Austrailia is 80 times the size of the UK, it has a lot of resources - 240 times as much space per person than the UK. The UK is too large to be an independent

Austrailia is 80 times the size of the UK, it has a lot of resources - 240 times as much space per person than the UK. The UK is too large to be an independent city state, but too small to be self sufficient.