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Australia and the Pacific (1983: Doomsday)
Australia and the Pacific
Timeline: 1983: Doomsday

Australia and the Pacific (1983: Doomsday)
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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
Flag of Palau
Belau
Republic of Belau
Mirconesia Koror 459 km² 14000 Palau (US territory) Associated State of CANZ
Flag Soloville 1983DD
Bougainville & Solomon Islands
Bogenvil & Solomon Ailans
Melanesia Arawa 37784 km² 687,000
Solomon Islands
Bougainville (part of Papua New Guinea)
Independent state
Flag of the Cook Islands
Cook Islands
Kūki 'Āirani
Polynesia Avarua 240,000km² Cook Islands (Associated state of New Zealand) Associated State of CANZ
ANZ Union Flag with the golden ratio
Commonwealth of Australia and New Zealand
Australasia Jervis Bay 7.889.286 km² 28,796,705
Australia
New Zealand
American Provisional Administration
British forces in the Pacific
American and Western Samoa
Federated States of Micronesia
Commonwealth of four member states with combined foreign policy
Flag of Fiji
Fiji
Melanesia Suva 18.274 km2 840,000 Fiji Independent State
Flag of Hawaii
Hawaii
Free State of Hawaii
Polynesia Hilo 19523 km² 82,600 Hawaii (US state) Associated State of CANZ
Flag of Kiribati
Kiribati
Republic of Kiribati
Micronesia South Tarawa 726 km² 98,000 Kiribati Associated State of CANZ
Flag of Nauru
Nauru
Republic of Nauru
Micronesia Yaren 21 km² 10,000 Nauru Associated State of CANZ
Flag of Niue
Niue
Niuē Fekai
Polynesia Alofi 260 km² 1398 Niue (Associated state of New Zealand) Associated State of CANZ
Flag of Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island
Territory of Norfolk Island
Australasia Kingston 35 km² 2140 Norfolk I. (External Territory of Australia) Associated State of CANZ, de facto a dependency
Flag of Papua New Guinea
Papua
Independent State of Papua
Melanesia Port Moresby 786,000 km² 7500,000
Papua New Guinea
Irian Jaya (Indonesian province)
Associated State of CANZ
British Green Ensign
Pitcairn Islands
Polynesia Adamstown 447 km² 75 Pitcairn Islands (British Overseas Territory) Associated State of CANZ
FrenchTerritories
Republic of the French Southern Territories
République des Terres Françaises Australes
Melanesia and Polynesia Papeete 36.297 km² 3,000,000 Collection of French Territories Loosely-bound republic covering islands around the world
Tokelau 1983DD
Tokelau
Polynesia

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11.5 km² 1,453  Tokelau (Associated state of New Zealand) Assosiated State of CANZ
Flag of Tonga
Tonga
Kingdom of Tonga
Polynesia Nuku'alofa 748 km² 112,000 Tonga Independent State
Flag of Tuvalu
Tuvalu
Polynesia Funafuti 26 km² 12373 Tuvalu Assosiated State of CANZ
Flag of Vanuatu
Vanuatu
Melanesia Port Vila 12200 km² 200,000 Vanuatu Assosiated State of CANZ
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