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Federal territories of sovereign states located outside these states' mainland. 2. Territories that constitute integral parts of sovereign states in some form other than as federal territories, where a significant part of the sovereign state's landmass is located outside Oceania or the territory is located outside the sovereign state's mainland.
The U.S. Government Publishing Office's Area Handbook for Oceania from 1971 states that Australia and New Zealand are the principal large sovereignties of the area. It further states: In its broadest definition Oceania embraces all islands and island groups of the Pacific Ocean that lie between Asia and the two American continents.
Below is a list of countries and dependencies in Oceania by area. [1] Australia is the largest country in Oceania while Nauru is the smallest. Country / dependency %
The United States is a federation of 50 states, one federal district, and one incorporated territory. Additionally, the Federal government of the United States has sovereignty over 13 unincorporated territories. Of these territories, the following five are inhabited possessions: American Samoa Guam Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico
Oceania is A geopolitical and geographical region; One of the eight terrestrial realms; Location Pacific Ocean. Mostly in the South Pacific; Extreme points of Oceania Elevation extremes Highest point: Puncak Jaya in Papua at 4,884 m (16,024 ft) Lowest point: Lake Eyre, Australia at 16 m (52 ft) below sea level; Southernmost points of Oceania
United States (minor outlying island) Horizontally divided between white and red, with a blue pentagon on the hoist, whereupon is found a map of the atoll and the words Wake Island in blue on a gold disc, which is surrounded by three gold stars. 1794 – Flags of Wallis and Futuna (unofficial) [27] France (overseas collectivity)
Extent of the Indian Ocean according to the International Hydrographic Organization. This list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Indian Ocean consists of 38 countries, with 13 in Africa, 22 in Asia, and 1 in Oceania that either border on or are in the Indian Ocean, as well as 2 European countries which administer several dependencies or overseas territories in the region.
English: Map of Oceania based on the United Nations geoscheme M49 coding classification devised by the United Nations Statistics Division with illustrative (not definitive, nor authoritative) Zones for countries. SVG format.