Geographicals

Australia

The smallest continent and an independent country, comprising six states and two territories. Its capital is Canberra.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The smallest continent and an independent country, comprising six states and two territories. Its capital is Canberra.

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Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Christmas Island (Australia)

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Aspects Covered

2 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings epidemiology, ethnology.

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Indexing Annotation

each of the states is available; do not confuse with AUSTRALASIA

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  1. Z01w.639w.100w
  2. Z01w.678w.100w.373w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Australia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001315. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001315
  2. Australia. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia
  3. Australia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q408