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The regions of Australia, New Zealand, the three subregions of Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, are the far flung islands of the Pacific are commonly referred to as Oceania or Oceanica. On September 26, 1983, the region suffered a fair amount of nuclear strikes of Soviet origin due to its presence of U.S. military installations. The strikes included five cities and bases in Australia, several military installations and the capital of Honolulu in the State of Hawaii, and the islands of Guam, Wake, Kwajalein, and Johnston - all which were strategic bases for U.S. forces in the Pacific. However, majority of the island nations were not targeted by Soviet missiles during Doomsday, so these islands resorted to old customs of fishing and communication with nearby islands which greatly aided their survival. The formation of a large international union - at first the ANZUS Commonwealth, later becoming the Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand (ANZC or CANZ) - was the major postwar geopolitical change in the region. Many smaller island nations either joined the Commonwealth as associate members or entered into agreements of Free Association with it. The ANZC is considered one of the world's great powers after Doomsday.
List of Australia and Pacific Survivor States[]
Flag | Name | Location | Capital | Area | Population | Predecessor | Status |
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Mirconesia | Koror | 459 km² | 14000 | Palau (US territory) | Associated State of CANZ | |
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Melanesia | Arawa | 37784 km² | 687,000 |
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Independent state | |
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Polynesia | Avarua | 240,000km² | Cook Islands (Associated state of New Zealand) | Associated State of CANZ | ||
Australasia | Jervis Bay | 7.889.286 km² | 28,796,705 | Commonwealth of four member states with combined foreign policy | |||
Melanesia | Suva | 18.274 km2 | 840,000 | Fiji | Independent State | ||
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Polynesia | Hilo | 19523 km² | 82,600 | Hawaii (US state) | Associated State of CANZ | |
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Micronesia | South Tarawa | 726 km² | 98,000 | Kiribati | Associated State of CANZ | |
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Micronesia | Yaren | 21 km² | 10,000 | Nauru | Associated State of CANZ | |
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Polynesia | Alofi | 260 km² | 1398 | Niue (Associated state of New Zealand) | Associated State of CANZ | |
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Australasia | Kingston | 35 km² | 2140 | Norfolk I. (External Territory of Australia) | Associated State of CANZ, de facto a dependency | |
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Melanesia | Port Moresby | 786,000 km² | 7500,000 |
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Associated State of CANZ | |
Polynesia | Adamstown | 447 km² | 75 | Pitcairn Islands (British Overseas Territory) | Associated State of CANZ | ||
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Melanesia and Polynesia | Papeete | 36.297 km² | 3,000,000 | Collection of French Territories | Loosely-bound republic covering islands around the world | |
Polynesia |
none |
11.5 km² | 1,453 | Tokelau (Associated state of New Zealand) | Assosiated State of CANZ | ||
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Polynesia | Nuku'alofa | 748 km² | 112,000 | Tonga | Independent State | |
Polynesia | Funafuti | 26 km² | 12373 | Tuvalu | Assosiated State of CANZ | ||
Melanesia | Port Vila | 12200 km² | 200,000 | Vanuatu | Assosiated State of CANZ |