Incorrect. Australia is a country. It is made up of 6 States and 2 Territories. States News South Wales Victoria Western Australia South Australia Queensland Tasmania Territories Northern Territory Australian Capital Territory It is the smallest Continent in the world and the largest island.
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The United States Naval Observatory is one of the oldest scientific agencies in the United States, with a primary mission to produce Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) for the United States Navy and the United States Department of Defense. Located in Northwest Washington, D.C. at the Northwestern end of Embassy Row, it is one of the pre-1900 astronomical observatories located in an urban area; at the time of its construction, it was far from the light pollution thrown off by the city cente