'''Western [[Australia]]''' is the largest state in the Commonwealth of [[Australia]] comprising a land area of about 2,529,880 square [[kilometer]]s, and is home to just under 10% of Australia's population. <ref> http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/c311215.nsf/20564c23f3183fdaca25672100813ef1/15ee398c42e0d992ca2569f900199507!OpenDocument </ref> .
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'''Western [[Australia]]''' is the largest state in the Commonwealth of [[Australia]] comprising a land area of about 2,529,880 square [[kilometer]]s (making it the second-largest country subdivision in the world), and is home to just under 10% of Australia's population. <ref> http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/c311215.nsf/20564c23f3183fdaca25672100813ef1/15ee398c42e0d992ca2569f900199507!OpenDocument </ref> .