Tasmania

Tasmania MODIS Rapid Response Project at NASA/GSFC, 30. Dezember 2004, Public domain

Island of Australia (for the state of Australia consisting of this island and nearby isles)

Tasmania is an island state of Australia. It is located 240 kilometres to the south of the Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The state encompasses the main island of Tasmania, the 26th-largest island in the world, and the surrounding 1000 islands. It is Australia's smallest and least populous state, with 573,479 residents as of June 2023. The state capital and largest city is Hobart, with around 40% of the population living in the Greater Hobart area. Tasmania is the most decentralised state in Australia, with the lowest proportion of its residents living within its capital city.

Also known as...Lutruwita, Van Diemen's Land, island of Tasmania, Tasmanian mainland, Island of Tasmania, Tasmania Island, Mainland Tasmania, Diemen's Land, Dimens Land, and Diemens Land