Editing Oceania (section)

===Australia===
{{Main|Economy of Australia}}
[[File:Sydney skyline from Waverton Balls head reserve.jpg|thumb|The [[skyline of Sydney]]]]
Australia and New Zealand are the only highly [[Developed country|developed]] independent nations in the region, although the [[economy of Australia]] is by far the largest and most dominant economy in the region and one of the largest in the world. New Caledonia, Hawai{{okina}}i, and French Polynesia are highly developed too but are not [[sovereignty|sovereign]] states. Australia's per-capita GDP is [[List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita|higher]] than that of the UK, Canada, Germany, and France in terms of [[purchasing power parity]].<ref name="unstat228" /> New Zealand is also one of the most globalised economies and depends greatly on international trade.<ref name="stand260511" /><ref name="guard150411" />

The [[Australian Securities Exchange]] in [[Sydney]] is the largest [[List of stock exchanges in Oceania|stock exchange in Australia and in the South Pacific]].<ref name="if5com200514" /> In 2012, Australia was the 12th largest national economy by nominal GDP and the 19th-largest measured by [[Purchasing power parity|PPP-adjusted]] GDP.<ref name="rbagov200514" />

Mercer Quality of Living Survey ranks Sydney tenth in the world in terms of [[quality of living]],<ref name="mercer.com" /> making it one of the [[world's most livable cities|most livable cities]].<ref name="mercer2014" /> It is classified as an Alpha [[World City]] by [[Globalization and World Cities Research Network|GaWC]].<ref name="accgawc" /><ref name="urbanst" /> [[Melbourne]] also ranked highly in the [[World's Most Livable Cities|world's most liveable city]] list,<ref name="melb181" /> and is a leading [[financial centre]] in the [[Asia–acific]] region.<ref name="longfi041213" /><ref name="citindex" />
[[File:Night view of the lit city of Auckland from Northcote Point, Auckland - 0365.jpg|thumb|Auckland's [[Auckland CBD|central business district]] at night]]
The majority of people living in Australia work in health care, retail and education sectors.<ref>{{cite web |title=Industry sector of employment {{!}} Australia {{!}} Community profile |url=https://profile.id.com.au/australia/industries?BMID=50 |access-date=20 January 2022 |website=profile.id.com.au |archive-date=16 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916114311/http://profile.id.com.au/australia/industries?BMID=50 |url-status=live }}</ref> Australia boasts the largest amount of manufacturing in the region, [[Automotive industry in Australia|producing cars]], electrical equipment, machinery and [[clothing industry|clothes]].