Australia World Map

About Australia World Map

Explore pacific World map with Australia and Pacific ocean at the center.

Australia World Map

The Australia- centered world map is a different way of looking at the world where Australia is the reference point. This map design also changes the focus from the traditional Eurocentric maps that have their standard settings of Europe and North America. This view is especially helpful for countries in the Southern Hemisphere, offering a more meaningful geopolitical and cultural bearing to nations in and around the Pacific. Although the Australia-centered map does not change physical realities on the earth’s surface, it does alter individuals’ perceptions of global links, trade paths, and interconnection. Hence, the Australia-centered map provides a different perspective of the world especially in the geopolitical map of the world.

Geographical Representation

A Australia focused world map de-centers continents from Europe and North America to focus on the Asia Pacific region. This view emphasizes the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean as primary features and the maritime route that connects Asia, Australia, and the Americas as of strategic importance; it poses a challenge to the conventional view that has at its main hub the Atlantic Ocean. The representation of this representation makes Australia a central land mass, thus giving more emphasis to its near neighbors Indonesia, China and Japan. The map also re-orientates hemispheric orientations to the role of the Southern Hemisphere in world affairs.

Historical Context and Map Orientation

Historically, traditional world maps have been created from a Eurocentric perspective as a result of European colonial mapping practices. Navigation being the primary concern of early 16th and 17th century cartographers, they made their projections of the world with Europe, and the Northern Hemisphere, at the centre of their maps. The Mercator projection, created by Gerardus Mercator in 1569, was the most popular version that followed, which suited navigation well but poorly represented the actual sizes of continents, thus making Africa and Australia appear smaller than they are. The Australia-centered map is an attempt to correct these historical biases by presenting an alternative view that more accurately reflects the current importance of the Asia-Pacific region in the world.

Economic and Political Implications

The Australia-centered map is more accurate than the US-centered map in capturing the economic realities of the 21st century, when Asia-Pacific countries lead the growth. These include the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement on Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which are becoming ever more significant for the Pacific region. As large economies, China, Japan, and South Korea, and Australia as a significant trade gateway, this orientation of the map is more reasonable for business, policy makers, and logisticians working in the region. The new geopolitical context also deserves this view since the Indo-Pacific has become a major focus of defense alliances, including AUKUS and the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) between Australia, the United States, Japan, and India.

Scientific and Environmental Perspectives

A world map centered on Australia can also enhance the appreciation of environmental and climatic regimes. The Pacific Ocean, the largest ocean on the planet, is a vital component in the modulation of weather, oceanic circulation, and climate shifts. This view of mapping the world emphasizes ENSO’s impact on global weather, which shows how climatic variations in the Pacific affect the environment and economies of the world. Furthermore, this view can assist researchers and environmental organizations to deal with climate issues pertaining to the Southern Hemisphere, such as sea level rise that affects Pacific island nations and the Great Barrier Reef.

Educational and Cultural Significance

This paper postulates that using an Australia-centered world map in education is important for students in the Asia-Pacific region as it enables them to view the world from a perspective which is consistent with their geopolitical and cultural realities. It subverts the traditional worldview imposed by Eurocentric maps and leads to a better understanding of regional connections. This approach is particularly important for Australians, New Zealanders, and Pacific Islanders who often find their nations positioned at the edges of standard world maps. Thus, the Australia-centered map engages students in a dialogue with their regional identity and global affairs.

