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Oceania
Geography
Borders
The Oceanian continent is made up of thousands of islands throughout the Central South Pacific Ocean.
Oceania extends from New Guinea in the west, the Bonin Islands in the northwest, the Hawaiian Islands in the northeast, Rapa Nui and Sala y Gómez Island in the east and Macquarie Island in the south.
Oceania comprised traditionally four regions: Autralasia (Australia and New Zealand), Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia.
Area
8 525 989 km2 (3 291 903 sq mi)
Topographic map of Oceania
Land cover map of Oceania
Population and settlement
Population from 1950 to 2020
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2019). World Population Prospects 2019, Online Edition. Rev. 1.
Economy
GDP (PPP)
Total: N.A.
GDP (nominal)
Total (2018): $1.630 trillion
Per capita (2017): $41 037
Oceania countries and capitals
Political map of Oceania
List of countries
Capital: no official capital (government offices in the Yaren District)
Population: 10 670 (2018)
Area: 21 km2
