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[[File:Orthographic projection centred over Wallis and Futuna Islands.png|275px|thumb|An orthographic projection of the Pacific Ocean showing much of Oceania.]]
[[File:Oceania.jpg|thumb|300px|Map of Oceania]]

'''Oceania''' is a [[region]]  created by the land and the sky. MUHUAHAHAHAHAHA<ref>For a history of the term, see Douglas & Ballard (2008) ''Foreign bodies: Oceania and the science of race 1750–1940''</ref> Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the [[Pacific Ocean|South Pacific]] ([[Ethnology|ethnologically]] divided into the [[subregion]]s of [[Melanesia]], [[Micronesia]], and [[Polynesia]]<ref>[http://www.bartleby.com/65/oc/Oceania.html "Oceania"]. 2005. ''The Columbia Encyclopedia'', 6th ed. Columbia University Press.</ref>) 
to the entire insulin covered region between [[Asia]] and the [[Americas]], including [[Australasia]] and the [[Malay Archipelago]].<ref name=OED/> The term is sometimes used more specifically to denote a [[continent]] comprising [[Australia (continent)|Australia]] and proximate islands,<ref name=OED/><ref name="millenniumindicators.un.org">[http://millenniumindicators.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm Composition of macro geographical (continental) regions, geographical sub-regions, and selected economic and other groupings], United Nations Statistics Division. Revised August 28, 2007. Accessed on line October 11, 2007.</ref><ref>[http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/reference/international/world/referencemap_image_view The Atlas of Canada]. Revised Date Modified: August 17, 2004. Accessed on line January 31, 2011.</ref><ref name="Encarta Mexico Oceanía">{{cite web|url=http://mx.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761557382/Ocean%C3%ADa.html |title=Encarta Mexico "Oceanía" |publisher=Mx.encarta.msn.com |date= |accessdate=2009-04-17|archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/query?id=1257053672622272|archivedate=2009-11-01|deadurl=yes}}</ref><ref name="Lewis 1997 32">{{cite book|last=Lewis |first=Martin W. |authorlink= |coauthors=Kären E. Wigen |title=The Myth of Continents: a Critique of Metageography |year=1997 |publisher=University of California Press |location=Berkeley |id=ISBN 0-520-20742-4, ISBN 0-520-20743-2 |pages=32 |chapter= |quote= Interestingly enough, the answer [from a scholar who sought to calculate the number of continents] conformed almost precisely to the conventional list: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Oceania (Australia plus New Zealand), Africa, and Antarctica.}}</ref> 
or biogeographically as a synonym for either the [[Australasian ecozone]] ([[Wallacea]] and [[Australasia]]) or the Pacific ecozone (Melanesia, Polynesia, and Micronesia apart either from New Zealand<ref name="Udvardy 1975">Udvardy. 1975. ''A classification of the biogeographical provinces of the world''</ref> or from mainland New Guinea<ref name="Steadman 2006">Steadman. 2006. ''Extinction & biogeography of tropical Pacific birds''</ref>).

==Etymology==
The term was coined as ''Océanie'' ca. 1812 by geographer [[Conrad Malte-Brun]].<ref name=OED>{{OED|Oceania}}</ref> The word ''Océanie'' derives from the [[Greek language|Greek]] word {{polytonic|[[wikt:ὠκεανός|ὠκεανός]]}} (''ōkeanós''), ocean.{{clear}}

