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Oceania (continent)
Australia
Commonwealth of Australia
Australia, Commonwealth of
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Adelaide
Melbourne
Victoria (AUS)
Perth
Tasmania
Tasmania, State of
State of Tasmania
Europeans arrived in 1642 (Dutch Tasman); British settled in 1803 as penal colony; had Anglo-Aboriginal conflicts late 19th cen.; Tasmanian Aboriginals were extinct 1876; island has unique animal species, including Tasmanian Devil; largest city is Hobart.
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Fiji
Republic of Fiji
Comprises over 800 islands; area was settled by Austronesian-speaking people in 2nd millennium BCE; development of pottery by 1300 BCE; sighted by Dutch Tasman 1643, visited by British in 18th century; was haven for escaped convicts from Australia by 1804; official language is English, though most speak Bauan or Hindustani.
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New Zealand
Samoa
Malo Saʻoloto Tutoʻatasi o Samoa
Samoa, Independent State of
Independent State of Samoa
Comprises western Samoa Islands; area was settled by Polynesians (probably from Tonga) of lapita tradition by 1000 BCE; large societies developed by 300 BCE; controlled by Germany, Britain, and the United States in the late 19th century; controlled by New Zealand after WW I; official languages are Samoan (a Polynesian dialect) and English.
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