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Countries Around the World: Oceania

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Oceania

Oceania

-basically Australia and surrounding island nations-

Oceania is the name given to the region comprising of groups of islands in the Central and South Pacific Ocean. The continental region lies between Asia and America with Australia as the major landmass. The name Oceania is used instead of Australia because the ocean links the nations together. It is the smallest continent considering land area and second least populous after Antarctica.

Spanning over 3.3 million square miles, it comprises of several countries. These countries include Australia, New Zealand, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Nauru, the Marshall Islands and Kiribati. Apart from that, it even includes several territories like Johnson Atoll, American Samoa and French Polynesia.

Where is Oceania

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Countries of Oceania

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