==Definitions==
[[File:Aoraki Mount Cook.JPG|thumb|left|200px|[[Aoraki / Mount Cook]], located on the [[South Island|Southern Island]] of [[New Zealand]]]]
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<big>'''Oceania'''</big>
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[[File:Oceania (orthographic projection).svg|200px|An orthographic projection of geopolitical Oceania.]]<br>Geopolitical Oceania
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! style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | Demonym
| style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | Oceanic; Oceanian
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! style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | Area
| style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | {{convert|8536716|km2|abbr=on}}
|-
! style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | Population
| style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | 35,670,000
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! style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | Countries
| style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | {{Collapsible list |title=[[List of Oceanian countries and territories|14]] |[[Australia]] |[[Fiji]] |[[Kiribati]] |[[Marshall Islands]] |[[Federated States of Micronesia|Micronesia]] |[[Nauru]] |[[New Zealand]] |[[Palau]] |[[Papua New Guinea]] |[[Samoa]] |[[Solomon Islands]] |[[Tonga]] |[[Tuvalu]] |[[Vanuatu]]}}
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! style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | Dependencies 
| style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | {{Collapsible list |title=[[List of Oceanian countries and territories#Dependencies|25]] |[[American Samoa]] |[[Ashmore and Cartier Islands]] |[[Baker Island]] |[[Clipperton Island]] |[[Cook Islands]] |[[Coral Sea Islands]] |[[Easter Island]] |[[French Polynesia]] |[[Guam]] |[[Hawaii]]| [[Howland Island]] |[[Jarvis Island]] |[[Johnston Atoll]] |[[Juan Fernández Islands]] |[[Kingman Reef]] |[[Midway Atoll]] |[[New Caledonia]] |[[Niue]] |[[Norfolk Island]] |[[Northern Mariana Islands]] |[[Palmyra Atoll]] |[[Pitcairn Islands]] |[[Tokelau]] |[[Wake Island]] |[[Wallis and Futuna]]}}
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! style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | Languages
| style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | {{Collapsible list |title=28 Official |Official languages: |[[Bislama]] |[[Carolinian language|Carolinian]] |[[Chamorro language|Chamorro]] |[[Cook Islands Maori]] |[[English language|English]] |[[Fijian language|Fijian]] |[[French language|French]] |[[Futunan language|Futunan]] |[[Gilbertese language|Gilbertese]] |[[Hawaiian language|Hawaiian]] |[[Hindi]] |[[Hiri Motu language|Hiri Motu]] |[[Māori language|Māori]] |[[Marshallese language|Marshallese]] |[[Nauruan language|Nauruan]] |[[Niuean language|Niuean]] |[[Palauan language|Palauan]] |[[Pitkern]] |[[Rotuman language|Rotuman]] |[[Samoan language|Samoan]] |[[Spanish language|Spanish]] |[[Tahitian language|Tahitian]] |[[Tokelauan language|Tokelauan]] |[[Tongan language|Tongan]] |[[Tok Pisin]] |[[Tuvaluan language|Tuvaluan]] |[[Wallisian language|Wallisian]]}}
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! style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | Time Zones
| style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | [[UTC+8]] ([[Time in Australia|Australian Western Standard Time]]) to [[UTC-6]] ([[Easter Island]]) (West to East)
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! style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | Largest Cities
| style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | [[Sydney]]<br>[[Melbourne]]<br>[[Brisbane]]<br>[[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]]<br>[[Auckland]]<br>[[Adelaide, South Australia|Adelaide]]
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{{See also|List of Oceanian countries by population|List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Oceania}}

