How Many Countries Are There In Oceania?

There are 14 countries in the Oceania region, according to United Nations official statistics and 12 dependent overseas territories.

Oceania Area

Oceania covers an area of approximately 100 million square kilometres, which is about one-fifth of Earth’s surface area.

The largest sovereign state is Australia, occupying about 86% of the region’s total area, Followed by Papua New Guinea and New Zealand. The smallest independent country is Nauru and then followed by Tuvalu and Marshall Islands.

Oceania is home to more than 43 million people.
Oceania has a land area of 8,525,989 square kilometres (3,291,903 sq mi).

Flag of Oceania Countries

The Oceania region includes 14 countries: Australia, Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.

Flag of Australia	Flag of Papua New Guinea
Flag of New Zealand	Flag of Fiji
Solomon Islands	Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia
Flag of Vanuatu	Flag of Samoa
Flag of Kiribati	Flag of Tonga
Flag of the Marshall Islands	Flag of Palau
Flag of Tuvalu	Flag of Nauru

Flags of Dependent Overseas Territories

The Oceania region also includes dependent overseas territories: American Samoa, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Guam, New Caledonia, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Pitcairn Island, Tokelau, Wake island and Wallis and Future.

The largest and most populous dependency is New Caledonia, which has a land area of 18,280 km2, and a population of approximately 287,800.
The smallest and least populous dependency in Oceania is Tokelau, which has a land area of just 10 km2 /4 sq mi, and a population of 1,357.

Flag of American Samoa	Flag of the Cook Islands
flag of French Polynesia	Flag of Guam
Flags of New Caledonia	Flag of Niue
Flag of Norfolk Island	Flag of Northern Mariana Islands
Flag of Pitcairn Islands	Flag of Tokelau
Flag of Wake Island	Flag of Wallis and Futuna