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Oceania Countries with their Currencies

Last Updated : 28 Nov, 2022
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In SSC, Banking, LIC, Railways, and other competitive exams, the General Awareness section plays an important role nowadays since it is a very scoring section. In this article, we will cover one of the topics of this section and that is “Countries and their Currencies”. This is a very easy topic; if students read it comprehensively they will score good marks and the possibility of their selection will increase.

Oceania Continent: 

Oceania is the smallest of all the continents in the world considering the landmass. it’s a population of forty million people, creating it the sixth least inhabited continent in the world, simply behind Antarctica. it’s usually noted as Australia, however, Australia is one of the countries that may be found on this continent.

Though it is an awfully small continent, it is composed of fourteen countries such as Australia, Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.

 Some Facts about Oceania:

1. Mariana Trench is located in the Pacific Ocean and belongs to Oceania. It is the world‘s deepest trench.

2. Polynesia located in the central and southern Pacific Ocean consists of more than 1000 islands. Polynesia is a triangle made out of three sides such as Hawaii Island, New Zealand, and Easter Island.

3. Uluru, also known as Ayers Rock, is a sandstone rock platform located in Australia. It is UNESCO World Heritage Site and it largest rock in the world.

4. Mount Cook is the highest mountain in Oceania and is also known as Aoraki found in New Zealand.

5. More than half of the population of this continent follows Christianity.

 

List of Oceania Countries and their Currencies: 

Country Currency
Australia Australian Dollar (AUD)
Fiji
 
Fijian Dollar (FJD)
Kiribati  Kiribati Dollar and AUD
Marshall Islands US Dollar 
Nauru Australian Dollar
New Zealand  New Zealand Dollar
Palau US Dollar
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea kina (PGK)
Samoa Samoa Tala (WST)
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Dollar (SBD
Tonga Tonga Pa’anga (TOP)
Tuvalu  Tuvalu dollar and AUD
Vanuatu Vanuatu Vatu (VUV)

Frequently Asked Questions Related:

Que1. Which is the strongest currency in Oceania?
Ans. Australian Dollar.

Que2. How Many Countries Forms the part of Oceania?
Ans. 14 Countries.

Que3. What is the Currency of New Zealand?
Ans. New Zealand Dollar.

Que4. Name the ocean in which Oceania Countries lies.
Ans. Oceania countries lie between the Indian Ocean and South Pacific ocean.

Que5.What is the Currency of Tonga?
Ans. Tongan Pa’anga (TOP)


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