Sovereign Countries in the World

S.N.	Recognised Countries in the World	Capital	Population	Currency	Dialing Code	Area (km2)	Area (sq mi)
1	Afghanistan	Kabul	26,849,000	Afghani	+93	652,864	251,827
2	Albania	Tirana	3,020,209	Lek	+355	28,748	11,100
3	Algeria	Algiers	33,333,267	Dinar	+213	2,381,740	919,595
4	Andorra	Andorra la Vella	85,458	Euro	+376	468	181
5	Angola	Luanda	16,941,000	Kwanza	+244	1,246,700	481,354
6	Antigua and Barbuda	St. John's	89,000	East Caribbean dollar	+1 268	440	170
7	Argentina	Buenos Aires	43,131,966	Peso	+54	2,780,400	1,073,518
8	Armenia	Yerevan	3,060,631	Dram	+374	29,743	11,484
9	Australia	Canberra	23,923,600	Australian Dollar	+61	7,741,220	2,988,902
10	Austria	Vienna	8,223,062	Euro	+43	83,871	32,383
11	Azerbaijan	Baku	9,686,210	Manat	+994	86,600	33,436
12	Bahamas	Nassau	379,000	Bahamian dollar	+1 242	13,878	5,358
13	Bahrain	Manama	1,781,000	Bahraini dinar	+973	765	295.37
14	Bangladesh	Dhaka	158,762,000	Taka	+880	147,570	56,977
15	Barbados	Bridgetown	283,000	Barbadian dollar	+1 246	439	166
16	Belarus	Minsk	9,608,058	Belarusian ruble	+375	207,600	80,155
17	Belgium	Brussels	11,239,755	Euro	+32	30,528	11,787
18	Belize	Belmopan	369,000	Belize dollar	+501	22,966	8,867
19	Benin	Porto-Novo	8,439,000	CFA franc	+229	112,622	43,484
20	Bhutan	Thimphu	760,000	Bhutanese ngultrum	+975	38,394	14,824
21	Bolivia	Sucre	10,027,254	Boliviano	+591	1,098,581	424,164
22	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo	3,871,643	Convertible mark	+387	51,197	19,767
23	Botswana	Gaborone	1,839,833	Pula	+267	581,726	224,606
24	Brazil	Brasília	204,893,000	Real	+55	8,514,877	3,287,612
25	Brunei	Bandar Seri Begawan	421,000	Brunei dollar	+673	5,765	2,226
26	Bulgaria	Sofia	6,924,716	Lev	+359	110,879	42,811
27	Burkina Faso	Ouagadougou	13,228,000	CFA franc	+226	274,000	105,792
28	Burundi	Bujumbura	7,548,000	Burundian franc	+257	27,830	10,745
29	Cambodia	Phnom Penh	15,040,000	Riel	+855	181,035	69,898
30	Cameroon	Yaoundé	17,795,000	CFA franc	+237	475,442	183,569
31	Canada	Ottawa	35,819,000	Canadian dollar	+1	9,984,670	3,854,085
32	Cape Verde	Praia	420,979	Cape Verdean escudo	+238	4,033	1,557
33	Central African Republic	Bangui	4,216,666	CFA franc	+236	622,984	240,535
34	Chad	N'Djamena	10,146,000	CFA franc	+235	1,284,000	495,755
35	Chile	Santiago	18,006,407	Peso	+56	756,102	291,933
36	China (PRC)	Beijing	1,370,793,000	Renminbi (yuan)	+86	9,596,961	3,705,407
37	Colombia	Bogotá / Santa Fe de Bogotá	48,347,000	Peso	+57	1,138,910	439,736
38	Comoros	Moroni	798,000	Comorian franc	+269	2,235	863
39	Costa Rica	San José	35,819,000	Costa Rican colón	+506	51,100	19,653
40	Croatia	Zagreb	4,470,534	Kuna	+385	56,594	21,851
41	Cuba	Havana	11,252,000	Cuban peso, Cuban convertible peso	+53	109,884	42,426
42	Cyprus	Nicosia	1,172,458	Euro	+357	9,251	3,572
43	Czech Republic	Prague	10,538,275	Czech koruna	+420	78,867	30,451
44	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Kinshasa	75,507,308	Congolese franc	+243	2,344,858	905,355
45	Denmark	Copenhagen	5,569,077	Danish krone	+45	43,094	16,639
46	Djibouti	Djibouti City	906,000	Djiboutian franc	+253	23,200	8,958
47	Dominica	Roseau	71,000	East Caribbean dollar	+1 767	750	290
48	Dominican Republic	Santo Domingo	9,980,000	Dominican Peso	+1 809, +1 829, +1 849	48,442	18,704
49	Ecuador	Quito	16,346,700	United States dollar	593	283,561	109,484
