SCHWENDEMAN, Rodrick

The Commonwealth of Australia is a country in the southern hemisphere comprising the mainland of the world`s smallest continent, the major island of Tasmania, and a number of other islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Australia has six states, two major mainland territories, and other minor territories. The capital city is Canberra. The population of Australia is approximately 21 million people and the offical language is English. South Australia (SA) is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent and with a total land area of 983,482 square kilometres (379,725 sq mi), it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories. The capital city of South Australia is Adelaide and the population is approximately 1.5 million. South Australia is known as "The Festival State".