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2. Territories that constitute integral parts of sovereign states in some form other than as federal territories, where a significant part of the sovereign state's landmass is located outside Oceania or the territory is located outside the sovereign state's mainland. Many of these territories are often described as dependencies or autonomous ...
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. Country / dependency %
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.
The original UN definition of Oceania from 1947 included these same countries and semi-independent territories, which were mostly still colonies at that point. [74] Hawaii had not yet become a U.S. state in 1947, and as such was part of the original UN definition of Oceania.
Pages in category "Lists of countries in Oceania" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. ... List of sovereign states and dependent territories ...
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.
For convenience, all Countries in Oceania should be included in this category. This includes all countries that can also be found in the subcategories.
The region of Oceania is generally defined geographically to include the subregions of Australasia, [2] Melanesia, [3] Micronesia and Polynesia, and their respective sovereign states. Oceania was originally colonised by Europeans with Australia and New Zealand primarily by the British, and the Pacific Islands primarily by the British, French ...