50	Egypt	Cairo	84,550,000	Egyptian pound	+20	1,001,449	386,662
51	El Salvador	San Salvador	6,460,000	United States dollar	+503	21,041	8,124
52	Equatoria`l Guinea	Malabo	504,000	CFA Franc	+240	28,051	10,831
53	Eritrea	Asmara	5,880,000	Nakfa	+291	117,600	45,406
54	Estonia	Tallinn	1,257,921	Euro	+372	45,228	17,463
55	Ethiopia	Addis Ababa	85,237,338	Birr	+251	1,104,300	426,373
56	Federated States of Micronesia	Palikir	135,869	United States Dollar	+691	702	271
57	Fiji	Suva	890,057	Fijian Dollar	+679	18,274	7,056
58	Finland	Helsinki	5,268,799	Euro	+358	338,145	130,559
59	France	Paris	66,259,012	Euro, CFP franc	+33	643,427	248,429
60	Gabon	Libreville	1,384,000	CFA franc	+241	267,668	103,347
61	Gambia	Banjul	1,517,000	Gambian dalasi	+220	10,380	4,008
62	Georgia	Tbilisi / T'bilisi	4,935,880	Lari	+995	69,700	26,911
63	Germany	Berlin	80,996,685	Euro	+49	357,022	137,847
64	Ghana	Accra	23,000,000	Ghana cedi	+233	238,534	92,098
65	Greece	Athens	10,816,286	Euro	+30	131,957	50,949
66	Grenada	St. George's	104,000	East Caribbean dollar	+1 473	348.5	132.8
67	Guatemala	Guatemala City	16,176,000	Guatemalan quetzal	+502	108,889	42,042
68	Guinea	Conakry	10,057,975	CFA Franc	+240	245,857	94,926
69	Guinea-Bissau	Bissau	1,586,000	CFA franc	+245	36,125	13,948
70	Guyana	Georgetown	747,884	Guyanese dollar	+592	214,969	83,000
71	Haiti	Port-au-Prince	10,994,000	Haitian gourde	+509	27,750	10,714
72	Honduras	Tegucigalpa	8,950,000	Honduran lempira	+504	112,492	43,278
73	Hungary	Budapest	9,919,128	Forint	+36	93,028	35,918
74	Iceland	Reykjavík	317,351	Icelandic króna	+354	103,000	39,769
75	India	New Delhi	1,299,499,000	Indian rupee	+91	3,287,590	1,269,346
76	Indonesia	Jakarta	255,462,000	Rupiah	+62	1,904,569	735,358
77	Iran	Tehran	78,778,000	Rial	+98	1,648,195	636,372
78	Iraq	Baghdad	36,575,000	Iraqi dinar	+964	437,072	169,234
79	Ireland	Dublin	4,832,765	Euro	+353	70,273	27,133
80	Israel	Jerusalem (proclaimed)	8,372,000	New Shekel	+972	22,072	8,522
81	Italy	Rome	61,680,122	Euro	+39	301,340	116,348
82	Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)	Yamoussoukro	17,654,843	CFA franc	+225	322,460	124,503
83	Jamaica	Kingston	2,729,000	Jamaican dollar	+1 876	10,991	4,244
84	Japan	Tokyo	126,891,000	Yen	+81	377,944	145,925
85	Jordan	Amman	6,837,000	Jordanian dinar	+962	89,342	35,637
86	Kazakhstan	Astana	17,948,816	Tenge	+7-6xx, +7-7xx	2,724,900	1,052,090
87	Kenya	Nairobi	34,707,817	Kenyan shilling	+254	580,367	224,081
88	Kiribati	Tarawa	101,998	Australian Dollar, Kiribati Dollar	+686	811	313
89	Kuwait	Kuwait City	4,161,000	Kuwaiti dinar	+965	17,820	6,880
90	Kyrgyzstan	Bishkek	5,943,000	Som	+996	199,951	77,181
91	Laos	Vientiane	6,802,000	Kip	+856	236,800	91,428.99
92	Latvia	Riga	2,165,165	Euro	+371	64,589	24,938
93	Lebanon	Beirut	4,288,000	Lebanese pound	+961	10,452	4,036
94	Lesotho	Maseru	2,067,000	Lesotho loti	+266	30,355	11,720
95	Liberia	Monrovia	4,128,572	Liberian dollar	+231	111,369	43,000
96	Libya	Tripoli	6,036,914	Dinar	+218	1,759,540	679,362
97	Liechtenstein	Vaduz	37,313	Swiss franc	+423	160	62
98	Lithuania	Vilnius	2,943,472	Euro	+370	65,300	25,212
99	Luxembourg	Luxembourg City	520,672	Euro	+352	2,586	998
100	Macedonia	Skopje	2,091,719	Macedonian denar	+389	25,713	9,928
101	Madagascar	Antananarivo	18,606,000	Malagasy ariary	+261	587,041	226,658
