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Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu 



Australia

Capital: Canberra
Land: 7,686,848 sq km
EEZ: 8.6 million sq km
Population: 19.6 million (2003 est.)
Language: English
Currency: Australian Dollar
Economy: Agriculture, mining, manufacturing, services and tourism

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Cook Islands


Capital: Rarotonga
Land: 240 sq km
EEZ: 1.8 million sq km
Population: 19,000 (2003 est.)
Language: Cook Islands Maori, English
Currency: New Zealand Dollar, Cook Islands coins
Economy: Agriculture, black pearls, offshore banking and tourism

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Federated States of Micronesia

Capital: Pohnpei
Land: 700 sq km
EEZ: 2.9 million sq km
Population: 112,000 (2003 est.)
Language: English, Micronesian languages
Currency: United States Dollar
Economy: Agriculture and fisheries

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Fiji


Capital: Suva
Land: 18,272 sq km
EEZ: 1.26 million sq km
Population: 775,000 (2003 est.)
Language: English, Fijian, Hindi
Currency: Fiji Dollar
Economy: Agriculture, clothing, fisheries, forestry, tourism and sugar

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Kiribati


Capital: Tarawa
Land: 726 sq km
EEZ: 3.6 million sq km
Population: 88,000 (2003 est.)
Language: English, Kiribati
Currency: Australian Dollar
Economy: Copra, fisheries and seaweed 

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Nauru

Capital: Yaren
Land: 21 sq km
EEZ: 320,000 sq km
Population: 12,000 (2003 est.)
Language: English, Nauruan
Currency: Australian Dollar
Economy: Phosphate 

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New Zealand

Capital: Wellington
Land: 270,000 sq km
EEZ: 2.2 million sq km
Population: 3.8 million (2003 est.)
Language: English, Maori
Currency: New Zealand Dollar
Economy: Agriculture, forestry, services, manufacturing and tourism

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Niue

Capital: Alofi
Land: 259 sq km
EEZ: 390,000 sq km
Population: 1,650 (2003 est.)
Language: English, Niuean
Currency: New Zealand Dollar
Economy: Agriculture, banking, telecommunications and tourism

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Palau


Capital: Koror
Land: 487 sq km
EEZ: 600,900 sq km
Population: 20,000 (2003 est.)
Language: English, Palauan
Currency: United States Dollar
Economy: Fisheries and tourism

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Papua New Guinea

Capital: Port Moresby
Land: 462,000 sq km
EEZ: 3.1 million sq km
Population: 5.6 million (2003 est.)
Language: English, Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu, local languages
Currency: Kina
Economy: Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and mining

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Republic of Marshall Islands

Capital: Majuro
Land: 181 sq km
EEZ: 2.1 million sq km
Population: 54,000 (2003 est.)
Language: English, Marshallese
Currency: United States Dollar
Economy: Agriculture and US Military spending

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Samoa

Capital: Apia
Land: 2,934 sq km
EEZ: 120,000 sq km
Population: 179,000 (2003 est.)
Language: English, Samoan
Currency: Tala
Economy: Agriculture, fisheries, manufacturing and tourism

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Solomon Islands

Capital: Honiara
Land: 28,000 sq km
EEZ: 1.6 million sq km
Population: 450,000 (2003 est.)
Language: English, Pijin, local languages
Currency: Solomon Islands Dollar
Economy: Agriculture, fisheries and forestry

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Tonga


Capital: Nuku’alofa
Land: 688 sq km
EEZ: 700,000 sq km
Population: 101,000 (2003 est.)
Language: English, Tongan
Currency: Pa’anga
Economy: Agriculture

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Tuvalu

Capital: Funafuti
Land: 26 sq km
EEZ: 757,000 sq km
Population: 10,000 (2003 est.)
Language: English, Tuvaluan
Currency: Australian Dollar
Economy: Agriculture, fisheries and philatelic sales

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Vanuatu

Capital: Port Villa
Land: 12,190 sq km
EEZ: 680,000 sq km
Population: 204,000 (2003 est.)
Language: Bislama, English, French, local languages
Currency: Vatu
Economy: Agriculture, fisheries and tourism

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