===Physiography===
Oceania was originally conceived as the lands of the Pacific Ocean, stretching from the [[Straits of Malacca]] to the coast of the Americas. It comprised four regions: ''[[Polynesia]]'', ''[[Micronesia]]'', ''Malaysia'' (now called the [[Malay Archipelago]]), and ''[[Melanesia]]'' (now called [[Australasia]]).<ref>{{Cite journal
  | last = D'Urville
  | first = Jules-Sébastien-César Dumont
  | authorlink = Jules-Sébastien-César Dumont D'Urville
  | coauthors = Isabel Ollivier, Antoine de Biran, and Geoffrey Clark
  | title = On the Islands of the Great Ocean
  | journal = The Journal of Pacific History
  | volume = 38
  | issue = 2
  | pages = 
  | publisher = Taylor & Francis, Ltd.
  | location = 
  | date = 
  | url = http://www.jstor.org/stable/25169637
  | issn = 
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  | accessdate = }}</ref> Included are parts of three geological continents, [[Eurasia]], [[Australia (continent)|Australia]], and [[Zealandia]], as well the non-continental volcanic islands of the [[Philippines]], [[Wallacea]], and the open Pacific. It extends to [[Sumatra]] in the west, the [[Bonin Islands]] in the northwest, the [[Hawaiian Islands]] in the northeast, [[Rapa Nui]] and [[Sala y Gómez Island]] in the east, and [[Macquarie Island]] in the south, but excludes [[Taiwan]], the [[Japanese Archipelago]] (including the [[Nansei Islands]]), and [[Aleutian Islands]] of the margins of Asia.<ref>MacKay (1864, 1885) ''Elements of Modern Geography'', p 283</ref><ref>Douglas & Ballard (2008) ''Foreign bodies: Oceania and the science of race 1750–1940''</ref>

The states that occupy Oceania that are not included in geopolitical Oceania are [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]] (through [[Malaysian Borneo]]), [[Brunei]], the [[Philippines]], and [[East Timor]]. The islands of the geographic extremes are politically integral parts of Japan (Bonin), the United States (Hawaii), and Chile (Easter Island). A smaller geographic definition also exists, which excludes the land on the [[Sunda Plate]], but includes Indonesian New Guinea as part of the [[Australia (continent)|Australian continent]].

===Biogeography===
Biogeographically, Oceania is used as a synonym for either the [[Australasian ecozone]] ([[Wallacea]] and [[Australasia]]) or the Pacific ecozone (Melanesia, Polynesia, and Micronesia apart either from New Zealand<ref name="Udvardy 1975"/> or from mainland New Guinea<ref name="Steadman 2006"/>).

====Ecogeography====
Oceania is one of eight terrestrial [[ecozone]]s, which constitute the major ecological regions of the planet. The [[Oceania ecozone]] includes all of Micronesia, [[Fiji]], and all of Polynesia except New Zealand. New Zealand, New Guinea, Melanesia apart from Fiji, and Australia constitute the separate [[Australasia ecozone]]. The Malay Archipelago is part of the [[Indomalaya ecozone]]. Related to these concepts are [[Near Oceania]], that part of western [[Island Melanesia]] which has been inhabited for tens of millennia, and [[Remote Oceania]], which is more recently settled.<ref>Ben Finney, The Other One-Third of the Globe, [[Journal of World History]], Vol. 5, No. 2, Fall, 1994.</ref>

===Geopolitics===
[[File:Oceania Political Map (EEZ based).png|thumb|left|Economic zones of the Pacific, outlining Oceania]]In the geopolitical conception used by the [[United Nations geoscheme|United Nations]], [[International Olympic Committee]], and many atlases, Oceania includes [[Australia]] and the nations of the Pacific from Papua New Guinea east, but not the Malay Archipelago or Indonesian New Guinea.<ref name="unsd-m49">{{cite web|url=http://millenniumindicators.un.org/unsd/methods/m49/m49regin.htm#oceania |title=United Nations Statistics Division - Countries of Oceania |publisher=Millenniumindicators.un.org |date= |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref><ref name="Atlas of Canada Web Master">{{cite web|author=Atlas of Canada Web Master |url=http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/reference/international/world/referencemap_image_view |title=The Atlas of Canada - The World - Continents |publisher=Atlas.nrcan.gc.ca |date=2004-08-17 |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref><ref name="Current IOC members">[http://www.olympic.org/en/content/National-Olympic-Committees/ ''Current IOC members''].</ref>