102	Malawi	Lilongwe	12,884,000	Kwacha	+265	118,484	45,747
103	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	31,032,000	Ringgit	+60	329,847	127,355
104	Maldives	Malé	345,000	Maldivian rufiyaa	+960	298	115
105	Mali	Bamako	13,518,000	CFA franc	+223	1,240,192	478,841
106	Malta	Valletta	412,655	Euro	+356	316	122
107	Marshall Islands	Majuro	73,630	United States Dollar	+692	181	70
108	Mauritania	Nouakchott	3,069,000	Ouguiya	+222	1,030,700	397,955
109	Mauritius	Port Louis	1,219,220	Mauritian rupee	+230	2,040	788
110	Mexico	Mexico City	121,006,000	Mexican Peso	+52	1,972,550	761,606
111	Moldova	Chișinău	3,583,288	Moldovan leu	+373	33,851	13,070
112	Monaco	Monaco	30,508	Euro	+377	2	0.8
113	Mongolia	Ulaanbaatar	3,029,000	Tögrög	+976	1,566,000	603,909
114	Montenegro	Podgorica	650,036	Euro	+382	13,812	5,333
115	Morocco	Rabat	35,757,175	Moroccan dirham	+212	446,550	172,414
116	Mozambique	Maputo	20,366,795	Mozambican metical	+258	801,590	309,496
117	Myanmar (Burma)	Naypyidaw	52,280,000	Kyat	+95	676,578	261,227
118	Namibia	Windhoek	2,031,000	Namibian dollar	+264	825,418	318,696
119	Nauru	No official Capital	12,329	Australian dollar	+674	21	8
120	Nepal	Kathmandu	28,038,000	Nepalese rupee	+977	147,181	56,827
121	Netherlands	Amsterdam(capital)	16,877,351	Euro, US dollar, NA guilder, Aruban florin	+31	41,543	16,040
122	New Zealand	Wellington	4,570,038	New Zealand Dollar	+64	267,710	103,363
123	Nicaragua	Managua	6,514,000	Nicaraguan córdoba	+505	130,375	50,193
124	Niger	Niamey	13,957,000	CFA franc	+227	1,267,000	489,191
125	Nigeria	Abuja	174,507,539	Naira	+234	923,768	356,669
126	North Korea	P'yŏngyang	25,863,000	North Korean won	+850	120,540	46,528
127	Norway	Oslo	5,147,792	Norwegian krone	+47	323,802	125,021
128	Oman	Muscat	4,181,000	Rial	+968	309,501	119,498
129	Pakistan	Islamabad	191,785,000	Pakistani Rupee	+92	803,940	310,403
130	Palau	Ngerulmud	21,032	United States Dollar	+680	459	177
131	Palestine	Jerusalem (proclaimed), Ramallah	4,225,710	Israeli Shekel	+970	6,220	2,402
132	Panama	Panama City	3,764,000	Panamanian balboa, United States dollar	+507	74,177.30	28,640
133	Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby	6,310,129	Papua New Guinean kina	+675	462,840	178,704
134	Paraguay	Asunción	7,003,406	Guaraní	+595	406,752	157,048
135	Peru	Lima	31,151,643	Nuevo sol	+51	1,285,216	496,225
136	Philippines	Manila	102,965,000	Philippine Peso	+63	300,000	115,831
137	Poland	Warsaw	38,346,279	Polish złoty	+48	312,685	120,728
138	Portugal	Lisbon	10,427,301	Euro	+351	92,090	35,556
139	Qatar	Doha	2,113,000	Riyal	+974	11,586	4,467.60
140	Republic of the Congo	Brazzaville	4,012,809	CFA franc	+242	342,000	132,047
141	Romania	Bucharest	21,729,871	Romanian leu	+40	238,391	92,043
142	Russia	Moscow	146,267,288	Russian ruble	+7	17,098,242	6,601,668
143	Rwanda	Kigali	7,600,000	Rwandan franc	+250	26,798	10,347
144	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Basseterre	46,000	East Caribbean dollar	+1 869	261	104
145	Saint Lucia	Castries	172,000	East Caribbean dollar	+1 758	617	238.23
146	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Kingstown	110,000	East Caribbean dollar	+1 784	389	150
147	Samoa	Apia	194,320	Samoan tālā	+685	2,831	1,093
148	San Marino	San Marino	32,742	Euro	+378	61	24
