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Oceania (UK: /ˌoʊsiˈɑːniə, ˌoʊʃi-, -ˈeɪn-/ OH-s(h)ee-AH-nee-ə, -⁠AY-, US: /ˌoʊʃiˈæniə, -ˈɑːn-/ ^ⓘ OH-shee-A(H)N-ee-ə) is a geographical region including Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Outside of the English-speaking world, Oceania is generally considered a continent, while Australia is regarded as an island or a continental landmass contained inside of the larger continent of Oceania. Spanning the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, at the centre of the water hemisphere, Oceania is estimated to have a land area of about 9,000,000 square kilometres (3,500,000 sq mi) and a population of around 44.4 million as of 2022. When compared to the continents (which it is often compared to, not including Australia), Oceania is the smallest in land area and the second-least populated after Antarctica.

Oceania has a diverse mix of economies from the highly developed and globally competitive financial markets of Australia, French Polynesia, Hawaii, New Caledonia, and New Zealand, which rank high in quality of life and Human Development Index, to the much less developed economies of Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Western New Guinea, while also including medium-sized economies of Pacific islands such as Fiji, Palau, and Tonga. The largest and most populous country in Oceania is Australia, and the largest city is Sydney. Puncak Jaya in Highland Papua, Indonesia, is the highest peak in Oceania at 4,884 m (16,024 ft).

The arrival of European settlers in subsequent centuries resulted in a significant alteration in the social and political landscape of Oceania. The Pacific theatre saw major action during the First World War with the Japanese occupying many German territories. During the Second World War, Allied powers the United States, Philippines (a U.S. Commonwealth at the time) and Australia fought against Axis power Japan across various locations in Oceania. (Full article...)

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Tuvalu (/tuːˈvɑːluː/ ^ⓘ too-VAH-loo), formerly known as the Ellice Islands, is an island country in the Polynesian subregion of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean, about midway between Hawaii and Australia. It lies east-northeast of the Santa Cruz Islands (which belong to the Solomon Islands), northeast of Vanuatu, southeast of Nauru, south of Kiribati, west of Tokelau, northwest of Samoa and Wallis and Futuna, and north of Fiji.

Tuvalu is composed of three reef islands and six atolls spread out between the latitude of 5° and 10° south and between the longitude of 176° and 180°. They lie west of the International Date Line. The 2017 census determined that Tuvalu had a population of 10,645, making it the second-least populous country in the world, behind Vatican City. Its total land area is 26 square kilometres (10 sq mi). (Full article...)

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The Freedom Tower Silver Dollar is a "one dollar" coin minted under license of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) in 2004, although the CNMI does not have legal authority to issue or authorize currency. Despite vague statements in advertisements, it is not issued by the United States Mint and is not considered legal tender, nor is it considered non-circulating legal tender. The CNMI receives royalty fees from proceeds of the sale of the coin. The coin is actually minted by SoftSky, a Wyoming commemorative coin maker. (Full article...)