===Other definitions===
* The term is sometimes used more specifically than in the geopolitical conception, to denote a [[continent]] comprising [[Australia (continent)|Australia]] and proximate islands.<ref name="Encarta Mexico Oceanía"/><ref name="Lewis 1997 32"/>
* New Zealand forms the south-western corner of the [[Polynesian Triangle]]. Its indigenous [[Māori people|Māori]] constitute one of the major cultures of Polynesia. It is also, however, considered part of Australasia.<ref name="unsd-m49" />
* The widest definition of Oceania includes the entire region between continental Asia and the Americas, thereby including islands in the Pacific Rim such as the Japanese Archipelago, Taiwan, and the Aleutian islands.<ref>[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9056698/Oceania Britannica Online Encyclopedia]</ref>
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==Demographics==
{{Main|Demographics of Oceania}}
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<big>'''Oceania'''</big>
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[[File:Oceania, broad (orthographic projection).svg|200px|An orthographic projection of geographic Oceania.]]<br>Wider Geographic Oceania. <br><small>Little of the South Pacific is apparent at this scale, though Hawaii is just visible near the eastern horizon.</small>
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| style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | {{convert|10975600|km2|abbr=on}}
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! style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | Population
| style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | 378 million (2010)
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| style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | [[UTC+7]] ([[Time in Indonesia|Western Indonesian Time]]) to [[UTC-6]] ([[Easter Island]]) 
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! style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | Largest Cities
| style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | [[Jakarta]]<br>[[Manila]]<br>[[Sydney]]<br>[[Bandung]]<br>[[Melbourne]]<br>[[Surabaya]]<br>[[Medan]]
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[[File:Oceania, narrow (orthographic projection).svg|200px|Narrower Geographic Oceania.]]<br>Narrower Geographic Oceania. <br><small>[[Island Melanesia]], Micronesia, and Polynesia (apart from New Zealand)</small>
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| style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | {{convert|183000|km2|abbr=on}}<!--includes 63~64,000 from island PNG and 1000 for the Chathams-->
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! style="border-top: solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding: 0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align: top; text-align: left;" | Population
| style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | 5.2 million (2008)<!--Date in that of Hawaii, the largest contributor. Includes 876,000 for island PNG from the 2000 census-->
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| style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | [[UTC+9]] ([[Palau]]) to [[UTC-6]] ([[Easter Island]]) 
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| style="border-top:solid 1px #ccd2d9; padding:0.4em 1em 0.4em 0; vertical-align:top;" | [[Honolulu]]<br>[[Nouméa]]<br>[[Suva]]<br>[[Papeete]]<br>[[Honiara]]
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[[File:Map OC-Oceania.PNG|thumb|220px|Geographic map of islands of Oceania]]

