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==Demographics==
The countries and territories in this table are categorised according to the scheme for geographic subregions used by the United Nations. The information shown follows sources in cross-referenced articles; where sources differ, provisos have been clearly indicated. These territories and regions are subject to various additional categorisations, depending on the source and purpose of each description.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="border:1px solid #aaa; font-size:90%;"
|- style="background:#ececec;"|
! style="line-height:95%; width:4em" class="unsortable" | [[Coat of arms|Arms]]
! style="line-height:95%; width:2em" class="unsortable" | Flag
! Name of region, followed by countries<ref name="region">Regions and constituents as per [[:File:United Nations geographical subregions.png|UN categorisations/map]] except [[#endnote CCAU|notes 2–3]], 6. Depending on definitions, various territories cited below (notes 3, 5–7, 9) may be in [[List of countries spanning more than one continent|one or both of]] Oceania and Asia or North America.<br /></ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | [[List of countries and outlying territories by total area|Area]]<br />(km<sup>2</sup>)
! data-sort-type="number" | [[List of countries by population|Population]]<br />({{UN_Population|Year}}){{UN_Population|ref}}
! data-sort-type="number" | [[List of countries and dependencies by population density|Population density]]<br />(per km<sup>2</sup>)
! [[Capital (political)|Capital]]
! [[ISO 3166-1 alpha-2|ISO 3166-1]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|text=none|Fiji}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Flagicon|Fiji}}
| '''[[Fiji]]'''
| style="text-align:right;"| 18,270
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Fiji}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 49.2
| [[Suva]]
| FJ
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| {{center|[[File:Emblem of New Caledonia.svg|20px]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Flagicon|New Caledonia|}}
| [[New Caledonia]] (France)
| style="text-align:right;"| 19,060
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|New Caledonia}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 14.3
| [[Nouméa]]
| NC
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| {{center|[[File:Lambang Kabupaten Kepulauan Aru.jpg|20px]]}}
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Flagicon|Indonesia}}
|[[Aru Islands Regency]], [[Maluku (province)|Maluku]] (Indonesia)
| style="text-align:right;" | 6,426
| style="text-align:right;" | 108,834
| style="text-align:right;" | 17
|Dobo
|ID (ID-MA)
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{center|[[File:Lambang Papua Tengah.png|20px]]}}
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Flagicon|Indonesia}}
| [[Central Papua]] (Indonesia)
| style="text-align:right;" | 61,073
| style="text-align:right;" | 1,431,000
| style="text-align:right;" | 23
| Wanggar, [[Nabire Regency]]
|ID
(ID-PT)
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{center|[[File: Lambang Papua Pegunungan.svg|20px]]}}
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Flagicon|Indonesia}}
| [[Highland Papua]] (Indonesia)
| style="text-align:right;" | 51,213
| style="text-align:right;" | 1,430,500
| style="text-align:right;" | 28
| Walesi, [[Jayawijaya Regency]]
|ID
(ID-PE)
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Coat of arms|text=none|Papua|link=Papua (province)}}
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Flagicon|Indonesia}}
| [[Papua (province)|Papua]] (Indonesia)<ref name="note000">According to the Act of Papua Autonomy (Undang-Undang Otonomi Khusus bagi Provinsi Papua) section 2 verse 2, the province itself has its own flag and arms, similar to other provinces. However, the flag and arms are not representations of sovereignty over the Republic of Indonesia.</ref><ref name="papauto">{{cite web |date=12 July 2017 |title=UNDANG-UNDANG REPUBLIK INDONESIA NOMOR 21 TAHUN 2001 TENTANG OTONOMI KHUSUS BAGI PROVINSI PAPUA |url=http://www.kinerja.or.id/pdf/8bbcd469-bc2c-4d89-bf63-c2d81804ae27.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712195402/http://www.kinerja.or.id/pdf/8bbcd469-bc2c-4d89-bf63-c2d81804ae27.pdf |archive-date=12 July 2017 |access-date=16 March 2019}}</ref>
| style="text-align:right;" | 82,681
| style="text-align:right;" | 1,035,000
| style="text-align:right;" | 13
| [[Jayapura]]
|ID
(ID-PA)
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{center|[[File:Lambang Papua Selatan.png|20px]]}}
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Flagicon|Indonesia}}
| [[South Papua]] (Indonesia)
| style="text-align:right;" | 117,849
| style="text-align:right;" | 522,200
| style="text-align:right;" | 4.4
| [[Salor (city)|Salor]], [[Merauke Regency]]
|ID
(ID-PS)
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{center|[[File:Logo Papua Barat Daya1.png|20px]]}}
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Flagicon|Indonesia}}
| [[Southwest Papua]] (Indonesia)
| style="text-align:right;" | 39,123
| style="text-align:right;" | 621,904
| style="text-align:right;" | 16
| [[Sorong]]
|ID
(ID-PD)
|-
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Coat of arms|text=none|West Papua|link=West Papua (province)}}
| style="text-align:center;" | {{Flagicon|Indonesia}}
| [[West Papua (province)|West Papua]] (Indonesia)<ref name="note111">West Papua was split from Papua province in 2003 but still retain autonomous status</ref><ref name="rnzi07">{{cite web |date=7 February 2007 |title=Papuan province changes name from West Irian Jaya to West Papua |url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=29965 |access-date=27 December 2008 |publisher=Radio New Zealand International |archive-date=17 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217013012/http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=29965 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| style="text-align:right;" | 60,275
| style="text-align:right;" | 561,403
| style="text-align:right;" | 9
| [[Manokwari]]
|ID
(ID-PB)
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| {{center|[[File:National emblem of Papua New Guinea.svg|30px]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Flagicon|Papua New Guinea}}
| '''[[Papua New Guinea]]'''<ref name="pngaus">[[Papua New Guinea]] is often considered part of [[Australasia]] and [[Melanesia]]. It is sometimes included in the [[Malay Archipelago]] of [[Southeast Asia]].<br /></ref>
| style="text-align:right;"| 462,840
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Papua New Guinea}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 17.5
| [[Port Moresby]]
| PG
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Coat of arms|text=none|Solomon Islands}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Flagicon|Solomon Islands}}
| '''[[Solomon Islands]]'''
| style="text-align:right;"| 28,450
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Solomon Islands}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 21.1
| [[Honiara]]
| SB
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| {{center|[[File:Coat of arms of Vanuatu.svg|20px]]}}
| style="text-align:center;"| {{Flagicon|Vanuatu}}
| '''[[Vanuatu]]'''
| style="text-align:right;"| 12,200
| style="text-align:right;"| {{UN_Population|Vanuatu}}
| style="text-align:right;"| 22.2
| [[Port Vila]]
| VU
|-
| style="text-align:center;"|
| style="text-align:center;"|
| '''Melanesia''' (total)
| style="text-align:right;"| 1,000,231
| style="text-align:right;"| 14,373,536
| style="text-align:right;"| 14.4
|}