Australia is a federation of six states, together with ten federal territories. The Australian mainland consists of five of the six federated states and three of the federal territories (the "internal" territories). The state of Tasmania is an island about 200 kilometres (120 mi) south of the mainland. The remaining seven territories are classified for some purposes as "external" territories.

Australia to państwo federalne podzielone na 6 stanów i 3 terytoria federalne.

Australien besteht aus den sechs Bundesstaaten Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia und Western Australia, den drei Territorien Australian Capital Territory, Jervis Bay Territory und dem Northern Territory sowie sieben Außengebieten.