What countries and territories are the members of the Pacific Islands Forum?
- An introduction of participating countries/territories -
What is the Pacific Islands Forum?The Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) is a framework of regional cooperation founded in 1971 by the newly independent Pacific island countries, together with Australia and New Zealand. The PIF secretariat is located in Suva, a capital of Fiji. In October 2000, the South Pacific Forum (SPF) was renamed as the PIF. |
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| Area | Flag | Country/Area | Land Area (km2) |
Population (in 2000) (million) |
Independence Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanesia |  |
Papua New Guinea | 462,000 | 519 | 1975 |
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Fiji | 18,300 | 85.5 | 1970 | |
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Solomon Islands | 27,600 | 40.9 (note: 1) |
1978 | |
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Vanuatu | 12,200 | 18.3 | 1980 | |
| Polynesia |  |
Samoa | 2,935 | 17.4 | 1962 |
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Tonga | 747 | 9.8 | 1970 | |
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Cook Islands | 237 | 1.9 (note: 2) |
* | |
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Tuvalu | 26 | 1.1 | 1978 | |
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Niue | 259 | 0.2 | * | |
| Micronesia |  |
Micronesia | 701 | 10.7 | 1986 |
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Kiribati | 810 | 8.5 | 1979 | |
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Marshall Islands | 181 | 5.1 (note:3) |
1986 | |
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Palau | 488 | 1.9 | 1994 | |
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Nauru | 21 | 1.6 | 1968 | |
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Australia | 7,741,000 | 1,916 | °1942 | |
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New Zealand | 271,000 | 383 | °1947 |
| (note: 1) As of 1999 (note: 2) As of 1991 (note: 3) As of 1999 |
| * The Cook Islands and Niue are territories in free association with New Zealand. |
| ° Australia (in 1942) and New Zealand (in 1947) adapted the Statute of Westminster and became sovereign nations. |
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