United Nations geoscheme for Oceania

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The United Nations geoscheme for Oceania is an internal tool created and used by the UN's Statistics Division (UNSD) for the specific purpose of UN statistics. [1]

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Oceania

Oceania UN Geoscheme Regions.svg
UN geoscheme subregions of Oceania

Area8,525,989 km2 (3,291,903 sq mi)
Population41,570,842 (2018, 6th)
DemonymOceanian
Countries 14 (sovereign)
2 (associated)
Dependencies 21
Time Zones UTC+14 (Kiribati) to UTC-11 (American Samoa and Niue) (West to East)
Largest Cities Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth
Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adelaide
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gold Coast
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Newcastle
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Canberra
Flag of New Zealand.svg Wellington

The following is an alphabetical list of subregions as defined by the UNSD geoscheme. [1]

UN Subregions

Oceania with its sovereign and dependent islands within the subregions Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and Australasia Oceania UN Geoscheme - Map with Zones.svg
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] The number between parentheses is the UN M49 code (009 for the whole of Oceania).

SubregionCountry/Territory and capital city [note 1]
Australia and New Zealand (053) Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (036) – Commonwealth of Australia
Capital: Canberra
Flag of Christmas Island.svg  Christmas Island (162) – Territory of Christmas Island (Australia)
Capital: Flying Fish Cove
Flag of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.svg  Cocos (Keeling) Islands (166) – Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia)
Capital: West Island
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Heard Island and McDonald Islands (334) – Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (Australia)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (554)
Capital: Wellington
Flag of Norfolk Island.svg  Norfolk Island (174) – Territory of Norfolk Island (Australia)
Capital: Kingston
Melanesia (054) Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji (242) – Republic of Fiji
Capital: Suva
Flag of FLNKS.svg  New Caledonia (540) (France)
Capital: Nouméa
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea (598) – Independent State of Papua New Guinea
Capital: Port Moresby
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands (090)
Capital: Honiara
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu (548) – Republic of Vanuatu
Capital: Port Vila
Micronesia (057) Flag of Guam.svg  Guam (316) (United States)
Capital: Hagåtña
Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati (296) – Republic of Kiribati
Capital: South Tarawa
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands (584) – Republic of the Marshall Islands
Capital: Majuro
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Micronesia (583) – Federated States of Micronesia
Capital: Palikir
Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru (520) – Republic of Nauru
Capital: Yaren (unofficial, seat of parliament)
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Mariana Islands (580) – Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (United States)
Capital: Saipan
Flag of Palau.svg  Palau (585) – Republic of Palau
Capital: Ngerulmud
Flag of the United States (DoS ECA Color Standard).svg  United States Minor Outlying Islands (581) (United States) [note 2]
Capital: Washington, D.C. (administrative centre)
Polynesia (061) Flag of American Samoa.svg  American Samoa (016) (United States)
Capital: Pago Pago
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands (184) (New Zealand) [3]
Capital: Avarua
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia (258) (France)
Capital: Pape'ete
Flag of Niue.svg  Niue (570) (New Zealand) [4]
Capital: Alofi
Flag of the Pitcairn Islands.svg  Pitcairn (612) – Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands (United Kingdom)
Capital: Adamstown
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa (882) – Independent State of Samoa
Capital: Apia
Flag of Tokelau.svg  Tokelau (772) (New Zealand)
Capital: Fakaofo
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga (776) – Kingdom of Tonga
Capital: Nukuʻalofa
Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu (798)
Capital: Funafuti
Flag of Wallis and Futuna.svg  Wallis and Futuna (876) – Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (France)
Capital: Mata-Utu

See also

Notes

  1. Subregions and countries/territories as per the United Nations geoscheme.
  2. 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 United Nations Statistics Division – Standard Country and Area Codes Classifications. The UNSD notes that "the assignment of countries or areas to specific groupings is for statistical convenience".
  2. UNSD M49 Standard – Recent changes (see Note 11)
  3. CIA (2010-07-15). "Cook Islands at the CIA's page". CIA. Retrieved 2015-06-23.
  4. CIA (2010-07-15). "Niue at the CIA's page". CIA. Retrieved 2015-06-23.