South Australia

South Australia is located in the southern central part of Australia. South Australia covers some of the most arid parts of the continent and with a total land area of approximately 984,377 square kilometres (380,070 sq mi).

South Australia is the fourth largest of Australia's eight states and territories. It is bordered to the west by Western Australia, to the north by the Northern Territory and Queensland, to the east by Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, and along the south by the Great Australian Bight and the Southern Ocean.

It is estimated that approximately 1.5 million people live within South Australia and ranks fifth in population among the states and territories. The majority of its people reside in the state capital, Adelaide, with most of the remainder settled in fertile areas along the south-eastern coast and River Murray.