List of Oceanian countries by area

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Below is a list of all the Oceanian countries, in order of geographical area. Oceania's total geographical area is 8,525,989 km2. Note: Some of these countries are considered part of Asia as well, or have territory located somewhere other than Oceania. They are marked with an asterisk (*) and are ranked by the area of parts within Oceania only.

Countries[]

Rank Country Area (km2) Area (sq mi) Notes
1  Australia 7,692,024 2,969,907 13,699,524 km2 (5,289,416 sq mi) Including AAT (Australian Antarctic Territory)
2  Papua New Guinea 462,840 178,700
3  Indonesia* 459,411 177,380 1,904,569 km2 (735,358 sq mi) Including Asian part
4  New Zealand 268,021 103,483
5  Solomon Islands 28,896 11,157
6  Fiji 18,274 7,056
7  Vanuatu 12,189 4,706
8  Samoa 2,831 1,093
9  Kiribati 811 313
10  Tonga 747 288
11  Micronesia 702 271
12  Palau 459 177
13  Marshall Islands 181 70
14  Tuvalu 26 10
15  Nauru 21 8.1
Total 8,947,122 3,454,503

Territories[]

These territories, also located in Oceania, are not sovereign nations but former colonies of European, North American and Oceanian countries and still under control of France, the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Rank Territory Area (km2) Area (sq mi) Notes
1  New Caledonia (France) 19,060 7,360 A special collectivity of France.
2  Hawaii (United States) 16,635 6,423 A state of the United States.
3  French Polynesia (France) 4,167 1,609 An overseas territory of France.
4  Guam (United States) 540 210 An insular area of the United States.
5  Northern Mariana Islands (United States) 477 184 An insular area of the United States.
6  Wallis and Futuna (France) 274 106 An overseas territory of France.
7  Niue (New Zealand) 260 100 Associated state of New Zealand.
8  Cook Islands (New Zealand) 240 93 Associated state of New Zealand.
9  American Samoa (United States) 199 77 An insular area of the United States.
10  Christmas Island (Australia) 135 52 An external territory of Australia.
11  Norfolk Island (Australia) 35 14 An external territory of Australia.
12  Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Australia) 14 5.4 An external territory of Australia.
13  Tokelau (New Zealand) 10 3.9 A dependent territory of New Zealand.
14  Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) 5 1.9 An overseas territory of the United Kingdom.
Total 25,416 9,813

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