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Image 1Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minister of Samoa from 1998 to 2021, who initiated the Polynesian Leaders Group in late 2011. (from Polynesia)
Image 2Manila Galleon in the Marianas and Carolinas, c. 1590 Boxer Codex (from Micronesia)
Image 3Languages of Micronesia. (from Micronesia)
Image 4Polynesian (Hawaiian) navigators sailing multi-hulled canoe, c. 1781 (from Polynesia)
Image 5Map from 1961 of the US Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, formerly Japan's South Seas Mandate. (from Micronesia)
Image 6Mokoliʻi Isle near Oahu, Hawaii (from Polynesia)
Image 7Carving from the ridgepole of a Māori house, ca 1840 (from Polynesia)
Image 8Cinder plain of Mount Yasur in Vanuatu (from Melanesia)
Image 9Kili Island is one of the smallest islands in the Marshall Islands. (from Micronesia)
Image 10A pan flute from Solomon Islands, 19th century (from Melanesia)
Image 11Grinding stones discovered from archaeology in Samoa (from Polynesia)
Image 12Micronesia is one of three major cultural areas of the Pacific Ocean islands, along with Melanesia and Polynesia. (from Micronesia)
Image 13Outline of sovereign (dark orange) and dependent islands (bright orange) (from Melanesia)
Image 14A Melanesian child from Vanuatu (from Melanesia)
Image 15Map of Melanesia, showing its location within Oceania (from Melanesia)
Image 16An illustration of the Cross Spikes Club of the US Navy on Bikini Atoll, one of several Marshall Islands used for atomic bomb tests. (from Micronesia)
Image 17Subregions (Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and Australasia), as well as sovereign and dependent islands of Oceania (from Micronesia)
Image 18New Caledonia (from Melanesia)
Image 19Tarawa Atoll (from Micronesia)
Image 20King Kamehameha I receiving the Russian naval expedition of Otto von Kotzebue. Drawing by Louis Choris in 1816. (from Polynesia)
Image 21Mount Marpi in Saipan. (from Micronesia)
Image 22Painting of Tahitian Women on the Beach by Paul Gauguin—Musée d'Orsay (from Polynesia)
Image 23Polynesia is generally defined as the islands within the Polynesian Triangle. (from Polynesia)
Image 24Outline of sovereign (dark orange) and dependent islands (bright orange) (from Micronesia)
Image 25A depiction of a royal heiau (Hawaiian temple) at Kealakekua Bay, c. 1816 (from Polynesia)
Image 26Chamorro people in 1915 (from Micronesia)
Image 27Aerial view of Solomon Islands (from Melanesia)
Image 28Spinner dolphins (from Micronesia)
Image 29Moai at Ahu Tongariki on Rapa Nui (from Polynesia)
Image 30Sailors of Melanesia in the Pacific Ocean, 1846 (from Melanesia)
Image 31Image of the Castle Bravo nuclear test, detonated on 1 March 1954, at Bikini Atoll (from Micronesia)
Image 32German New Guinea before and after the German-Spanish treaty of 1899 (from Micronesia)
Image 33Chronological dispersal of Austronesian peoples across the Indo-Pacific (from Melanesia)
Image 34Polynesians with outrigger canoes at Waikiki Beach, Oahu Island, early 20th century (from Polynesia)
Image 35The arrival of Abel Tasman in Tongatapu, 1643; drawing by Isaack Gilsemans (from Polynesia)
Image 36Polynesia is one of three major cultural areas of the Pacific Ocean islands, along with Melanesia and Micronesia. (from Polynesia)
Image 37A common fishing canoe va'a with outrigger in Savaiʻi island, Samoa, 2009 (from Polynesia)
Image 38Canoe carving on Nanumea atoll, Tuvalu (from Polynesia)
Image 39German trading station at Jaluit Atoll with a Marshallese korkor outrigger canoe in the foreground (from Micronesia)
Image 40Subregions (Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, and Australasia), as well as sovereign and dependent islands of Oceania (from Polynesia)
Image 41Mount Tavurvur in Papua New Guinea (from Melanesia)
Image 42Köppen-Geiger climate classification map of Melanesia (from Melanesia)
Image 43The Polynesian spread of colonization in the Pacific (from Polynesia)
Image 44Australia's concept of Australasia, which includes Australia, New Zealand and, in this case, Melanesia (from Australasia)
Image 45Outline of sovereign (dark orange) and dependent islands (bright orange) (from Polynesia)
Image 46Beach scenery at Laura, Majuro, Marshall Islands (from Micronesia)
Image 47Māori war canoe drawn after James Cook's voyage to New Zealand. (from Polynesia)
Image 48Cook's Bay on Moorea, French Polynesia (from Polynesia)
Image 49Map showing the migration and expansion of the Austronesians which began at about 3000 BC from Taiwan. The Polynesian branch is shown in green. (from Polynesia)
Image 50Melanesia is one of three major cultural areas of the Pacific Ocean islands, along with Micronesia and Polynesia. (from Melanesia)
Image 51Chronological dispersal of Austronesian peoples across the Indo-Pacific (from Micronesia)
Image 52On February 14, 1779, Capt. James Cook was killed on the island of Hawaii (from Polynesia)

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Countries and territories of Oceania

Sovereign states

Entire	Australia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
In part	Chile Easter Island Juan Fernández Islands Ecuador Galápagos Islands Indonesia Central Papua Highland Papua Papua South Papua Southwest Papua West Papua Japan Daitō Islands Nanpō Islands United States Hawaii Palmyra Atoll

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Dependencies and
other territories

Australia	Ashmore and Cartier Islands Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Coral Sea Islands Norfolk Island
France	Clipperton Island French Polynesia New Caledonia Wallis and Futuna
New Zealand	Tokelau
United Kingdom	Pitcairn Islands
United States	American Samoa Baker Island Guam Howland Island Jarvis Island Johnston Atoll Kingman Reef Midway Atoll Northern Mariana Islands Wake Island

v t e Capitals of Oceania
Dependent territories are in italics
Australasia	Canberra, Australia Wellington, New Zealand¹
Melanesia	Honiara, Solomon Islands Nouméa, New Caledonia² Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea³ Port Vila, Vanuatu Suva, Fiji
Micronesia	Hagåtña, Guam⁴ Majuro, Marshall Islands⁵ Ngerulmud, Palau⁵ Palikir, Federated States of Micronesia⁵ Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands⁴ South Tarawa, Kiribati Yaren, Nauru (de facto)
Polynesia	Adamstown, Pitcairn Islands⁶ Alofi, Niue⁷ Apia, Samoa Avarua, Cook Islands⁷ Fakaofo, Tokelau⁸ Funafuti, Tuvalu Mata Utu, Wallis and Futuna (de facto)² Nukuʻalofa, Tonga Pago Pago, American Samoa⁴ Papeete, French Polynesia²
¹Often included in Polynesia ²Overseas collectivities or sui generis collectivity of France ³Often included in Australasia ⁴Insular area of the United States ⁵In free association with the United States ⁶Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom ⁷In free association with New Zealand ⁸New Zealand dependent territory

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