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You probably know Australia is huge, but look at how much of Europe it covers.
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Look at all the countries that fit inside!
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It's almost as big as Antartica!
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No wonder it takes so goddamn long to get from one side of Australia to the other.
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This map shows where the main highways go.
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And here's the rail network.
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Basically, most of Australia is pretty damn remote.
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Half of the population lives in the dark blue bits on this map.
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The population density goes from one extreme to the other.
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This is what the country would look like if it was divided into states of equal population.
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And this is how the country would have looked if all the proposed states actually existed.
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In this GIF, you can watch the history of the way Europeans mapped and divided Australia.
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The country was first mapped in full in 1811, by Louis de Freycinet.
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Before that, the maps were a little... off. Like this one from 1794.
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But before there were any maps of Australia, there was a long and rich history of Indigenous culture - including hundreds of language groups.
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This map shows the percentage of people who speak an Indigenous language at home in each area of Australia today.
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And here's a breakdown of the top languages other than English that are spoken in each electorate.
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This delightful map shows some of the most ~rude~ place names in Australia.
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This one marks the most extreme points on the mainland.
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Here's a map of the climate in Australia.
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This terrifying one shows the highest temperatures reached in 2016.
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While this one shows how many days of rain each area averages.
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This is what Australia looks like with just the streams highlighted.
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Here's some history for you: this map shows the year the last execution happened in each state, and the year capital punishment was abolished.
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This map shows the progression of the cane toad population over 40 years.
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And here are all the reported magpie attacks in 2016. Eek!
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This is what the dingo population looks like.
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And did you know Australia has so many goddamn camels?
