The stage property in Flash is versatile!
Size of content on the stage:
stage.width + stage.height.
The dimensions of the monitor that the flash player currently is consuming:
stage.stageWidth + stage.stageHeight.
Dimensions of the swf in the Fla’s publish settings:
loaderInfo.width + loaderInfo.height.
Access to main stage ( formerly know as _root in as2 ):
var swfStage:Stage = anyDisplayObject.stage.