The demographic table below shows the subregions and countries of geopolitical Oceania.<ref name="unsd-m49"/> The countries and territories in this table are categorized according to the scheme for geographic subregions used by the United Nations. The information shown follows sources in cross-referenced articles; where sources differ, provisos have been clearly indicated. These territories and regions are subject to various additional categorisations, of course, depending on the source and purpose of each description.
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! Name of region, followed by countries<br />and their [[flag]]s<ref name="region">Regions and constituents as per [[:Image:United Nations geographical subregions.png|UN categorisations/map]] except [[#endnote CCAU|notes 2-3]], 6. Depending on definitions, various territories cited below (notes 3, 5-7, 9) may be in [[List of countries spanning more than one continent|one or both of]] Oceania and [[Asia]] or [[North America]].<br /></ref>
! [[List of countries and outlying territories by total area|Area]]<br />(km²)
! [[List of countries by population|Population]]
! [[List of countries and dependencies by population density|Population density]]<br />(per km²)
! [[Capital (political)|Capital]]
! [[ISO 3166-1 alpha-2|ISO 3166-1]]
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| colspan=6 style="background:#eee;" align="center"|'''[[Australasia]]'''<ref name="Australasia">The use and scope of this term varies. The UN designation for this subregion is "Australia and New Zealand."</ref>
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| {{flag|Australia}}
| align="right" | 7,686,850
| align="right" | 22,028,000
| align="right" | 2.7
| [[Canberra]]
| AU
|-
| {{flag|New Zealand}}<ref name="nzpol">[[New Zealand]] is often considered part of [[Polynesia]] rather than [[Australasia]].<br /></ref>
| align="right" | 268,680
| align="right" | 4,108,037
| align="right" | 14.5
| [[Wellington]]
| NZ
|-
|colspan=6|'''External territories of Australia''':
|-
| {{noflag|[[Ashmore and Cartier Islands]]}}
| align="right" | 199
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
|
|
|-
| {{flag|Christmas Island}}<ref name="ccau">[[Christmas Island]] and [[Cocos (Keeling) Islands]] are [[States and territories of Australia|Australian external territories]] in the [[Indian Ocean]] southwest of [[Indonesia]].<br /></ref>
| align="right" | 135
| align="right" | 1,493
| align="right" | 3.5
| [[Flying Fish Cove]]
| CX
|-
| {{flag|Cocos (Keeling) Islands}}<ref name="ccau" />
| align="right" | 14
| align="right" | 628
| align="right" | 45.1
| [[West Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands|West Island]]
| CC
|-
| {{noflag|[[Coral Sea Islands]]}}
| align="right" | 10
| align="right" | 4
| align="right" | 
| 
| 
|-
| {{noflag|[[Heard Island and McDonald Islands]]}}
| align="right" | 372
| align="right" | 
| align="right" | 
| 
| HM
|-
| {{flag|Norfolk Island}}
| align="right" | 35
| align="right" | 2,114
| align="right" | 53.3
| [[Kingston, Norfolk Island|Kingston]]
| NF
|-
| colspan=6 style="background:#eee;" align="center"| '''[[Melanesia]]'''<ref name="Melanesia">Excludes parts of Indonesia, island territories in [[Southeast Asia]] (UN region) frequently reckoned in this region.<br /></ref>
|-
| {{flag|Fiji}}
| align="right" | 18,270
| align="right" | 856,346
| align="right" | 46.9
| [[Suva]]
| FJ
|-
| {{flag|New Caledonia}} ([[France]])
| align="right" | 19,060
| align="right" | 240,390
| align="right" | 12.6
| [[Nouméa]]
| NC
|-
| {{flag|Papua New Guinea}}<ref name="pngaus">[[Papua New Guinea]] is often considered part of [[Australasia]] and [[Melanesia]]. It is sometimes included in the [[Malay Archipelago]] of [[Southeast Asia]].<br /></ref>
| align="right" | 462,840
| align="right" | 5,172,033
| align="right" | 11.2
| [[Port Moresby]]
| PG
|-
| {{flag|Solomon Islands}}
| align="right" | 28,450
| align="right" | 494,786