149	São Tomé and Príncipe	São Tomé	183,176	Dobra	+239	964	372
150	Saudi Arabia	Riyadh	31,521,000	Saudi riyal	+966	2,149,690	830,000
151	Senegal	Dakar	11,658,000	CFA franc	+221	196,723	75,955
152	Serbia	Belgrade	7,209,764	Serbian dinar	+381	88,361	34,116
153	Seychelles	Victoria	80,654	Seychellois rupee	+248	451	174
154	Sierra Leone	Freetown	6,144,562	Leone	+232	71,740	27,699
155	Singapore	Singapore City	5,541,000	Singapore dollar	+65	719.1	278
156	Slovakia	Bratislava	5,443,583	Euro	+421	49,035	18,933
157	Slovenia	Ljubljana	1,988,292	Euro	+386	20,273	7,827
158	Solomon Islands	Honiara	584,578	Solomon Islands dollar	+677	28,896	11,157
159	Somalia	Mogadishu	9,832,017	Somali shilling	+252	637,657	246,201
160	South Africa	Bloemfontein(judicial) Cape Town(legislative) and Pretoria(executive)	52,981,991	South African rand	+27	1,221,037	471,445
161	South Korea	Seoul	50,617,000	South Korean won	+82	100,210	38,691
162	South Sudan	Juba	8,260,490	South Sudanese pound	+211	644,329	248,777
163	Spain	Madrid	47,737,941	Euro	+34	505,370	195,124
164	Sri Lanka	Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte	20,869,000	Sri Lankan rupee	+94	65,610	25,332
165	Sudan	Khartoum	36,787,012	Sudanese pound	+249	1,861,484	718,723
166	Suriname	Paramaribo	541,638	Surinamese dollar	+597	163,820	63,251
167	Swaziland	Lobamba (royal and legislative) Mbabane(administrative)	1,032,000	Lilangeni	+268	17,364	6,704
168	Sweden	Stockholm	9,723,809	Swedish krona	+46	450,295	173,860
169	Switzerland	Bern / Berne	8,061,516	Swiss franc	+41	41,277	15,937
170	Syria	Damascus	23,270,000	Syrian pound	+963	185,180	71,479
171	Tajikistan	Dushanbe	8,451,000	Somoni	+992	143,100	55,251
172	Tanzania	Dodoma	44,929,002	Tanzanian shilling	+255	945,203	364,945
173	Thailand	Bangkok	68,387,000	Baht	+66	513,120	198,115
174	Timor-Leste (East Timor)	Dili	1,245,000	US Dollar	+670	15,410	5,743
175	Togo	Lomé	7,154,237	CFA franc	+228	56,785	21,925
176	Tonga	Nukuʻalofa	106,146	Tongan paʻanga	+676	747	288
177	Trinidad and Tobago	Port of Spain	1,357,000	Trinidad and Tobago dollar	+1 868	5,131	1,981
178	Tunisia	Tunis	10,102,000	Tunisian dinar	+216	163,610	63,170
179	Turkey	Ankara	78,214,000	Turkish lira	+90	783,562	302,535
180	Turkmenistan	Ashgabat	4,902,000	Turkmen new manat	+993	491,210	188,456
181	Tuvalu	Funafuti	11,146	Australian dollar, Tuvaluan dollar	+688	26	10
182	Uganda	Kampala	27,616,000	Ugandan shilling	+256	236,040	91,136
183	Ukraine	Kiev	44,291,413	Ukrainian hryvnia	+380	603,550	233,032
184	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi	8,933,000	UAE dirham	+971	83,600	32,278
185	United Kingdom	London	63,742,977	Pound sterling	+44	243,610	94,058
186	United States	Washington, D.C.	321,234,000	United States dollar	+1	9,857,306	3,805,927
187	Uruguay	Montevideo	3,404,189	Uruguayan peso	+598	176,215	68,037
188	Uzbekistan	Tashkent	31,283,000	Uzbekistan som (O'zbekiston so'mi)	+998	448,978	172,742
189	Vanuatu	Port Vila	256,155	Vanuatu vatu	+678	12,189	4,706
190	Vatican City	Vatican City	842	Euro	+379	0.44	0.17
191	Venezuela	Caracas	30,620,404	Bolívar fuerte	+58	912,050	352,144
192	Vietnam	Hanoi	91,812,000	đồng	+84	332,698	128,565
193	Yemen	Sana'a	26,745,000	Yemeni rial	+967	528,076	203,796
194	Zambia	Lusaka	14,668,000	Zambian kwacha	+260	752,614	290,586
195	Zimbabwe	Harare	13,010,000	US dollar	+263	390,757	150,872

