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Oceania
Independent Countries of Micronesia (small islands)
Country
SquareMiles
Languages
Population
Religions
Marshall Islands
70
English
71,000
Christian
(Protestant)
Micronesia
271
English
135,000
Christian
(Catholic, Protestant)
Nauru
8
English, Nauruan
12,000
Christian
(Catholic,Protestant)
Palau
630
Palauan, English
19,000
Christian
(Catholic, Protestant)
Somedependent territories ofMicronesiaareGuam (U.S.),Wake Island (U.S.), andNorthernMariana
Islands (U.S.).
Independent Countries of Melanesia (black islands)
Country
SquareMiles Official Languages Population
Religions
PapuaNewGuinea
178,703
English
5,100,000
Christian
(Protestant, Catholic)
Solomon Islands
10,954
English
480,500
Christian
(Protestant, Catholic)
Fiji
7,056
English
844,500
Christian, Hindu,
Muslim
Vanuatu
5,699
French, English
193,000
Protestant
Tonga
301
Tongan, English
104,000
Christian
(Protestant, Catholic,
Morman)
Samoa
1,093
Samoan, English
179,000
Christian
(Protestant, Catholic,
Morman)
Some dependent territories of Melanesia areNewCaledonia (Fr.) andNewHebrides (U.K. &Fr.)
Independent Countries of Polynesia (many islands)
Country
SquareMiles
Language
Population
Religion
Kiribati
328
English
94,000
Christian
(Catholic, Protestant)
Tuvalu
9
English, Tuvaluan
11,000
Protestant
Some dependent territories of Polynesia are Easter Island (Chile), French Polynesia (France), Nuie
(N.Z.), Cook Islands (N.Z.), andHawaiian Islands (U.S.)
Lesson 34: (Cont.)
Oceania
