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Oceania (UK: OH-s(h)ee-AH-nee-ə, -⁠AY-, US: OH-shee-A(H)N-ee-ə) is a geographical region including Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. Outside of the English-speaking world, Oceania is generally considered a continent, while Mainland Australia is regarded as its continental landmass. Spanning the Eastern and Western hemispheres, at the centre of the water hemisphere, Oceania is estimated to have a land area of about 9,000,000 square kilometres (3,500,000 sq mi) and a population of around 46.3 million as of 2024. Oceania is the smallest continent in land area and the second-least populated after Antarctica. Oceania has a diverse mix of economies from the highly developed and globally competitive financial markets of Australia, French Polynesia, Hawaii, New Caledonia, and New Zealand, which rank high in quality of life and Human Development Index, to the much less developed economies of Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Western New Guinea. The largest and most populous country in Oceania is Australia, and the largest city is Sydney. Puncak Jaya in Indonesia is the highest peak in Oceania at 4,884 m (16,024 ft). The first settlers of Australia, New Guinea, and the large islands just to the east arrived more than 60,000 years ago. Oceania was first explored by Europeans from the 16th century onward. Portuguese explorers, between 1512 and 1526, reached the Tanimbar Islands, some of the Caroline Islands and west New Guinea. Spanish and Dutch explorers followed, then British and French. On his first voyage in the 18th century, James Cook, who later arrived at the highly developed Hawaiian Islands, went to Tahiti and followed the east coast of Australia for the first time. The arrival of European settlers in subsequent centuries resulted in a significant alteration in the social and political landscape of Oceania. The Pacific theatre saw major action during the First and Second World Wars. The rock art of Aboriginal Australians is the longest continuously practiced artistic tradition in the world. Most Oceanian countries are parliamentary democracies, with tourism serving as a large source of income for the Pacific island nations.

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Oceania Football Confederation

The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) is one of the six continental confederations of international association football. The OFC has 13 members, 11 of which are full members and two which are associate members not affiliated with FIFA. It promotes the game in Oceania and allows the member nations to qualify for the FIFA World Cup. OFC is predominantly made up of island nations where association football is not the most popular sport, with low GDP and low population meaning very little money is generated by the OFC nations. The OFC has little influence in the wider football world, either in terms of international competition or as a source of players for high-profile club competitions. OFC is the only confederation to have not had at least one international title, the best result being Australia making the final of the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup. In 2006, the OFC's then largest and most successful nation, Australia, left for a second time to join the Asian Football Confederation, leaving New Zealand as the largest federation within the OFC. The president of OFC is Lambert Maltock since April 2018. The vice presidents are Thierry Ariiotima, Kapi Natto John and Lord Ve'ehala while Franck Castillo is the general secretary. The confederation is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Australian rules football in Nauru

Australian rules football in Nauru (typically referred to as "football", "Australian Football" or less commonly as "AFL") dates back to the 1910s. Australian rules football became the national sport of Nauru after its independence in 1968. Today, its national participation rate is over 30%, the highest in the world. The governing body is Nauru Australian Football Association, while the development body is AFL Nauru which is a member of the AFL South Pacific. At international level, Nauru's national team has performed strongly in the International Cup and is particularly dominant at junior level where it has won numerous titles in tournaments such as the Oceania Cup.

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Australian rules football in Fiji

The sport of Australian rules football has been played in Fiji since at least 1963, when an exhibition was held in Suva. Fiji has produced several professional players for the Australian Football League, however organised Australian rules did not begin there until 2009. The governing body for the sport on the islands is AFL Fiji, created in 2009. Fiji's national teams include the junior team which debuted in the 2005 Oceania Cup (which Fiji has the designated host country for most of the tournamen'ts history), men's team which debuted internationally at the 2011 Australian Football International Cup (where they were crowned Division 2 champions) and the women's at the 2014 Australian Football International Cup.

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Australian rules football in Oceania

Australian rules football in Oceania is the sport of Australian rules football as it is watched and played in the Oceanian continent. The regional governing and development body, AFL South Pacific (formerly AFL Oceania), is affiliated to the AFL Commission (but does not include Australia) and was formed in 2008. Australian rules football in Nauru is the national sport. In Australia, the AFL is the most attended professional football competition. There are currently organised open age leagues in seven nations (including Australia) around the Pacific, while in at least four other nations there have been participation in the sport. The sport is broadcast on television in most of these countries, particularly the AFL Grand Final, however outside of Australia (where it receives record breaking broadcast rights) and New Zealand it is only broadcast on satellite television or cable television. Open age sides compete in the Australian Football International Cup. South Pacific Under 19s sides have a pathway through AFL Queensland known as the South Pacific High-Performance Pathway via affiliated Academy club sides (Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast Suns Academies). Junior teams compete in the Oceania Cup (2009) in which eight pacific nations have participated. From 2010 a South Pacific representative team participated in Division 2 of the AFL Under 16 Championships. Some players from the Pacific region have become notable for playing in the elite Australian Football League however to date Papua New Guinea and New Zealand are the only countries from which players have been directly recruited. Players from other countries have been offered scholarships.

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Sport in Oceania

Sport in Oceania varies from country to country. The most popular playing sport for men in Australia is Australian rules football, while for women is netball. Australian rules football is the most popular sport in terms of spectatorship and television ratings. Rugby union is the most popular sport among New Zealanders, while in Papua New Guinea rugby league is the most popular. Cricket is another popular sport throughout the Oceania region.

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Oceania Cup (Australian rules football)

The Oceania Cup is an annual under-16 Australian rules football competition contested by the national teams of the Oceania region of the Pacific. The tournament is held in December each year. The event was first held in 2009. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2023 edition of the tournament was announced as the first to be held since 2019 and the first to feature a women's division.

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