Non-United Nations Member Sovereign Countries

Countries with Limited Recognition

S.N.	Non-United Nations Member Sovereign Countries	Capital	Currency	Dialing Code	Population	Area (km2)	Area (sq mi))
1	Abkhazia	Sukhumi / Sukhum	Abkhazian apsar, Russian ruble	+7 840, +7 940, +995 44	250,000	8,660	3,344
2	Cook Islands	Avarua	New Zealand dollar, Cook Islands dollar	+682	20,811	236	91
3	Kosovo	Pristina	Euro	+381	1,836,529	10,887	4,203
4	Nagorno-Karabakh	Stepanakert	Armenian dram, Nagorno-Karabakh dram	+374 47 / 97	141,400	7,000	2,703
5	Niue	Alofi	New Zealand dollar	+683	2,134	260	100
6	Northern Cyprus	Nicosia	Turkish lira	+90 392	294,906	3,355	1,295
7	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic	El Aaiún(proclaimed)	Algerian dinar, Sahrawi peseta	+212	266,000	267,405	103,246
8	Somaliland	Hargeisa	Somaliland shilling	+252	4,000,000	137,600	53,128
9	South Ossetia	Tskhinvali	Russian ruble	+995 34	70,000	3,900	1,506
10	Taiwan	Taipei	New Taiwan dollar	+886	23,071,779	35,980	13,892
11	Transnistria	Tiraspol	Transnistrian ruble	+373	530,000	3,500	1,351

