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Ñ-shaped animation showing flags of some countries and territories where Spanish is spoken. Spanish is the official language (either by law or de facto) in 20 sovereign states (including Equatorial Guinea, where it is official but not a native language), one dependent territory, and one partially recognized state, totaling around 442 million people.
Exclusive economic zones of Oceania and neighboring areas. 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.
Flag of the Colony of South Australia: 1876 –1901: Flag of the Colony of South Australia: Remained in use as the state flag from 1901–1904. 1875: Flag of the Colony of Tasmania: 1976 –1978: Flag of the Colony of Tuvalu: 1978 –1995: Flag of Tuvalu: 1995: Flag of Tuvalu: 1996 –1997: Flag of Tuvalu: 1870 –1877: Flag of the Colony of ...
Flag of New South Wales: A St George's Cross with four gold stars and a lion in the fly of a British blue ensign. [2] 1876–present [a] Flag of Queensland: A light blue Maltese cross with a crown on a white background in the fly of a British blue ensign. [3] 1904–present Flag of South Australia
Pages in category "Spanish-speaking countries and territories" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
The indigenous population is also a significant element in most other countries in South America. People who identify as of primarily or totally European descent, or identify their phenotype as corresponding to such group, are a majority in Uruguay, [88] Argentina [89] and Chile (64.7%), [90] and are 43.5% of the population in Brazil.
Tuvalu was first sighted by Europeans in January 1568 during the voyage of Spanish navigator Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira who sailed past the island of Nui, and charted it as Isla de Jesús (Spanish for "Island of Jesus") because the previous day was the feast of the Holy Name. Mendaña made contact with the islanders but did not land. [65]