1. Education  Which continent is the the world's smallest?  The
continent of Australia is the world's smallest continent at
approximately 3 million square miles in area (7.8 million km2),
just smaller than Brazil.  Australia is an island since it's
surrounded by water but it's large enough to be considered a
continent. Australia is the world's sixth largest country on
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