| align="right" | 17.4
| [[Honiara]]
| SB
|-
| {{flag|Vanuatu}}
| align="right" | 12,200
| align="right" | 240,000
| align="right" | 19.7
| [[Port Vila]]
| VU
|-
| colspan=6 style="background:#eee;" align="center"| '''[[Micronesia]]'''
|-
| {{flag|Federated States of Micronesia}}
| align="right" | 702
| align="right" | 135,869
| align="right" | 193.5
| [[Palikir]]
| FM
|-
| {{flag|Guam}} ([[United States|USA]])
| align="right" | 549
| align="right" | 160,796
| align="right" | 292.9
| [[Hagåtña, Guam|Hagåtña]]
| GU
|-
| {{flag|Kiribati}}
| align="right" | 811
| align="right" | 96,335
| align="right" | 118.8
| [[South Tarawa]]
| KI
|-
| {{flag|Marshall Islands}}
| align="right" | 181
| align="right" | 73,630
| align="right" | 406.8
| [[Majuro]]
| MH
|-
| {{flag|Nauru}}
| align="right" | 21
| align="right" | 12,329
| align="right" | 587.1
| [[Yaren District|Yaren]] <small>(''de facto'')</small>
| NR
|-
| {{flag|Northern Mariana Islands}} (USA)
| align="right" | 477
| align="right" | 77,311
| align="right" | 162.1
| [[Saipan]]
| MP
|-
| {{flag|Palau}}
| align="right" | 458
| align="right" | 19,409
| align="right" | 42.4
| [[Melekeok]]<ref name="Palau">On 7 October 2006, government officials moved their offices in the former capital of [[Koror]] to Melekeok, located 20 km northeast of Koror on [[Babeldaob|Babelthuap Island]].<br /></ref>
| PW
|-
| {{flagicon|Wake Island|local}} [[Wake Island]] (USA)
| align="right" | 2
| align="right" | 12
| align="right" | 
| [[Wake Island]]
| UM
|-
| colspan=6 style="background:#eee;" align="center"| '''[[Polynesia]]'''
|-
| {{flag|American Samoa}} (USA)
| align="right" | 199
| align="right" | 68,688
| align="right" | 345.2
| [[Pago Pago]], [[Fagatogo, American Samoa|Fagatogo]]<ref name="ASamoa">[[Fagatogo, American Samoa|Fagatogo]] is the seat of government of [[American Samoa]].<br /></ref>
| AS
|-
| {{flag|Cook Islands}} ([[New Zealand|NZ]])
| align="right" | 240
| align="right" | 20,811
| align="right" | 86.7
| [[Avarua]]
| CK
|-
| {{flag|Easter Island}} ([[Chile]])
| align="right" | 163.6 
| align="right" | 3,791
| align="right" | 23.1
| [[Hanga Roa]]
| CL
|-
| {{flag|French Polynesia}} (France) 
| align="right" | 4,167
| align="right" | 257,847
| align="right" | 61.9
| [[Papeete]]
| PF
|-
| {{flag|Hawaii}} (USA)
| align="right" | 16,636
| align="right" | 1,360,301
| align="right" | 81.8
| [[Honolulu]]
| US
|-
| {{flag|Niue}} (NZ)
| align="right" | 260
| align="right" | 2,134
| align="right" | 8.2
| [[Alofi]]
| NU
|-
| {{flag|Pitcairn Islands}} ([[United Kingdom|UK]])
| align="right" | 5
| align="right" | 47
| align="right" | 10
| [[Adamstown, Pitcairn Island|Adamstown]]
| PN
|-
| {{flag|Samoa}}
| align="right" | 2,944
| align="right" | 179,000
| align="right" | 63.2
| [[Apia]]
| WS
|-
| {{flag|Tokelau}} (NZ)
| align="right" | 10
| align="right" | 1,431
| align="right" | 143.1
| [[Nukunonu]]
| TK
|-
| {{flag|Tonga}}
| align="right" | 748
| align="right" | 106,137
| align="right" | 141.9
| [[Nukuʻalofa|Nuku{{Okina}}alofa]]
| TO
|-
| {{flag|Tuvalu}}
| align="right" | 26
| align="right" | 11,146
| align="right" | 428.7
| [[Funafuti]]
| TV
|-
| {{flag|Wallis and Futuna|local}} (France)
| align="right" | 274
| align="right" | 15,585
| align="right" | 56.9
| [[Mata-Utu]]
| WF
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
| Total
| align="right" | 8,536,716
| align="right" | 35,669,267
| align="right" | 4.2
| rowspan=2 colspan=2|
|- style="font-weight:bold;"
| ''Total minus mainland Australia''
| align="right" | 849,866
| align="right" | 13,641,267
| align="right" | 16.1
|}
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{| class="wikitable" border="1" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
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 |<center>{{Oceania Labelled Map}}</center>
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 |<center>'''Map of Nations and territories of Oceania including Australia and New Zealand'''</center>
 |}
</center>

