Sovereign States
Further information: Sovereign stateA sovereign state is a political association with effective sovereignty over a population for whom it makes decisions in the national interest. According to the Montevideo convention, a state must have a permanent population, a defined territory, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other states. The following states are all members of the United Nations. All are members of the Pacific Islands Forum, although Fiji is suspended.
| Flag | Map | English short and formal names |
Domestic short and formal names | Capital |
Population |
Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia Commonwealth of Australia |
English: Australia — Commonwealth of Australia | Canberra English: Canberra |
22,015,576 | 7741220 !7,741,220 km2 (2,988,902 sq mi) | ||
| Fiji Republic of Fiji |
English: Fiji —Republic of Fiji Fijian: Viti — Matanitu ko Viti |
Suva English: Suva Fijian: Suva |
890,057 | 0018275 !18,274 km2 (7,056 sq mi) | ||
| Kiribati Republic of Kiribati |
English: Kiribati — Republic of Kiribati Gilbertese: Kiribati — Ribaberiki Kiribati |
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