" 🇦🇺 Why is Australia almost completely empty? Only about 5% of its vast territory is inhabited, with most Australians living along the eastern and southwestern coasts in cities like Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth. Australia is nearly as large as the USA, but with just 26 million people, it has one of the world’s lowest population densities, comparable to Mongolia or Namibia 🌏 The answer lies in the continent’s ancient geography: millions of years of erosion destroyed old mountain ranges, so today, there are few barriers to trap moisture-filled clouds. As a result, about 70% of Australia is covered by deserts and semi-deserts, known as the Outback 🌵The Great Dividing Range ⛰️ in the east creates rainfall and fertile land, while the southwest enjoys a Mediterranean climate. This is why most of Australia is made up of arid wilderness, unique wildlife, and endless, wild landscapes 🦘and why so much of this massive continent remains almost empty.

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