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
UN geoscheme subregions of Oceania
| Area | 8,525,989 km2 (3,291,903 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Population | 41,570,842 (2018, 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 |
UN Subregions
Oceania with its sovereign and dependent islands within the subregions Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and Australasia
The United Nations geoscheme subdivides the region 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/Territory 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 | |
_Islands.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |  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 NauruCapital: Yaren (unofficial, seat of parliament) | |
 Northern Mariana Islands – Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (United States) Capital: Saipan | |
 Palau – Republic of Palau Capital: Ngerulmud | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} United States Minor Outlying Islands (United States)[note 2]Capital: Washington, D.C. (administrative centre) | |
| Polynesia |  American Samoa (United States) Capital: Pago Pago |
 Cook Islands (New Zealand)[3] Capital: Avarua | |
 French Polynesia (France) Capital: Pape'ete | |
 Niue (New Zealand)[4] Capital: Alofi | |
 Pitcairn – Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno 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
- Subregions and countries/territories as per the United Nations geoscheme.
- The United Nations geoscheme has included the United States Minor Outlying Islands in Micronesia despite most of its islands are located in Polynesia geographically. Wake Island is the only island in the territory located in Micronesia. Navassa Island in the Caribbean Sea has been excluded from this territory by the UN geoscheme. This disputed island has not been included in the Caribbean subregion either.[2]
References
- United Nations Statistics Division – Standard Country and Area Codes Classifications
- UNSD M49 Standard – Recent changes (see Note 11)
- 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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