Australia

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Overview
Australia is the biggest landmass in Oceania, and one of the superpowers in the game. To unlock it, you have to occupy Oceania when playing as North Korea. It also unlocks the Damascus Burner superweapon. Relevant nations are Canberra, its capital, and Sydney.

The Australian Game
Australia is relatively isolated from the rest of the world. However, it's still near some superpowers such as China, Russia, India and North Korea. Being an island, its expansion is very limited - New Zealand, New Guinea and Indonesia are the easiest nations to expand to, and conquering continental Asia is difficult, specially if China is present. Expand as far as you can, given that you have very few, aglomerated territories, which also makes you vulnerable to First Strikes. Use New Zealand to research in the early game, as it's the most secluded territory in the game - but beware, after the game progresses, USA and Brazil may attack you through the Pacific Ocean using ICBMs. You'll have to manage well the few territories you have in order to win. Do not take risks in research, pay close attention to defend as effectively as you can, and make sure to always have a couple cruisers in every territory.

Trivia

 * While Australia never had a nuclear weapons program of it's own, it did allow it's ally, the United Kingdom, to test their devices in the large rural region known as 'the outback' throughout the 50's and 60's.