List of countries in Oceania and their capitals
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Do you want to know a continent in which we will find the union of 8 seas? Join us in this lesson from a TEACHER where we will stop at the Oceania countries and their capitals. It is difficult to assimilate that Oceania is a continent, since we are used to defining a continent as a large uniform area of land. In this case we find an insular continent, that is, a series of islands with more or less similar characteristics.
Next we will name the 14 countries that make up Oceania and also we will put their capitals. We will also talk about some characteristics of this continent so that you can get to know it better.
Oceania is one of the smallest continents of the planet that exist but, inside, it has 14 countries that, in many cases, are islands of smaller extension than normal. Below we discover the list of Oceania countries and their capitals so that you know them all:
- Australia (Canberra): This country has a population of 24,260,000 inhabitants and a land area of 7,690,000 square kilometers.
- Fiji (Suva): the population of this country is 883,000 inhabitants and a land area of 18,275 square kilometers.
- Marshall Islands (Majuro): here we will find a population of 55,000 inhabitants and a land area of 181 square kilometers.
- Solomon Islands (Honiara): the population of these islands is 663,000 inhabitants and a territorial extension of 29,000 square kilometers.
- Kiribati (Tarawa): it has a population of 117,000 inhabitants and a land area of 811 square kilometers.
- Micronesia (Palikir): These islands have a population of 105,000 inhabitants and a land area of 702 square kilometers.
- Nauru (Yaren): These islands have a population of 11,000 inhabitants and a land area of 23.1 square kilometers.
- New Zealand (Wellington): This country is home to 4,731,000 inhabitants and a land area of 268,000 square kilometers.
- Palau (Melekeok): here we will find a population of 18,000 inhabitants and a land area of 460 square kilometers.
- Papua New Guinea (Port Moresby): we will find a population of 8,246,000 inhabitants and a land area of 268,000 square kilometers.
- Samoa (Apia): with a population of 196,000 inhabitants and a land area of 2,831 square kilometers.
- Tonga (Nukualofa): This country has a population of 100,000 inhabitants and a land area of 747 square kilometers.
- Tuvalu (Fongafale): They are the islands with the least population of the entire island continent with a population of 10,000 inhabitants and a territorial extension of 26 square kilometers.
- Vanuatu (Port Vila): in these islands we will find a population of 294,000 inhabitants and a land area of 12,190 square kilometers.
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Now that you know the list of countries in Oceania and their capitals, then we are going to discover other relevant aspects of this area of the world: its currency, its size, religion, etc.
Oceania Extension
We have to take into account that Oceania is one of the planet's continents, being the smallest within these, as it has about 9,008,458 square kilometers.
The coins of Oceania
As we have mentioned previously, Oceania is made up of 14 countries, and therefore we will find more than one type of currency, specifically there will be 10 types of currencies different, these being: Australian dollar, Fiji dollar, US dollar, Solomon Islands dollar, Kiribati dollar, New Zealand dollar, Pa’anga, Tala and Vatu.
Religion
We will find 7 different religions Among the various countries, although the predominant will be Protestant with 42%, since in ancient times they were mostly colonies of Great Britain.
Languages spoken in Oceania
The most widely spoken languages on that continent will be the English, French, Hindi and Tok Pisin. On the other hand we will find the native languages such as Fijian, Enga and Samoan. As a curiosity, we must know that although it is the smallest continent in the world, we will find more than 1,500 languages, since there are many indigenous groups distributed throughout the islands.
The fauna that you will meet
On the continent we will find a large number of animal speciesAmong them we will find very curious and / or dangerous animals at the same time. As a curious animal we can take the example of the Koalas, the kangaroo, the pónsum, the wombat, the duogong or the dingo.
If we get into the realm of birds we can find the emu and as reptiles we will find the bearded dragons (pogonas) and the leatherback turtles. Already in the marine domain we will find the wasp jellyfish (very dangerous) or the poisonous rays. Another curiosity we will find in insects such as spiders, which in Australia only about 135 species will coexist.
