why is australia known as a continent and a country
Yes. Australia is the world's smallest continent (not the largest island) and it is a country. There are no other countries on the continent of Australia. It is the only cou â¦ ntry/continent in the world that is a continent, and a country at the same time.ustralia is a country because its six colonies joined together in what is known as Federation on 1 January 1901. This was the date on which the country known as the Commonwealth of Australia was created.