List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Oceania

Geopolitical Oceania in green. Most Polynesian and Micronesian islands are not visible.

Exclusive economic zones of the islands of Oceania and neighboring areas.

This is a list of sovereign states and dependent territories in Oceania. Although it is mostly ocean and spans many continental plates, Oceania is often listed with the continents.

This list follows the boundaries of geopolitical Oceania, which includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. The main continental landmass of Oceania is Australia.^[1]

The boundary between Asia and Oceania is not clearly defined. For political reasons, the United Nations considers the boundary between the two regions to be the Indonesian–Papua New Guineaian border.^[2] Papua New Guinea is occasionally considered Asian as it neighbours Indonesia, but this is rare, and it is generally accepted to be part of Oceania. Geographically, Papua and West Papua provinces are part of Oceania.

Sovereign states

United Nations member states

This section includes all sovereign states located in Oceania that are members of the United Nations.^[3] All are full members of the Pacific Islands Forum.^[4]

Flag	Map	English short and formal names [5][6][7]	Domestic short and formal names[5][6]	Capital [7][8][9]	Population [10]	Area [11]
		Australia[note 1] Commonwealth of Australia	English: Australia — Commonwealth of Australia	Canberra English: Canberra	23,268,319	7,741,220 km^2 (2,988,902 sq mi)
		Federated States of Micronesia	English: Federated States of Micronesia	Palikir English: Palikir	106,487	702 km^2 (271 sq mi)
		Fiji Republic of Fiji	English: Fiji — Republic of Fiji Fijian: Viti — Matanitu ko Viti Fiji Hindi फीजी/Fiji - रिपब्लिक ऑफ फीजी/ Ripablik ăph Phījī	Suva English: Suva Fijian: Suva Fiji Hindi: Suva	890,057	18,274 km^2 (7,056 sq mi)
		Kiribati Republic of Kiribati	English: Kiribati — Republic of Kiribati Gilbertese: Kiribati — Ribaberiki Kiribati	Tarawa English: Tarawa Bairiki English: Bairiki	101,998	811 km^2 (313 sq mi)
		Marshall Islands Republic of the Marshall Islands	English: Marshall Islands — Republic of the Marshall Islands Marshallese: Aelōn̄ in M̧ajeļ - Aolepān Aorōkin M̧ajeļ	Majuro English: Majuro	68,480	181 km^2 (70 sq mi)
		Nauru Republic of Nauru	English: Nauru — Republic of Nauru Nauruan: Naoero - Repubrikin Naoero	No official Capital Government offices are in Yaren	9,378	21 km^2 (8 sq mi)
		New Zealand[note 2]	English: New Zealand Māori: Aotearoa	Wellington English: Wellington	4,570,038	267,710 km^2 (103,363 sq mi)
		Palau Republic of Palau	English: Palau — Republic of Palau Palauan: Belau — Beluu er a Belau	Ngerulmud English: Ngerulmud Palauan: Ngerulmud	21,032	459 km^2 (177 sq mi)
		Papua New Guinea Independent State of Papua New Guinea	English: Papua New Guinea — Independent State of Papua New Guinea Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini — Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini	Port Moresby English: Port Moresby	6,310,129	462,840 km^2 (178,704 sq mi)
		Samoa Independent State of Samoa	English: Samoa — Independent State of Samoa Samoan: Samoa — Malo Sa‘oloto Tuto'atasi o Samoa	Apia English: Apia Samoan: Apia	194,320	2,831 km^2 (1,093 sq mi)
		Solomon Islands	English: Solomon Islands	Honiara English: Honiara	584,578	28,896 km^2 (11,157 sq mi)
		Tonga Kingdom of Tonga	English: Tonga — Kingdom of Tonga Tongan: Tonga — Pule'anga Tonga	Nukuʻalofa English: Nuku'alofa Tongan: Nuku'alofa	106,146	747 km^2 (288 sq mi)
		Tuvalu	English: Tuvalu Tuvaluan: Tuvalu	Funafuti English: Funafuti	10,619	26 km^2 (10 sq mi)
		Vanuatu Republic of Vanuatu	Bislama: Vanuatu — Ripablik blong Vanuatu English: Vanuatu — Republic of Vanuatu French: Vanuatu — République de Vanuatu	Port Vila Bislama: Port Vila English: Port Vila French: Port-Vila	256,155	12,189 km^2 (4,706 sq mi)

