me and my house mates are having a huge discussion on this theme. some websites, including Wikipedia, give different definitions according to the language it was written in. we all come from different countries and were taught different in school. so basically, some know Australia(just the big mass part) is a continent in its own and the only country to occupy one entirely, others say its just a country in the continent of Australia. did anyone out there actually do geographic studies and can sort this whole thing out?
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Currently according to the British, French, American and Chinese government, Australia is a country and Oceania is the continent. The Micronesian and the French Polynesian Islands belong to Oceania.
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Its the only country continent. Although, Oceania is not technically a continent, it is an area which include the Australian continent, and some of its neighbors to the north west. Oceania is a region encompassing Austrailia and some of its neighbors. Australia is a continent and a country. New Zealand belongs to Australia the continent, not the country.
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Australia is a Continent, Country and Island.
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