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This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the geographical region of Oceania. Although it is mostly ocean and spans many tectonic plates, Oceania is occasionally listed as one of the continents . Most of this list follows the boundaries of geopolitical Oceania, which includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
In most non-English-speaking countries Oceania is treated as a continent in the sense that it is "one of the parts of the world", and Australia is only seen as an island nation. While in other non-English-speaking countries Australia and Eurasia are thought of as continents, while Asia, Europe, and Oceania are regarded as "parts of the world".
Below is a list of countries and dependencies in Oceania by area. [1] Australia is the largest country in Oceania while Nauru is the smallest.
Flags of Oceanian cities[edit] Main article: List of city flags in Oceania. Flags of cities with over 1 million inhabitants. Flag of Adelaide, South Australia. Flag of Brisbane, Queensland Australia. Flag of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Flag of Perth, Western Australia. Flag of Sydney, New South Wales Australia.
This is a list of Oceanian countries and dependencies by population in Oceania, which includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. Projections are from the United Nations [1] and official figures are from the Pacific Community [2] and other official sources.
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia,[19]is a countrycomprising the mainlandof the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.[20] Australia is the largest country by area in Oceaniaand the world's sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest,[21]flattest,[22]and driest inhabited continent,[23][24]with the least fertile soils. [25][26]It is a ...
This is a list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population, based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2024 revision of World Population Prospects. It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present. [2]
The continent of Australia, sometimes known in technical contexts by the names Sahul ( / səˈhuːl / ), Australia-New Guinea, Australinea, Oceania, or Meganesia [1] [2] [3] to distinguish it from the country of Australia, is located within the Southern and Eastern hemispheres. [4] The continent includes mainland Australia, Tasmania, the island ...