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'''Australia''' is a [[continent]] and country, to the northwest of [[New Zealand]], and south of [[Indonesia]], [[East Timor]] and [[Papua New Guinea]]. It is the smallest continent, being three times the area of the largest [[island]], [[Greenland]]. With a land area of 7,686,810 sq km (2,967,877 sq mi), Australia is the sixth largest country in the world. The name 'Australia' comes from the [[Latin language|Latin]] phrase ''terra australis incognita'' ("unknown southern land").