Countries and territories in Oceania have the following emblems and national coats of arms:
State | National emblem / Coat of arms | Motto / Text | Main article |
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Australia | Australia | Coat of arms of Australia | |
Federated States of Micronesia | (Outside) Government of the Federated States of Micronesia (Inside) Peace, Unity, Liberty/1979 | Seal of the Federated States of Micronesia | |
Fiji | Rerevaka na Kalou ka doka na Tui : Fear God and honour the King | Coat of arms of Fiji | |
Indonesia (transcontinental) | Bhinneka Tunggal Ika : Unity in Diversity | National emblem of Indonesia | |
Kiribati | Te Mauri Te Raoi Ao Te Tabomoa : Health, Peace and Prosperity | Coat of arms of Kiribati | |
Marshall Islands | (Top) Republic of the Marshall Islands (Bottom) Jepilpilin Ke Ejukaan : Accomplishment through Joint Effort | Seal of the Marshall Islands | |
Nauru | (Top) Naoero : Nauru (Bottom) God's Will First | Coat of arms of Nauru | |
New Zealand | New Zealand | Coat of arms of New Zealand | |
Palau | (Top) Olbiil era Kelulau : The House of the whispered decisions (Bottom) Republic of Palau | Seal of Palau | |
Papua New Guinea | none | Emblem of Papua New Guinea | |
Samoa | Fa'avae i le Atua Samoa : Samoa is founded on God | Coat of arms of Samoa | |
Solomon Islands | To Lead is to Serve | Coat of arms of the Solomon Islands | |
Tonga | Ko e ʻOtua mo Tonga ko hoku Tofiʻa : God and Tonga are my inheritance | Coat of arms of Tonga | |
Tuvalu | Tuvalu mo te Atua : Tuvalu for the Almighty | Coat of arms of Tuvalu | |
Vanuatu | Long God yumi stanap : We stand with God | Coat of arms of Vanuatu |
Dependency / Territory | National emblems / Coat of arms | Motto / Text | Main article |
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American Samoa | (Top) Seal of American Samoa • 17 April 1900 (Bottom) Samoa muamua le Atua : Samoa, God is first | Seal of American Samoa | |
Cook Islands | Cook Islands | Coat of arms of the Cook Islands | |
Easter Island (Rapa Nui) | none | Coat of arms of Easter Island | |
French Polynesia | none | Coat of arms of French Polynesia | |
Guam | Guam | Seal of Guam | |
Hawaii | (Top) State of Hawaii (Bottom) Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono : The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness | Seal of Hawaii | |
New Caledonia | none | Emblem of New Caledonia | |
Niue | (Top) Public Seal of Niue (Bottom) Atua, Niue Tukulagi : God, Niue Eternally | Seal of Niue | |
Norfolk Island | Inasmuch | Coat of arms of Norfolk Island | |
Northern Mariana Islands | (Outside) Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas (Inside) United States/1976/Official Seal | Seal of the Northern Mariana Islands | |
Pitcairn Islands | none | Coat of arms of the Pitcairn Islands | |
Tokelau | Tokelau mo te Atua : Tokelau for God | Badge of Tokelau | |
Wallis and Futuna | none | Coat of arms of Wallis and Futuna |
Oceania is a geographical region that is described as a continent in some parts of the world. It includes Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Spanning the Eastern and Western Hemispheres, Oceania is estimated to have a land area of 8,525,989 square kilometres (3,291,903 sq mi) and a population of around 44.4 million as of 2022. Oceania is described as a geographical region in most of the English-speaking world, but outside of the English-speaking world, Oceania is described as one of the continents. In this model of the world, Australia is only seen as an island nation contained inside of the continent of Oceania, and not a continent by itself. When compared to the other continents, Oceania is the smallest in land area and the second least populated after Antarctica.
The United States Minor Outlying Islands is a statistical designation defined by the International Organization for Standardization's ISO 3166-1 code. The entry code is ISO 3166-2:UM. The minor outlying islands and groups of islands consist of eight United States insular areas in the Pacific Ocean and one in the Caribbean Sea.
The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six continental confederations of international association football. The OFC has 13 members, 11 of which are full members and two which are associate members not affiliated with FIFA. It promotes the game in Oceania and allows the member nations to qualify for the FIFA World Cup.
The Pacific Rim comprises the lands around the rim of the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Basin includes the Pacific Rim and the islands in the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Rim roughly overlaps with the geologic Pacific Ring of Fire.
This armorial of sovereign states shows the coat of arms, national emblem, or seal for every sovereign state. Although some countries do not have an official national emblem, unofficial emblems which are de facto used as national emblems are also shown below.
Pacific coast may be used to reference any coastline that borders the Pacific Ocean.
This overview contains the flags of dependent territories and other areas of special sovereignty.
The Oceania Athletics Association (OAA) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Oceania. The OAA head office is located in Varsity Lakes, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
This is a list of the national coats of arms or equivalent emblems used by countries and dependent territories in Europe.
African countries have the following coats of arms or national emblems:
Below is a list of national emblems and coats of arms used by Asian countries, territories and regions.
This is a list of the national coats of arms of South American countries.
This is a list of the coats of arms of North American countries.
Determining the boundaries between the continents is generally a matter of geographical convention. Several slightly different conventions are in use. The number of continents is most commonly considered seven but may range as low as four when Afro-Eurasia and the Americas are both considered as single continents. An island can be considered to be associated with a given continent by either lying on the continent's adjacent continental shelf or being a part of a microcontinent on the same principal tectonic plate. An island can also be entirely oceanic while still being associated with a continent by geology or by common geopolitical convention. Another example is the grouping into Oceania of the Pacific Islands with Australia and Zealandia.
The 2012 Oceania Junior Athletics Championships were held at the Barlow Park in Cairns, Australia, between June 27–29, 2012. They were held together with the 2012 Oceania Open Championships.
The Pacific Handball Cup is the official competition for senior national handball teams of Oceania, where dependent territories of other countries such as New Caledonia, Tahiti and Wallis and Futuna (France); America Samoa and Guam ; and the Marshall Islands, who are ineligible for International Handball Federation (IHF) world championship events, compete against Oceania nations. This is organised by the Oceania Continent Handball Federation (OCHF).
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