Oceania Countries With Their Respective Capitals and Currencies
Oceania is the smallest continent of the earth. It spans the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. This continent is also known as the Australia continent. It is surrounded by the Indian, Antarctica, and Pacific Oceans. It covers an area of 8,525,989 square km, almost 5.8% of Earth\’s total land area. The Oceania continent is the second-smallest in population after Antarctica. In the Oceania continent, there are 14 United Nation recognized countries and 28 non-sovereign territories. The largest country of this continent is Australia and the smallest country is Nauru. It extends to New Guinea in the west, the Hawaiian Islands in the northeast, Easter Island and Isla Salas y Gomez in the east, the Bonin Islands in the northwest, and Macquarie Island in the south. Conventionally, there are four main geographical subregions in the Oceania continent. These subregions are Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.
To know about the fourteen United Nations recognized Oceania countries with their capitals, currencies, official languages and flags, refer to the table below.
Country | Capital | Currency | Official Languages | Flag | Sub Region |
Australia | Canberra | Australiandollar | English | Australasia | |
Fiji | Suva | Fijian dollar | English, Fijian | Melanesia | |
Kiribati | Tarawa | Australiandollar | English, Gilbertese | Micronesia | |
Marshall Islands | Majuro | US dollar | English, Marshallese | Micronesia | |
Federated States of Micronesia | Palikir | US dollar | English | Micronesia | |
Nauru | Yaren | Australiandollar | Nauruan, English | Micronesia | |
New Zealand | Wellington | New Zealanddollar | Maori, English | Australasia | |
Palau | Ngerulmud | US dollar | Palauan,English | Micronesia | |
Papua New Guinea | Port Moresby | Kina | English, Tok Pisin | Melanesia | |
Samoa | Apia | Tala | Samoan, English | Polynesia | |
Solomon Islands | Honiara | Solomon Islands dollar | English | Melanesia | |
Tonga | Nuku’alofa | Pa’anga | Tongan, English | Polynesia | |
Tuvalu | Funafuti | Tuvaluandollar | Tuvaluan, English | Polynesia | |
Vanuatu | Port Vila | Vatu | Bislama, English | Melanesia |
In the Oceania continent, twenty-eight non-sovereign territories (some are federal territories, autonomous areas, and dependent territories of sovereign states) are controlled by other countries. To know about this type of non-sovereign territories with their capitals, currencies, official languages, and flags, refer to the table below.
Territory | Capital | Currency | Official Languages | Status | Flag | Sub Region |
American Samoa | Pago Pago | US dollar | English, Samoan | Unincorporated Territory of the United States | South Pacific Ocean | |
Ashmore and Cartier Islands | None | None | None | External Territory of Australia | Indian Ocean | |
Baker Island | None | None | None | Unincorporated Territory of the United States | Central Pacific Ocean | |
Christmas Island | Flying Fish Cove | Australiandollar | Mandarin, Malay | Territory of Australia | Indian Ocean | |
Clipperton Island | None | None | None | France | Pacific Ocean | |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands | West Island | Australiandollar | Malay, English | Territory of Australia | Indian Ocean | |
Coral Sea Islands | None | None | None | External territory of Australia | Pacific Ocean | |
Easter Island | Hanga Roa | Peso | Spanish,Rapa Nui | special territory of Chile | Pacific Ocean | |
French Polynesia | Papeete | CFP franc (XPF) | French | Overseas country of France | Pacific Ocean | |
Galápagos Islands | Puerto Baquerizo Moreno | US dollar | Spanish | Special territory of Ecuador | Pacific Ocean | |
Guam | Hagåtña | US dollar | Chamorro, English | Unincorporated Territory of the United States | Micronesia | |
Hawaii | Honolulu | US dollar | English, Hawaiian | State of the United States | Pacific Ocean | |
Howland Island | None | None | None | Unincorporated territory of the United States | Pacific Ocean | |
Jarvis Island | None | None | None | Unincorporated territory of the United States | Pacific Ocean | |
Johnston Atoll | None | None | None | Unincorporated territory of the United States | Pacific Ocean | |
Kingman Reef | None | None | None | Unincorporated territory of the United States | Pacific Ocean | |
Midway Atoll | None | None | None | Unincorporated territory of the United States | Pacific Ocean | |
New Caledonia | Nouméa | CFP franc (XPF) | French | France | Pacific Ocean | |
Norfolk Island | Kingston | Australian dollar | English, Norfuk | External territory of Australia | Pacific Ocean | |
Northern Mariana Islands | Saipan | US dollar | English | Unincorporated territory of the United States | Pacific Ocean | |
Ogasawara Village | Ōmura | Japanese yen | Japanese | Part of Ogasawara Village in Tokyo, Japan | Pacific Ocean | |
Palmyra Atoll | None | None | None | Incorporated territory of the United States | Pacific Ocean | |
Papua | Jayapura | Indonesian rupiah | Indonesian Papuan Malay | Province of Indonesia | Western Pacific Ocean | |
Pitcairn Islands | Adamstown | New Zealand dollar | Pitkern English | British overseas territory | Pacific Ocean | |
Tokelau | None | New Zealand dollar | Tokelauan, English | Dependent territory of New Zealand | Pacific Ocean | |
Wake Island | None | None | None | Unincorporated territory of the United States | South Pacific Ocean | |
Wallis and Futuna | Matā\’Utu | CFP franc (XPF) | French | France | South Pacific Ocean | |
West Papua | Manokwari | Indonesian rupiah | Indonesian Papuan Malay | Province of Indonesia | Pacific Ocean |