List of countries and capitals of Oceania

Oceania is the smallest continent on the planet and has 14 countries . Specifically, it is considered an insular continent, as it is made up of several islands and archipelagos and by a small continental mass or platform. It is surrounded by the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and contains 8 seas. The distribution of the oceanic continent occurs in several parts, we find exactly that it is divided into Australia, which is the continental mass, the islands of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea and, finally, the archipelagos of Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia. If you want to know the list of countries and capitals of Oceania, keep reading this article where you will find a complete list and some curiosities about this part of the planet.

Complete list of countries and capitals of Oceania

  1. Australia: Canberra
  2. New Zealand: Wellington
  3. Papua New Guinea: Port Moresby
  4. Fiji: Suva
  5. Marshall Islands: Majuro
  6. Solomon Islands: Honiara
  7. Kiribati: South Tarawa
  8. Tonga: Nukualofa
  9. Samoa: Apia
  10. Tuvalu: Funafuti
  11. Vanuatu: Port Vila
  12. Micronesia: Palikir
  13. Nauru: Yaren
  14. Palau: Ngerulmud

In the image that you can see below you will be able to observe a political map of Oceania with the different countries and zones in which it is divided.

Some curiosities about Oceania

Although it is a very small continent, it has many curious and interesting things. From its history to the living beings that are in this part of the planet are really amazing. To learn more about the ocean continent, pay attention to these curiosities about Oceania :

Extension

It is the smallest continent on the planet with an area of ​​only 9, 008, 458 square kilometers .

Coins

Although it is a territory of reduced dimensions comparing other continental masses, Oceania has 10 different currencies . Specifically, among the 14 countries that make up this contains, the following currencies: Australian dollar, Fiji dollar, US dollar, Solomon Islands dollar, Kiribatian dollar, New Zealand dollar, Kina, Pa'anga, Tālā and Vatu.

Independence of the British colonies

In the late nineteenth century and throughout the twentieth century British colonies began to become independent of Britain, began to do the most powerful countries such as Australia and New Zealand and little by little followed the smaller ones like the Solomon Islands, Fiji and Kiribati.

Religion

Regarding religion, there are more than 7 different ones among the oceanic population, but the predominant one is the Protestant religion with more than 42% of the population.

Current languages

The most spoken languages ​​in Oceania are English, French, Hindi and Tok Pisin. In addition, among the most spoken native languages ​​today we find the Fijian (Fiji), the enga (Papua New Guinea) and the Samoan (Samoa). But, in reality, in this small continent more than 1, 500 languages are spoken.

Animals

In Oceania there is a great variety of fauna and you can find some of the most beautiful and curious animals along with some of the most dangerous and poisonous. We can see mammals like the koala, the kangaroo, the wombat, the poster, the dingo and even, in the ocean, we can find the marine mammal known as duogong, which is in a vulnerable state. You can also find birds such as emu, reptiles such as pogona or bearded dragons and leatherback turtles, fish such as poison stingrays and jellyfish as the marine wasp, highly poisonous. In addition, more than 135 species of spiders are known, only in Australia.