Oceania is a geographic region that includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Spanning the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, Oceania has a land area of 8,525,989 square kilometres (3,291,903 square miles) and a population of over 41 million. When compared to continents, the region of Oceania is the smallest in land area and the second smallest in population after Antarctica.
Oceania has a diverse mix of economies from the highly developed and globally competitive financial markets of Australia, New Caledonia, and New Zealand, which rank high in quality of life and human development index, to the much less developed economies such as Papua New Guinea, Indonesian New Guinea, Kiribati, Vanuatu, and Tuvalu, while also including medium-sized economies of Pacific islands such as Palau, Fiji, and Tonga. The largest and most populous country in Oceania is Australia, and the largest city is Sydney.
Oceania is one of eight terrestrial biogeographic realms, which constitute the major ecological regions of the planet. 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. Although the majority of the Oceanian islands lie in the South Pacific, a few of them are not restricted to the Pacific Ocean – Kangaroo Island and Ashmore and Cartier Islands, for instance, are situated in the Southern Ocean and the Indian Ocean, respectively, and Tasmania’s west coast faces the Southern Ocean.
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LIST OF OCEANIC COUNTRIES:
AUSTRALIA
Capital
Canberra
Official languages
English
Area
76,92,024 Sq.km
Population
2.6 crores (3.4/Sq.km)
GDP
₹ 95,78,104 crores
Currency
1 Australian Dollar = 56.43 INR
Major Cities
Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane
FIJI
Capital
Suva
Official languages
English, iTaukei (Fijian), Fiji Hindi
Area
18,274 Sq.km
Population
0.09 crores (46.4/Sq.km)
GDP
₹ 73,627 crores
Currency
1 Fijian Dollar = 35.74 INR
Major Cities
Lautoka
KIRIBATI
Capital
South Tarawa
Official languages
English, Gilbertese
Area
811 Sq.km
Population
0.01 crores (136/Sq.km)
GDP
₹ 1,845 crores
Currency
1 Australian Dollar = 56.43 INR
Major Cities
Bairiki, Bikenibeu, Temwaiku
MARSHALL ISLANDS
Capital
Majuro
Official languages
Marshallese, English
Area
181 Sq.km
Population
54,516 (301/Sq.km)
GDP
₹ 1,530 crores
Currency
1 US Dollar = 73.23 INR
Major Cities
Ebaye, Arno, Jabor
FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA
Capital
Palikir
Official languages
English
Area
702 Sq.km
Population
0.01 crores (158/Sq.km)
GDP
₹ 2,585 crores
Currency
1 US Dollar = 73.23 INR
Major Cities
Weno
NAURU
Capital
N/A
Official languages
Nauruan
Area
21 Sq.km
Population
11,200 (480/Sq.km)
GDP
₹ 930 crores
Currency
1 Australian Dollar = 56.43 INR
Major Cities
Yaren, Denigomodu, Meneng
NEW ZEALAND
Capital
Wellington
Official languages
English, Māori
Area
2,68,021 Sq.km
Population
0.44 crores (17/Sq.km)
GDP
₹ 15,05,213 crores
Currency
1 New Zealand Dollar = 52.20 INR
Major Cities
Auckland, Hamilton, New Plymouth
PALAU
Capital
Ngerulmud
Official languages
English, Palauan
Area
459 Sq.km
Population
20,956 (28.4/Sq.km)
GDP
₹ 1,830 crores
Currency
1 US Dollar = 73.23 INR
Major Cities
Koror, Melekeok
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Capital
Port Moresby
Official languages
Hiri Motu, Tok Pisin, English
Area
4,62,840 Sq.km
Population
0.7 crores (15/Sq.km)
GDP
₹ 2,48,270 crores
Currency
1 Papua New Guinean Kina = 20.89 INR
Major Cities
Lae, Arawa, Mount Hagen
SAMOA
Capital
Apia
Official languages
Samoan, English
Area
2,831 Sq.km
Population
0.02 crores (63.2/Sq.km)
GDP
₹ 8,238 crores
Currency
1 Samoan Tala = 28.9 INR
Major Cities
Mulifanua, Asau, Afega
SOLOMON ISLANDS
Capital
Honiara
Official languages
English
Area
28,400 Sq.km
Population
0.05 crores (18.1/Sq.km)
GDP
₹ 11,717 crores
Currency
1 Solomon Islands Dollar = 9.16 INR
Major Cities
Auki, Gizo, Noro
TONGO
Capital
Nuku’alofa
Official languages
Tongan, English
Area
748 Sq.km
Population
0.01 crores (139/Sq.km)
GDP
₹ 4,459 crores
Currency
1 Tongan Paʻanga = 32.95 INR
Major Cities
Neiafu, Mu’a, Kolovai
TUVALU
Capital
Funafuti
Official languages
English, Tuvaluan
Area
26 Sq.km
Population
11,646 (476/Sq.km)
GDP
₹ 366 crores
Currency
1 Tuvaluan Dollar = 56.6 INR
Major Cities
Savave, Tanrake, Toga
VANUATU
Capital
Port Vila
Official languages
Bislama, English, French
Area
12,190 Sq.km
Population
0.02 crores (19.7/Sq.km)
GDP
₹ 5,821 crores
Currency
1 Vanuatu Vatu = 0.68 INR
Major Cities
Luganville, Norsup, Port-Olry
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