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The umbrella term Pacific Islands has taken on several meanings. [1] Sometimes it is used to refer only to the islands defined as lying within Oceania. [2] [3] [4] At other times, it is used to refer to the islands of the Pacific Ocean that were previously colonized by the British, French, Spaniards, Portuguese, Dutch, or Japanese, or by the United States.
See also: List of New Zealand flags: A British Blue Ensign defaced with four stars of the Southern Cross in the fly half. 1981 – Flag of Palau [8] See also: List of Palauan flags: A light blue field with a large yellow disk slightly leaning towards the hoist side. 1971 – Flag of Papua New Guinea [9] See also: List of Papua New Guinean flags
This page lists the country subdivision flags in Oceania. It is a part of the Lists of country subdivision flags , which is split into continents due to its size. For purposes of this article, Oceania is taken to comprise Australasia , Melanesia , Micronesia and Polynesia .
South Papua South Papua Province Province of Indonesia: Indonesian: Papua Selatan: Merauke Regency: 517,623 [32] 127,280.69 km 2 (49,143 sq mi) Southwest Papua Southwest Papua Province Province of Indonesia: Indonesian: Papua Barat Daya: Sorong: 603,054 [32] 39,167 km 2 (15,122 sq mi) Tokelau [22] Dependent territory of New Zealand: Tokelauan ...
PLOS One describe Insular Chile as having "cultural and ecological connections to the broader insular Pacific." [113] A map of member states for the Pacific Islands Forum, the member states are depicted in blue. The PIF is a governing organization for the Pacific, and all of its members are seen as being politically within Oceania.
National flags are adopted by governments to strengthen national bonds and legitimate formal authority. Such flags may contain symbolic elements of their peoples, militaries, territories, rulers, and dynasties. The flag of Denmark is the oldest flag still in current use as it has been recognized as a national symbol since the 14th century.
A sovereign state is a political association with effective sovereignty over a population for whom it makes decisions in the national interest. [3] According to the Montevideo Convention, a state must have a permanent population, a defined territory, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other states. [4]