==Religion==
The predominant religion in Oceania is [[Christianity]].{{citation needed|date=June 2011}} Traditional religions are often [[animist]] and prevalent among traditional tribes is the belief in evil spirits (''masalai'' in [[Tok Pisin]]), which are blamed for "poisoning" people, causing calamity and death. In recent Australian and New Zealand censuses, large proportions of the population say they belong to "No religion" (which includes humanism, atheism, agnosticism, and rationalism). In [[Tonga]], everyday life is heavily influenced by [[Polynesian culture|Polynesian]] traditions and especially by the Christian faith. The [[Bahá'í House of Worship]] in Tiapapata, [[Samoa]] is one of seven designations administered in the [[Baha'i faith]].

==Sport==
===Pacific Games===
The [[Pacific Games]] (formerly known as the South Pacific Games) is a multi-sport event, much like the Olympics, (albeit on a much smaller scale), with participation exclusively from countries around the Pacific. It is held every four years and began in 1963.

===Rugby League===
[[Rugby league]] is a popular sport throughout Oceania, and is the national sport of Papua New Guinea<ref>{{cite web|url=http://groups.msn.com/PNGKumuls/history.msnw?pgmarket=en-us |title=MSN Groups Closure Notice |publisher=Groups.msn.com |date=2008-10-23 |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref> (the second most populous country in Oceania after Australia) and is very popular in Australia<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cultureandrecreation.gov.au/articles/football/ |title=Football in Australia - Australia's Culture Portal |publisher=Cultureandrecreation.gov.au |date=2008-03-28 |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref> and attracts significant attention across New Zealand and the [[Pacific Islands]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/R/RugbyLeagueFootball/RugbyLeagueFootball/en |title=Rugby League Football - 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand |publisher=Teara.govt.nz |date=1908-06-13 |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref>

[[Australia national rugby league team|Australia]] and [[New Zealand national rugby league team|New Zealand]] are two of the most successful sides in the world.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/blog/2009/nov/05/england-rugby-league-australia-new-zealand |title=southern hemisphere sides are a class apart |publisher=guardian.co.uk |date=2009-11-05 |accessdate=2010-06-17 | location=London | first=Andy | last=Wilson}}</ref> Australia has won the [[Rugby League World Cup]] a record nine times while New Zealand won their first World Cup in [[2008 Rugby League World Cup|2008]]. Australia hosted the second tournament in [[1957 Rugby League World Cup|1957]]. Australia and New Zealand jointly hosted it in [[1968 Rugby League World Cup|1968]] and [[1977 Rugby League World Cup|1977]]. New Zealand hosted the final for the first time in [[1985 - 1988 Rugby League World Cup|1985 - 1988]] tournament and Australia hosted the last tournament in [[2008 Rugby League World Cup|2008]].

===Rugby Union===
[[File:Fiji Cook Island rugby.jpg|thumb|right|Fiji playing the Cook Islands at [[Rugby sevens|seven-a-side rugby]]]]
[[Rugby union]] is one of the region's most prominent sports,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://realtravel.com/tag-z3461145-314.html |title=Oceania Rugby Vacations |publisher=Real Travel |date= |accessdate=2009-04-17}}{{Dead link|date=February 2010}}</ref> and is the national sport of New Zealand,<ref name="wiki.answers.com">{{cite web|url=http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_national_sports_are_there |title=How many national sports are there |publisher=WikiAnswers |date= |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref> Samoa,<ref name="wiki.answers.com"/> Fiji and Tonga.<ref name="wiki.answers.com"/> [[Fiji national rugby union team (sevens)|Fiji's sevens team]] is one of the most successful in the world, as is [[New Zealand national rugby union team (sevens)|New Zealand's]].

New Zealand and Australia have won the [[Rugby World Cup]] a record two times (tied with [[South Africa national rugby union team|South Africa]] who have also won it two times). New Zealand won the inaugural World Cup in 1987. Australia and New Zealand jointly hosted the World Cup in 1987. Australia hosted it in 2003 and New Zealand also hosted it in 2011, which they then went on to win.

