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The Oceania Portal.svg) An orthographic projection of Oceania Oceania (UK:/ˌoʊsiˈɑːniə,ˌoʊʃi-,-ˈeɪn-/OH-s(h)ee-AH-nee-ə, -AY-,US:/ˌoʊʃiˈæniə,-ˈɑːn-/ ⓘOH-shee-A(H)N-ee-ə) is ageographical region includingAustralasia,Melanesia,Micronesia, andPolynesia. Outside of theEnglish-speaking world, Oceania is generally considered acontinent, whileMainland Australia is regarded as its continentallandmass. Spanning theEastern andWestern hemispheres, at the centre of thewater hemisphere, Oceania is estimated to have a land area of about 9,000,000 square kilometres (3,500,000 sq mi) and a population of around 46.3 million as of 2024. Oceania is the smallest continent in land area and thesecond-least populated afterAntarctica. Oceania has a diverse mix of economies from thehighly developed and globally competitivefinancial markets ofAustralia,French Polynesia,Hawaii,New Caledonia, andNew Zealand, which rank high inquality of life andHuman Development Index, to the muchless developed economies ofKiribati,Papua New Guinea,Tuvalu,Vanuatu, andWestern New Guinea. The largest and most populouscountry in Oceania is Australia, and the largest city isSydney.Puncak Jaya inIndonesia is the highest peak in Oceania at 4,884 m (16,024 ft). Therock art ofAboriginal Australians is the longest continuously practiced artistic tradition in the world. Most Oceanian countries areparliamentary democracies, withtourism serving as a large source of income for thePacific island nations. (Full article...) Selected geographic article -show another Tonga, officially theKingdom of Tonga, is anisland country inPolynesia, part ofOceania. The country has171 islands, of which 45 are inhabited. Its total surface area is about 750 km2 (290 sq mi), scattered over 700,000 km2 (270,000 sq mi) in the southernPacific Ocean. As of 2021,[update] according to Johnson's Tribune, Tonga has a population of 104,494,0 70% of whom reside on the main island,Tongatapu. The country stretches approximately 800 km (500 mi; 430 nmi) north-south. It is surrounded byFiji andWallis and Futuna (France) to the northwest,Samoa to the northeast,New Caledonia (France) andVanuatu to the west,Niue (the nearest foreign territory) to the east andKermadec (New Zealand) to the southwest. Tonga is about 1,800 km (1,100 mi; 970 nmi) from New Zealand'sNorth Island. Tonga was first inhabited roughly 2,500 years ago by people who were a part of theLapita culture, Polynesian settlers who gradually evolved a distinct and strong ethnic identity,language, andculture as theTongan people. They quickly established a powerful footing across the South Pacific, and this period of Tongan expansionism and colonization is known as theTuʻi Tonga Empire. From the rule of the firstTongan king,ʻAhoʻeitu, Tonga grew into a regional power. It was athalassocracy that conquered and controlled unprecedented swathes of the Pacific, from parts of theSolomon Islands and the whole ofNew Caledonia andFiji in the west to Samoa and Niue and even as far as parts of modern-dayFrench Polynesia in the east. Tuʻi Tonga became renowned for its economic, ethnic, and cultural influence over the Pacific, which remained strong even after the Samoan revolution of the 13th century and Europeans' discovery of the islands in 1616. (Full article...) Related portalsSelected article -show another Continental Micronesia, Inc. (CMI) was an American company which was a wholly owned subsidiary ofContinental Airlines. It operated daily flights toHonolulu,Hawaii, as well as international services toAsia,Micronesia andAustralia from its hub atAntonio B. Won Pat International Airport onGuam, aU.S. territory in the westernPacific Ocean. During its final years, the airline, aDelaware corporation, was headquartered in the old terminal building atAntonio B. Won Pat International Airport inTamuning, Guam. On December 22, 2010, as a result of theContinental-United Airlines merger earlier that year, theFAA approved the combination of Continental Micronesia's air carrier operations with Continental's under the single Part 121 operating certificate of Continental; although Continental Micronesia remained as acorporation, all flights were then operated directly by Continental Airlines. This step was intended to simplify future integration steps between Continental and United. The callsign, ICAO and IATA codes were changed to reflect the new operating certificate. (Full article...) Did you know -load new batch
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