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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceania
This article is about the geographical region. For the continent, see Australia (continent). For other uses, see Oceania (disambiguation).
Oceania
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Area |
8,525,989 km2 (3,291,903 sq mi) |
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Population |
40,117,432 (2016, 6th)[1] |
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Population density |
4.19/km2 (10.9/sq mi) |
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GDP (nominal) |
$1.468 trillion (2016, 6th) |
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GDP per capita |
$37,107 (2015, 2nd)[2] |
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Demonym |
Oceanian |
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Dependencies |
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Languages |
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Time zones |
UTC+14 (Kiribati) to UTC-11 (American Samoa and Niue) (West to East) |
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Largest cities |
Cities in Oceania[show] |
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Oceania (UK: /ˌoʊsiˈɑːniə, ˌoʊʃi-, -ˈeɪn-/, US: /ˌoʊʃiˈæniə/ ( listen), /-ˈɑːn-/)[3] is a geographic region comprising Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and Australasia.[4] Spanning the eastern and western hemispheres, Oceania covers an area of 8,525,989 square kilometres (3,291,903 sq mi) and has a population of 40 million. Situated in the southeast of the Asia-Pacific region, Oceania is the smallest continental grouping in land area and the second smallest in population after Antarctica.
The islands at the geographic extremes of Oceania are Bonin Islands, a politically integral part of Japan; Hawaii, a state of the United States; Clipperton Island, a possession of France; the Juan Fernández Islands, belonging to Chile; the Campbell Islands, belonging to New Zealand; and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands,[citation needed] belonging to Australia. Oceania has a diverse mix of economies from the highly developed and globally competitive financial markets of Australia and New Zealand, which rank high in quality of life and human development index,[5][6] to the much less developed economies that belong to countries such as of Kiribati and Tuvalu,[7] while also including medium-sized economies of Pacific islands such as Palau, Fiji and Tonga.[8] The largest and most populous country in Oceania is Australia, with Sydney being the largest city of both Oceania and Australia.[9]
The first settlers of Australia, New Guinea, and the large islands just to the east arrived between 50,000 and 30,000 years ago. Oceania was first explored by Europeans from the 16th century onward. Portuguese navigators, between 1512 and 1526, reached the Tanimbar Islands, some of the Caroline Islands and west Papua New Guinea. On his first voyage in the 18th century, James Cook, who later arrived at the highly developed Hawaiian Islands, went to Tahiti and followed the east coast of Australia for the first time.[10] The Pacific front saw major action during the Second World War, mainly between Allied powers the United States and Australia, and Axis power Japan.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceania_(disambiguation)
Not to be confused with Oceana (disambiguation).
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Look up Oceania in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
Oceania is the geographical region comprising the Pacific Islands of Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia and Australia.
Oceania may also refer to:
- Music
- Ships
- Oceania Cruises, a U.S.-based luxury cruise line
- MS Oceania, an Italian Line passenger ship, built 1932, sunk 1941
- RV Oceania, a tall ship and research vessel owned by the Polish Academy of Sciences
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Oceania
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- Oceania is a name used for varying groups of islands of the Pacific Ocean.
1.) In its narrow usage it refers to:
2.) In a wider usage it includes: Australia.
3.) It may also include: the Malay archipelago.
4.) In uncommon usage includes islands such as: Japan and the Aleutian Islands.
- Continent: Although the islands of Oceania do not form part of a true continent, Oceania is sometimes associated with the continent of Australia for the purposes of dividing the whole world into continental groupings. As such, it is the smallest "continent" in area and the second smallest, after Antarctica, in population.
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` Oceanian portals (3 C, 16 P)
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`Economy of Oceania (30 C, 14 P)
` Environment of Oceania (38 C, 4 P)
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` History of Oceania (18 C, 17 P)
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`Law in Oceania (7 C, 3 P)
` Oceania-related lists (39 C, 35 P)
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`Masks in Oceania (3 P)
Military in Oceania (16 C, 3 P)
` Monarchies of Oceania (5 C, 5 P)
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` Oceania ecozone (2 C, 2 P)
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`Oceanian people (23 C, 1 P)
` Politics of Oceania (25 C, 13 P)
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`Oceanian society (37 C)
` Sport in Oceania (15 C, 1 P)
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`Time in Oceania (2 C, 1 P)
` Tourist attractions in Oceania (27 C)
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` Zealandia (6 C, 27 P)
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`Oceania stubs (37 C, 56 P)
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` Portal:Oceania
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` Australia (continent)
Austronesia
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` Demographics of Oceania
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` New World
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` Sahul (continent)
South Seas
Sunda (continent)
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