Australia is a large, highly developed island nation in the South Pacific. It is in the Southern Hemisphere. The most common language is English, and it remains part of the British Commonwealth of Nations. Most of the residents live on the eastern coast of the country. Desert makes up 19 percent of the mainland in the west. Why does Australia have a low physiological population density?

Australia is not bordered by other countries.

Much of Australia is uninhabitable land.

Australia is a highly developed nation.

Australia has very few farms and farmers.

Most Australians live in rural areas of the country.