Non-Sovereign Territories in the World

World's Non-Sovereign Dependent Territories

S.N.	Dependent Territories	Capital	Currency	Dialing Code	Population	Area (km2)	Area (sq mi))
1	Akrotiri and Dhekelia	Episkopi Cantonment	Euro	+357	7,700 Cypriots, 8,000 British military personnel and their families	254	98
2	American Samoa	Pago Pago	United States dollar	+1 684	57,345	199	76.8
3	Anguilla	The Valley	East Caribbean dollar	+1 264	13,037	91	35
4	Ashmore and Cartier Islands	Uninhabited	Local currency (ABC)		Uninhabited	5	2
5	Bajo Nuevo Bank	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	145	56
6	Baker Island	Uninhabited	United States dollar		Uninhabited	2.1	0.81
7	Bermuda	Hamilton	Bermudian dollar	+1 441	64,237	53.2	20.6
8	British Indian Ocean Territory		United States Dollar, Pound sterling	+246	3,000	54,400	21,004
9	British Virgin Islands	Road Town	United States dollar	+1 284	28,054	153	59
10	Cayman Islands	George Town	Cayman Islands dollar	+1 345	58,238	264	102
11	Christmas Island	Flying Fish Cove	Australian dollar	+61 8 9164	2,072	135	52
12	Clipperton Island	Uninhabited	Euro		Uninhabited	6	2.3
13	Cocos (Keeling) Islands	West Island / Bantam	Australian dollar	+61	596	14	5
14	Coral Sea Islands	Uninhabited			4	3	1
15	Easter Island	Hanga Roa	Chilean Peso	+56	5,761	163.6	63.2
16	Falkland Islands	Stanley	Falkland Islands pound	+500	3,140	12,173	4,700
17	Faroe Islands / Faeroe Islands	Tórshavn	Faroese króna, Danish krone	+298	49,947	1,393	538
18	French Polynesia	Papeete	CFP Franc	+689	294,935	4,167	1,609
19	French Southern and Antarctic Lands	Saint-Pierre	Euro	+33, +262	140 estimate	38.6	15
20	Gibraltar	Gibraltar	Gibraltar pound	+350	29,185	6.5	2.5
21	Guam	Hagåtña / Agaña	United States Dollar	+1-671	161,785	541.3	209
22	Guernsey	Saint Peter Port	Pound sterling	+44	65,849	78	30
23	Hawaii	Honolulu	United States dollar	+1 808, +1 650, +1 209	1,419,561	28,311	10,931
24	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	Hong Kong dollar	+852	7,298,600	1,104	426
25	Howland Island	Uninhabited	United States dollar		Uninhabited	1.62	1.05
26	Isle of Man	Douglas	Pound sterling	+44	86,866	572	221
27	Jarvis Island	Uninhabited	United States dollar		Uninhabited	4.5	1.75
28	Jersey	Saint Helier	Pound sterling	+44	96,513	118	46
29	Johnston Atoll	Uninhabited	United States dollar		Uninhabited	2.67	1.03
30	Juan Fernández Islands	San Juan Bautista	Chilean Peso	+56	900	99.6	38.5
31	Kingman Reef	Uninhabited	United States dollar		Uninhabited	76	29
32	Macau / Macao	Macau / Macao	Macanese pataca	+853	642,900	28.2	10.9
33	Midway Islands	Uninhabited	United States dollar	+1 808	60	6.2	2.4
34	Montserrat	Plymouth	East Caribbean dollar	+1 664	4,922	102	39
35	Navassa Island	N/A	United States dollar	N/A	Uninhabited	5.4	2
36	New Caledonia	Nouméa	CFP Franc	+687	268,767	18,576	7,172
37	Norfolk Island	Kingston	Australian Dollar	+672 3	2,210	34.6	13.3
38	Northern Mariana Islands	Saipan	United States Dollar	+1 670	53,855	475.3	183.5
39	Ogasawara Village	Ōmura (大村)	Yen	+81 3	2,871	104.41	40.31
40	Palmyra Atoll	Uninhabited	United States dollar	+1	4 - 20	12	4.6
41	Papua	Jayapura	Indonesian Rupiah	+62 9	3,486,432	319,036.05	123,180.51
42	Pitcairn Islands	Adamstown	New Zealand dollar	+64	56	47	18.1
43	Puerto Rico	San Juan	United States dollar	+1 787 / 939	3,548,397	9,104	3,515
44	Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	Jamestown	Saint Helena pound, Pound sterling	+290	5,661	420	162
45	Serranilla Bank	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1,200	463.32
46	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	King Edward Point	Pound sterling	+500	no indigenous inhabitants	3,903	1,507
47	Tokelau	Each Atoll has its own administrative centre	New Zealand dollar	+690	1,431	10	3.86
48	Turks and Caicos Islands	Cockburn Town	United States dollar	+1 649	31,618	616.3	238
49	United States Virgin Islands	Charlotte Amalie	United States dollar	+1 340	106,405	346.36	133.73
50	Wake Island	Uninhabited	United States dollar	+1 808	150	7.1	2.73
51	Wallis and Futuna	Mata-Utu	CFP Franc	+681	15,585	142.42	55
52	West Papua	Manokwari	Papuan, Dutch Guilder, Indonesian Rupiah	+62 9	877,437	140,375.62	54,199.33