Non-United Nations member states

The two entries in this section (Cook Islands and Niue) are states in free association with New Zealand. While maintaining a close constitutional and political relationship with New Zealand, both states are members of several United Nations specialized agencies with full treaty-making capacity, and have independently engaged in diplomatic relations with sovereign states under their own name. Both are also full members of the Pacific Islands Forum. Because of these features, they are sometimes considered to have de facto status as sovereign states.^[12]

Flag	Map	English short and formal names[5]	Status	Domestic short and formal names	Capital	Population	Area[11]
		Cook Islands[7]	Self-governing in free association with New Zealand	English: Cook Islands Cook Islands Māori: Kūki 'Āirani	Avarua[7][8]	11,124[10]	236 km^2 (91 sq mi)
		Niue[7]	Self-governing in free association with New Zealand	Niuean: Niuē English: Niue	Alofi[7][8]	1,311[10]	260 km^2 (100 sq mi)

Non-sovereign territories

The following are entities considered to be within Oceania which are either:

1. Federal territories of sovereign states located outside these states' mainland.

2. Territories that constitute integral parts of sovereign states in some form other than a federal relationship, where a significant part of the sovereign state's landmass is located outside Oceania or the territory is located outside the sovereign state's mainland. Many of these territories are often described as dependencies or autonomous areas.

3. Dependent territories of sovereign states.

Two of these territories (French Polynesia and New Caledonia) are associate members of the Pacific Islands Forum, while five others (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Tokelau and Wallis and Futuna) hold observer status within the organization.

