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Map of Melanesia, showing its location within Oceania Melanesia is one of three major cultural areas of the Pacific Ocean islands, along with Micronesia and Polynesia. Outline of sovereign (orange) and dependent islands (yellow) Melanesia (UK: / ˌ m ɛ l ə ˈ n iː z i ə / ⓘ, US: / ˌ m ɛ l ə ˈ n iː ʒ ə /) is a subregion of Oceania ...
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.
Pages in category "Countries in Melanesia" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. F. Fiji; I. Indonesia; P.
The United Nations geoscheme subdivides the region into Australia and New Zealand, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. The UNSD notes that "the assignment of countries or areas to specific groupings is for statistical convenience and does not imply any assumption regarding political or other affiliation of countries or territories". [1]
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.
For purposes of this article, Oceania is taken to comprise Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. The principal subdivisions are generally the ones that are identified as first-order subdivisions under the ISO 3166-2 coding scheme. If a country has no such first-order subdivisions, but has second-order subdivisions that have their ...
This is a list of island countries. An island is a landmass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water. [1] ... Pacific Ocean, Melanesia: 1970 October 10
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