Asia-Pacific

Oceania ( , ) is a geographical region including Australasia, Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. 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 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. It is home to Earth’s third-largest remaining area of tropical rainforest, which covers much of the island

south-eastern region of Asia

eastern region of Asia

southern region of Asia

Polynesia ( , ) is a subregion of Oceania, made up of more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean. The indigenous people who inhabit the islands of Polynesia are called Polynesians. They have many things in common, including linguistic relations, cultural practices, and traditional beliefs.

thumb|upright=1.35|Subregions (Melanesia, Micronesia, [[Polynesia and Australasia), as well as sovereign and dependent islands of Oceania]] thumb|upright=1.35|Micronesia is one of three major cultural areas of the List of islands in the Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean islands, along with [[Melanesia and Polynesia.]] thumb|upright=1.35|Outline of sovereign (dark orange) and dependent islands (bright orange)

Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It extends from New Guinea in the west to the Fiji Islands in the east, and includes the Arafura Sea. Melanesia borders Southeast Asia to the west, Polynesia to the east, Micronesia to the north and Australia to the south.

continent in the Earth's Southern Hemisphere

thumb|upright=1.25|Australia's concept of Australasia, which includes Australia, New Zealand and, in this case, Melanesia

subregion of Asia

geographical idiom

international economic forum

thumb|Ancient Orient of the Roman Empire and its ecclesiastical order after the [[Council of Chalcedon, 451|300x300px]] The Orient is a term referring to the East in relation to Europe, traditionally comprising anything belonging to the Eastern world. It is the antonym of the term Occident, which refers to the Western world.

300px|thumb|Asia and the Pacific region, according to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)

2020 Asia-Pacific free trade agreement

countries with an originally Asian shared culture

thumb|Map of Sahul with Sundaland|Sunda __NOTOC__ Sahul (), also called Sahul-land, Meganesia, Papualand and Greater Australia, was a paleocontinent that encompassed the modern-day landmasses of mainland Australia, Tasmania, New Guinea, and the Aru Islands.

rallying championship series in Asia and Oceania

poker tour held in Asia Pacific

international sporting event

Singapore pulp and paper mill and fibre plantation operator