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Polynesian Countries 2024

  • Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia are three distinct subregions within Oceania, a geographical area in the Pacific Ocean, each characterized by unique cultural, linguistic, and geographical attributes, collectively encompassing a diverse range of islands and countries.
  • Some sources place New Zealand and Norfolk Island with Australia in a fourth subregion, known as Australiasia.
Country
Polynesian
American SamoaUS territory
Cook IslandsFree Associated State of New Zealand
French PolynesiaOverseas Country of France
New ZealandSovereign country. Sometimes placed with Australasia
NiueFree Associated State of New Zealand
SamoaSovereign country
TokelauSovereign country
TongaSovereign country
TuvaluSovereign country
Wallis and FutunaOverseas Collectivity of France

How many Polynesian countries are there?

Polynesia includes the six countries in the space bounded by lines from the Hawaiian Islands to Easter Island to New Zealand.

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