1. Australia and New Zealand are countries located in Oceania. Australia has a population of around 25 million people and its capital is Canberra. New Zealand has around 5 million people and its capital is Wellington. 2. Both countries were originally inhabited by indigenous peoples and were later explored by European explorers like Willem Janszoon, Abel Tasman, William Dampier, and James Cook. Australia and New Zealand achieve self-governance in the early 1900s. 3. The countries have diverse climates and landscapes. Australia is the world's smallest continent but sixth largest country. It has a federal parliamentary government and six states with capital cities. New Zealand has a unitary parliamentary government