===Cricket===
[[File:Australian World Cup treble.jpg|thumb|Fans' welcome to the Australian team after winning [[2007 Cricket World Cup]]]]
[[Cricket]] is a popular summer sport in Australia and New Zealand. Australia had ruled International cricket as the number one team for more than a decade, and have won four [[Cricket World Cup]]s and have been runner-up for two times, making them the most successful cricket team. New Zealand is also considered a strong competitor in the sport, with the [[New Zealand Cricket Team]], also called the Black Caps, enjoying success in many competitions. Both Australia and New Zealand are [[List of International Cricket Council members#Full Members|Full members]] of the [[International Cricket Council|ICC]]. Fiji, Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea are some of the [[List of International Cricket Council members|Associate/Affiliate members of the ICC]] from Oceania that are governed by [[ICC East Asia-Pacific]]. [[Beach Cricket]], a greatly simplified variant of cricket played on a sand beach, is also a popular recreational sport in Australia.

Cricket is culturally a significant sport for summer in Oceania. The [[Boxing Day Test]] is very popular in Australia, conducted every year on 26 December at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], Melbourne.

===Australian rules football===
{{Main|Australian rules football in Oceania}}
[[Australian rules football]] is the national sport in Nauru<ref>{{cite web|url=http://solomonstarnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1023&change=100&changeown=101&Itemid=42 |title=Nauru AFL team to play in International Cup |publisher=solomonstarnews.com |date=2008-04-16 |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref> and is the most popular football code in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/44079/Australian-rules-football |title=Australian rules football (sport) - Britannica Online Encyclopedia |publisher=Britannica.com |date= |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref> It is also popular in Papua New Guinea.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.afl-png.com/aboutus.html |title=pure AFL ... purely Papua New Guinea |publisher=Afl Png |date= |accessdate=2009-04-17}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>

===Association football (soccer)===
The [[Oceania Football Confederation]] (OFC) is one of six [[association football]] confederations<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/confederations/index.html |title=''FIFA confederations'' |publisher=Fifa.com |date= |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref> under the auspices of [[FIFA]], the international governing body of the sport. The OFC is the only confederation without an automatic qualification to the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup Finals]]. Currently the winner of the OFC qualification tournament must play off against an [[Asian Football Confederation|Asian confederation]] side to qualify for the World Cup.<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/2010fwc-qualficationformat-oceania-v11-e_57821.pdf ''FIFA world cup 2010 - Oceania preliminary competition'']</ref><sup></sup><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/tournament/index.html |title=''FIFA world cup 2010 - qualifying rounds and places available by confederation'' |publisher=Fifa.com |date=2009-04-03 |accessdate=2009-04-17}}</ref>

Currently, Vanuatu is the only country in Oceania to call football (soccer) its national sport.

Oceania has been represented at four World Cup finals tournaments — [[Australia national association football team|Australia]] in [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]], [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]] and [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]], and [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]] in [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]] and [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]. In 2006, Australia joined the Asian Football Confederation and qualified for the 2010 World cup as an Asian entrant. New Zealand qualified through the Oceania Confederation, winning its playoff against Bahrain. 2010 was the first time two countries from Oceania had qualified at the same time, albeit through different confederations.

==See also==
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* [[History of Oceania]]
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* [[List of cities in Oceania]]
* [[Military history of Oceania]]
* [[Oceania (journal)]]
* [[Pacific Islands Forum]]
* [[Pacific Union]]
* [[Secretariat of the Pacific Community]]
* [[United Nations geoscheme for Oceania]]
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==Notes==
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==External links==
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* {{dmoz|Regional/Oceania|Oceania}}
*[http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/continents/australia-oceania/ "Australia and Oceania"] from [http://travel.nationalgeographic.com National Geographic]

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