The Countries of the World Collection
Oceania is a vast geographic region extending across the Pacific Ocean. It includes Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, and thousands of islands scattered across Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Although its land area is relatively small compared with several other world regions, Oceania covers an enormous expanse of the planet when its surrounding ocean is considered.
In Part 6 of The Countries of the World Collection, we explore the 14 sovereign countries commonly grouped within Oceania through their capitals, locations, official or widely used languages, currencies, populations, and national flags.
Countries in This Collection
🇦🇺 1. Australia
Capital: Canberra
Location: Australia / Oceania
Language: English is the predominant language; Australia has no federally designated official language
Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD)
Population: Approximately 28 million
National Flag: 🇦🇺
🇫🇯 2. Fiji
Capital: Suva
Location: Melanesia / South Pacific
Official Languages: English, iTaukei (Fijian), and Fiji Hindi
Currency: Fijian Dollar (FJD)
Population: Approximately 930,000
National Flag: 🇫🇯
🇰🇮 3. Kiribati
Capital: South Tarawa
Location: Micronesia / Central Pacific
Official Languages: Gilbertese (Kiribati) and English
Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD)
Population: Approximately 140,000
National Flag: 🇰🇮
🇲🇭 4. Marshall Islands
Capital: Majuro
Location: Micronesia / Central Pacific
Official Languages: Marshallese and English
Currency: United States Dollar (USD)
Population: Approximately 42,000
National Flag: 🇲🇭
🇫🇲 5. Federated States of Micronesia
Capital: Palikir
Location: Micronesia / Western Pacific
Official Language: English at the federal level; several Indigenous languages are widely spoken
Currency: United States Dollar (USD)
Population: Approximately 110,000
National Flag: 🇫🇲
🇳🇷 6. Nauru
Capital: No official capital; government offices are located in Yaren District
Location: Micronesia / Central Pacific
Official Language: Nauruan; English is widely used in government and commerce
Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD)
Population: Approximately 12,000
National Flag: 🇳🇷
🇳🇿 7. New Zealand
Capital: Wellington
Location: Southwestern Pacific / Polynesia
Languages: English is predominant; Māori and New Zealand Sign Language have official status
Currency: New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
Population: Approximately 5.3 million
National Flag: 🇳🇿
🇵🇼 8. Palau
Capital: Ngerulmud
Location: Micronesia / Western Pacific
Official Languages: Palauan and English at the national level
Currency: United States Dollar (USD)
Population: Approximately 18,000
National Flag: 🇵🇼
🇵🇬 9. Papua New Guinea
Capital: Port Moresby
Location: Melanesia / Southwestern Pacific
Official Languages: English, Tok Pisin, and Hiri Motu; Papua New Guinean Sign Language is also recognized
Currency: Papua New Guinean Kina (PGK)
Population: Approximately 10.8 million
National Flag: 🇵🇬
🇼🇸 10. Samoa
Capital: Apia
Location: Polynesia / South Pacific
Official Languages: Samoan and English
Currency: Samoan Tālā (WST)
Population: Approximately 220,000
National Flag: 🇼🇸
🇸🇧 11. Solomon Islands
Capital: Honiara
Location: Melanesia / South Pacific
Official Language: English
Currency: Solomon Islands Dollar (SBD)
Population: Approximately 840,000
National Flag: 🇸🇧
🇹🇴 12. Tonga
Capital: Nukuʻalofa
Location: Polynesia / South Pacific
Official Languages: Tongan and English
Currency: Tongan Paʻanga (TOP)
Population: Approximately 100,000
National Flag: 🇹🇴
🇹🇻 13. Tuvalu
Capital: Funafuti
Location: Polynesia / Pacific Ocean
Official Languages: Tuvaluan and English
Currency: Australian Dollar (AUD)
Population: Approximately 10,000
National Flag: 🇹🇻
🇻🇺 14. Vanuatu
Capital: Port Vila
Location: Melanesia / South Pacific
Official Languages: Bislama, English, and French
Currency: Vanuatu Vatu (VUV)
Population: Approximately 340,000
National Flag: 🇻🇺
Oceania — A World Connected by the Pacific
Oceania is unlike any other region of the world. Its countries are separated by enormous distances of ocean, yet generations of Pacific peoples have connected these islands through navigation, migration, trade, language, family relationships, and cultural traditions.
The region contains remarkable natural environments, including Australia's deserts and tropical forests, New Zealand's mountains and fjords, Papua New Guinea's highlands and rainforests, and thousands of volcanic and coral islands scattered across the Pacific.
Oceania is also home to extraordinary linguistic and cultural diversity. Indigenous peoples developed sophisticated traditions of ocean navigation long before modern navigational instruments, traveling across vast stretches of the Pacific by observing stars, waves, winds, currents, wildlife, and other signs of the natural world.
Exploring these 14 countries completes our journey through the six geographic regions used in this collection and prepares us for the final part of the series — bringing the countries of the entire world together in one A–Z reference.
Part 7 — Complete World Countries A–Z
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