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16 COUNTRIES

 SQ KM

743,270,963 POP LIVE

HIGHEST: 

LONGEST: 
City populations (below) include metropolitan areas. () = World Rank. 
1. Australia
Capital: Canberra
President: ​Malcolm Turnbull
Population: 22.8 Million
City: Sydney 4.9 Million (86)
Language: English
Religion: 28.8% Protestant
Corruption Rank: 13
2. New Zealand
Capital: Wellington
President: John Key
Population: 4.5 Million
City: Auckland - 1.5 Million (355)
Language: Māori, NZ Sign Language
Religion: ​44.3% Christian
Corruption Rank: 4
3. Papa New Guinea
Capital: Port Moresby
President: Peter O'Neill
Population: 6.8 Million
City: Port Moresby - 254,158
Language: English, Tok Pisin, Hiri Motu
Religion: Roman Catholic
Corruption Rank: 139

WHEN FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS

​If your hat starts to float:
You've gone too far.
4. Solomon Islands
Capital: Honiara
President: ​Manasseh Sogavare
Population: 108,210
City: Honiara - 65,000
Language: English
Religion: 55.8% Roman Catholic
Corruption Rank: n/a
5. Vanuatu
Capital: Port Vila
President: ​Baldwin Lonsdale
Population: 281,025
City: Port Vila -35,901
Language: French, English, Bislama
Religion: ​70% Protestant
Corruption Rank: n/a
6. New Caledonia
Capital: Noumea 
President: Harold Martin
Population: 274,462
City: Noumea - 93,060
Language: French
Religion: 60% Roman Catholic
Corruption Rank: 23 (France)

WISHING WELL

CHALLENGE
For the next year: Every time you are granted a wish
make it for someone or something that isn't you!
​Change the world one wish at a time!
7. Fiji
Capital: Suva
President: ​Frank Bainimarama
Population: 933,912
City: Suva - 74,481
Language: English, Fijian, Fiji Hindi
Religion: 45% Protestant
Corruption Rank: n/a
8. Tonga
Capital: Nukuʻalofa
King: ​Tupou VI
Population: 111,293
City: Nukuʻalofa - 22,400
Language: English - Tongan
Religion: ​64.9% Protestant
Corruption Rank: n/a
9. Samoa
Capital: Apia
PM: ​Tuilaepa A S Malielegaoi
Population: 204,286
City: Apia - 36,735
Language: English - Samoan
Religion: 57.4% Protestant
Corruption Rank: n/a

TRUE LOVE

If it ends with a towel
it's not love
10. French Polynesia
Capital: Papeete
President: ​​Édouard Fritch
Population: 287,208
City: Faaa - 29,851
Language: French
Religion: 54% Protestant
Corruption Rank: n/a
11. Kiribati
Capital: South Tarawa
President: ​Taneti Mamau
Population: 108,210
City: South Tarawa - 40,311
Language: English - Kiribati
Religion: ​55.8% Roman Catholic
Corruption Rank: n/a

RIPPLE CHIPS

With dill pickle dip. 
12. Tuvalu
Capital: Funafuti
President: ​Enele Sopoaga
Population: 11,155
City: Funafuti - 4,492
Language: ​English, Tuvaluan
Religion: 98.4 Protestant
Corruption Rank: n/a
13. Marshall Islands
Capital: Majuro
President: ​Hilda Heine
Population: 74,831
City: Majuro - 25,400
Language: English Marshallese
Religion: ​54.8% Protestant
Corruption Rank: n/a

SUBURBIA

​A place where developers shout out: 
Hey, poor people. You can live the good life, too.
Here's a house. In the middle of nowhere.
But, look, you have a yard!
​TREVOR NOAH - BORN A CRIME
14. Micronesia
Capital: Palikir
President: ​Peter M. Christian
Population: 109,849
City: Palikir - 6,227
Language: English
Religion: 54.7% Roman Catholic
Corruption Rank: n/a
15. Nauru
Capital: Yaren District
President: ​Baron Waqa
Population: 9,929
City: Yaren District - 1,000
Language: English - Nauren
Religion: ​60.4% Protestant
Corruption Rank: n/a
16. Palau
Capital: Ngerulmud
President: Tommy Remengesau
Population: 21,336
City: Koror 10,600
Language:  Palauan +++
Religion: 49.4% R. Catholic
Corruption Rank: n/a

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