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


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 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
Main articles: Australia and New Zealand
 Australia – Commonwealth of Australia
Capital: Canberra
 Christmas Island – Territory of Christmas Island (Australia)
Capital: Flying Fish Cove
 Cocos (Keeling) Islands – Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
Capital: West Island
 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
Main article: 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
Main article: 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
Main article: 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
  1. 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
    1. United Nations Statistics Division – Standard Country and Area Codes Classifications
    2. CIA (2010-07-15). "Cook Islands at the CIA's page". CIA. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
    3. CIA (2010-07-15). "Niue at the CIA's page". CIA. Archived from the original on 11 July 2010. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
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