Continent Details:Note: All recognized countries of Oceania are shown in red on the map.
Namesake: The name "Oceania" (Oc茅anie) was coined in 1812 by geographer Conrad Malte-Brun. It is from a French word derived from the Greek word (艒kean贸s), or ocean.
Major Languages: Major languages include the Aboriginal Australian languages from the Pama鈥揘yungan and Trans鈥揘ew Guinea families, and approximately forty Polynesian languages. Colonial languages include English in Australia and New Zealand,and in many other territories, while French is spoken in New Caledonia and French Polynesia. There are also mixtures of colonial languages with indigenous languages, such as Tok Pisin, Bislama, Chavacano, Norfuk and Pitkern. Also, as in other parts of planet, immigrants brought their own languages, such as Chinese, Greek and Italian.
Hawaii is politically a part of North America, but geographically not part of any continent.
Population: 35,670,000, 6th most populous continent.
Population Density: 4.2; without Australia's mainland, 16.1