Flag	Map	English short and formal names[5]	Status	Domestic short and formal names	Capital	Population	Area[11]
		American Samoa Territory of American Samoa[7]	Insular area of the United States	English: American Samoa — Territory of American Samoa Samoan: Amerika Sāmoa	Pago Pago[7][8]	67,242[10]	199 km^2 (77 sq mi)
		Ashmore and Cartier Islands Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands	Territory of Australia	English: Ashmore and Cartier Islands	Uninhabited	Uninhabited	5 km^2 (2 sq mi)
		Baker Island	United States Minor Outlying Island	English: Baker Island	Uninhabited	Uninhabited	129.1 km^2 (49.8 sq mi)
		Coral Sea Islands Coral Sea Islands Territory	Territory of Australia	English: Coral Sea Islands — Coral Sea Islands Territory	Uninhabited	Uninhabited	3 km^2 (1 sq mi)
		Easter Island	Special territory of Chile	Spanish: Isla de Pascua Rapa Nui: Rapa Nui	Hanga Roa	6,148[13]	163.6 km^2 (63 sq mi)
		French Polynesia Overseas Lands of French Polynesia[7]	Overseas country of France	French: Polynésie française — Pays d'outre-mer de la Polynesie Francaise [5]	Papeete[7][8]	294,935[10]	4,167 km^2 (1,609 sq mi)
		Guam Territory of Guam	Insular area of the United States	English: Guam — Territory of Guam Chamorro: Guahan[5]	Hagåtña / Agaña[7][8]	183,286[14]	544 km^2 (210 sq mi)
		Hawaii State of Hawaii	State of the United States	English: Hawaii — State of Hawaii Hawaiian: Hawaiʻi — Mokuʻāina o Hawaiʻi	Honolulu	1,404,054[10]	28,311 km^2 (10,931 sq mi)
		Howland Island	United States Minor Outlying Island	English: Howland Island	Uninhabited	Uninhabited	138.6 km^2 (53.5 sq mi)
		Jarvis Island	United States Minor Outlying Island	English: Jarvis Island	Uninhabited	Uninhabited	152 km^2 (59 sq mi)
		Johnston Atoll	United States Minor Outlying Island	English: Johnston Atoll	Uninhabited	Uninhabited	276.6 km^2 (106.8 sq mi)
		Juan Fernández Islands	Special territory of Chile	Spanish: Archipiélago Juan Fernández	San Juan Bautista
		Kingman Reef	United States Minor Outlying Island	English: Kingman Reef	Uninhabited	Uninhabited	1,958.01 km^2 (755.99 sq mi)
		Midway Islands	United States Minor Outlying Island	English: Midway Islands	Uninhabited	Uninhabited	2,355.2 km^2 (909.3 sq mi)
		New Caledonia Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies	Sui generis collectivity of France[7]	French: Nouvelle-Calédonie — Territoire des Nouvelle-Caledonie et Dependances[5]	Nouméa[7][8]	256,275[10]	18,575 km^2 (7,172 sq mi)
		Norfolk Island Territory of Norfolk Island[7]	Self-governing integral Territory of Australia	English: Norfolk Island — Territory of Norfolk Island Norfuk: Teratri of Norf'k Ailen	Kingston[7][8]	2,169[10]	36 km^2 (14 sq mi)
		Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands[7]	Insular area of the United States	English: Northern Mariana Islands — Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Chamorro: Islas Mariånas — Sankattan Siha Na Islas Mariånas	Saipan[7][8]	46,050[10]	464 km^2 (179 sq mi)
		Ogasawara Village	Part of Ogasawara Village in Tokyo, Japan	Bonin Islands: Japanese: 小笠原群島 (Ogasawara Islands) Marcus Island: Japanese: 南鳥島 (Minamitorishima) Nishino-shima Island: Japanese: 西之島 (Western Island) Okinotori Islands: Japanese: 沖ノ鳥島 (Okinotorishima) Volcano Islands: Japanese: 火山列島 (Kazan Rettō)	Ōmura (大村)	2,871[15]	104.35 km^2 (40 sq mi)[15]
		Palmyra Atoll[5]	United States Minor Outlying Island	English: Palmyra Atoll	Uninhabited
		Papua Papua Province	Province of Indonesia	Indonesian: Papua	Jayapura
		Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Group of Islands	British overseas territory	English: Pitcairn Islands — Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands Pitkern: Pitkern Ailen	Adamstown[7][8]	48[10]	47 km^2 (18 sq mi)
		Tokelau[7]	Dependent territory of New Zealand	Tokelauan: Tokelau English: Tokelau	Each Atoll has its own administrative centre[7][8]	1,384[10]	12 km^2 (5 sq mi)
		Wake Island	United States Minor Outlying Island	English: Wake Island	Uninhabited	Uninhabited	6.5 km^2 (2.5 sq mi)
		Wallis and Futuna Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands	Overseas collectivity of France	French: Wallis et Futuna — Territoire des Iles Wallis et Futuna[5]	Mata-Utu[7][8]	15,398[10]	142 km^2 (55 sq mi)
		West Papua West Papua Province	Province of Indonesia	Indonesian: Papua Barat	Manokwari

See also

Oceania-related

• List of Oceanian countries by GDP (PPP)
• List of Oceanian countries by population
• List of predecessors of sovereign states in Oceania
• List of sovereign states in Asia and Oceania by Human Development Index

Island countries

• List of Caribbean island countries by population
• List of island countries
• List of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Indian Ocean

Notes

1. Australia contains 4 external territories not associated with Oceania, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Christmas Island in Asia, and the Heard and McDonald Islands and the claimed Australian Antarctic Territory in the Antarctic.
2. New Zealand also claims territory in the Antarctic as the Ross Dependency.

References

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15. 管内概要｜小笠原支庁 (in Japanese).