United Nations geoscheme for Oceania
The following is an alphabetical list of subregions in the United Nations geoscheme for Oceania, created by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD).[1]
Oceania
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Geopolitical Oceania in green.
| Area | 8,525,989 km2 (3,291,903 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Population | 38,304,000 (2013, 6th) |
| Demonym | Oceanian |
| Countries | 14 (sovereign) 2 (associated) |
| Dependencies | 21 |
| Time Zones | UTC+14 (Kiribati) to UTC-11 (American Samoa and Niue) (West to East) |
| Largest Cities | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Perth Auckland Adelaide Gold Coast Newcastle Canberra Wellington |
UNSD Subregions
The United Nations geoscheme subdivides the continent 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]
| Subregion | Country and capital city [Note 1] |
|---|---|
| Australia and New Zealand | Australia – Commonwealth of Australia Capital: Canberra |
 Christmas Island – Territory of Christmas Island (Australia) Capital: Flying Fish Cove | |
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 Heard Island and McDonald Islands – Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia) | |
| New Zealand Capital: Wellington | |
 Norfolk Island – Territory of Norfolk Island (Australia) Capital: Kingston | |
| Melanesia |  Fiji – Republic of Fiji Capital: Suva |
 New Caledonia (France) Capital: Nouméa | |
 Papua New Guinea – Independent State of Papua New Guinea Capital: Port Moresby | |
 Solomon Islands Capital: Honiara | |
 Vanuatu – Republic of Vanuatu Capital: Port Vila | |
| Micronesia |  Guam (United States) Capital: Hagåtña |
 Kiribati – Republic of Kiribati Capital: South Tarawa | |
 Marshall Islands – Republic of the Marshall Islands Capital: Majuro | |
 Micronesia – Federated States of Micronesia Capital: Palikir | |
 Nauru – Republic of Nauru Capital: Yaren (unofficial, seat of parliament) | |
 Northern Mariana Islands – Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (United States) Capital: Saipan | |
 Palau – Republic of Palau Capital: Ngerulmud | |
| Polynesia |  American Samoa (United States) Capital: Pago Pago |
 Cook Islands (New Zealand) [2] Capital: Avarua | |
 French Polynesia (France) Capital: Pape'ete | |
 Niue (New Zealand) [3] Capital: Alofi | |
 Pitcairn Islands – Pitcairn Group of Islands (United Kingdom) Capital: Adamstown | |
 Samoa – Independent State of Samoa Capital: Apia | |
 Tokelau (New Zealand) Capital: Fakaofo | |
 Tonga – Kingdom of Tonga Capital: Nukuʻalofa | |
 Tuvalu Capital: Funafuti | |
 Wallis and Futuna – Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (France) Capital: Mata-Utu | |
See also
Notes
- Regions and constituents as per UN categorisations/map except notes 2–3, 6. Depending on definitions, various territories cited below (notes 3, 5–7, 9) may be in one or both of Oceania and Asia or North America.
References
- United Nations Statistics Division – Standard Country and Area Codes Classifications
- CIA (2010-07-15). "Cook Islands at the CIA's page". CIA. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
- CIA (2010-07-15). "Niue at the CIA's page". CIA. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
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