Oceania

Oceania,with more than,33,552,994,inhabitants (0.6% of world's population) and,9,010,000 sq km (20,4% of world's land area) is both the smallest,and less populous continent of the world.

Oceania, located in the,southern hemisphere, and is composed by the continent of Australia and,the islands of the Pacific Ocean, allowing to divide the world,into continents.

Oceania's extent is often divided into three main regions: Micronesia, Melanesia and Polynesia; but the limits between each other is not allways clear.

Etimology of Oceania

History of Oceania

Oceania's extent is,divided into three main regions: Micronesia, Melanesia and Polynesia; but the limits between each other is not allways clear.

Interpretative details and controversies

The Māori culture of New Zealand and the constitute,Hawaiianculture are two,of the,Polynesia's major cultures.

The northern point of Polyneisa is Hawaii, that even being,politically a part of the United States, is part of Oceania. The same happens with ,Easter Island (Rapa Nui), which is the eastern point of Oceania but belongs to,Chile; on the other hand, Island and the Cocos Islands are part of Asia , even being a part of, to the Commonwealth of Australia.

Languages in Oceania

Some of this languages are: English, French, Japanese, Samoan,,Fijian,Urdu, Māori or Tahitian.

Cities in Oceania

The low population density of Oceania, becomes Oceania the continent with the lowest number of cities aminly located in Australia and New Zealand, about 35,000, like: Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland or Christchurch.