Other Areas in the World

S.N.	Other Areas	Capital	Currency	Dialing Code	Population	Area (km2)	Area (sq mi))
1	Åland	Mariehamn	Euro	+358	27,500	6,787	2,620
2	Aruba	Oranjestad	Aruban florin	+297	110,000	178.91	69.08
3	Bonaire	Kralendijk	United States dollar	+599 7		294	114
4	Canary Islands	Santa Cruz and Las Palmas	Euro	+34	2,205,247	7,447	2,875
5	Ceuta	Ceuta	Euro	+34 952	76,861	28	11
6	Curaçao	Willemstad	Netherlands Antillean guilder	+599 9	157,000	444	171.4
7	French Guiana	Cayenne	Euro	+594	250,109	83,534	32,253
8	Greenland	Nuuk	Danish krone	+299	56,000	2,166,086	836,109
9	Guadeloupe	Basse-Terre	Euro	+590	405,000	1,628	629
10	Madeira	Funchal	Euro	(+351) 291 XXX XXX	267,785	828	320
11	Martinique	Fort-de-France	Euro	+596	383,000	1,128	436
12	Mayotte	Mamoudzou	Euro	+262	186,452	374	144
13	Melilla	Melilla	Euro	+34 952	72,000	20	8
14	Northern Ireland	Belfast	Pound Sterling	+44	1,810,863	14,130	5,456
15	Pelagie Islands	Lampedusa e Linosa	Euro	+39	6,304	21.4	8
16	Plazas de soberanía	N/A	Euro	+34	74
17	Réunion	Saint-Denis	Euro	+262	793,000	2,512	970
18	Saba	The Bottom	United States dollar	+599 4		13	5
19	Saint Barthélemy	Gustavia	Euro	+590	10,000	25	9.5
20	Saint Martin	Marigot	Euro	+590	36,000	87	34
21	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Saint-Pierre	Euro	+508	6,000	242	93
22	San Andrés and Providencia	San Andrés	Colombian peso	+57		52.5	20.3
23	Sint Eustatius	Oranjestad	United States dollar	+599 3		21	8
24	Sint Maarten	Philipsburg	Netherlands Antillean guilder	+1 721	39,000	34	13.1
25	Svalbard	Longyearbyen	Norwegian krone	+47	2,019	62,045	23,956

Territorial Claims in Antarctica

S.N.	Territory in Antarctica	Claimant	Date	Capital	Currency	Dialing Code	Population	Claim limits	Area (km2)	Area (sq mi))
1	Adélie Land	France	1924	Dumont d'Urville Stationa	Euro	+262 262 00 2	33 (winter), 80 (summer)	142°2'E to 136°11'E	432,000	166,796
2	Argentine Antarctica	Argentina	1942	Handled by the province of Tierra del Fuego, whose capital is Ushuaia.		0054 + 02901 Esperanza and Marambio Stations: 0054 + 02964	469 (2010 Census)	25°W to 74°W	1,461,597	564,326
3	Australian Antarctic Territory	Australia	1933	Davis Station	Australian Dollar	+672 1x	less than 1,000	160°E to 142°2'E, 136°11'E to 44°38'E	5,896,500	2,276,651
4	British Antarctic Territory	United Kingdom	1908	Halley Base	Pound sterling		250 (summer)	20°W to 80°W	1,709,400	660,000
5	Chilean Antarctic Territory	Chile	1940	Villa Las Estrellas	Chilean Peso	56 + 61	115 (2012 Census)	53°W to 90°W	1,250,257	482,727
6	Peter I Island	Norway	1929		Norwegian krone		uninhabited	68°50'S 90°35'W	154	59
7	Queen Maud Land	Norway	1939	Oslo	Norwegian krone		maximum average of 40, Six are occupied year-round	44°38'E to 20°W	2,700,000	1,042,476
8	Ross Dependency	New Zealand	1923	Scott Base	New Zealand Dollar	+64 2409	10-80 (Scott Base) 200-1,000 (McMurdo Station) 85-200 (South Pole Station) 0-90 (Zucchelli Station)	150°W to 160°E	450,000	174,000

Overlapping Claims in Antarctica

S.N.	Claimants	Claim Limits
1	Argentina, United Kingdom	25°W to 53°W
2	Argentina, Chile, United Kingdom	53°W to 74°W
3	Chile, United Kingdom	74°W to 80°W

Unclaimed Territory in Antarctica

S.N.	Region	Unclaimed limits	Currency	Population	Area (km2)	Area (sq mi))
1	Marie Byrd Land	90°W to 150°W	Penguino	20 to 30 People	1,610,000	620,000