The tiny island nation of Tuvalu is made up of 6 atolls and 3 reef islands. It sits mid-way between Australia and Hawaii with a total land area of…

Tonga is made up of 169 islands, of which 36 are inhabited. These islands are are divided into 3 main groups – Vava’u, Ha’apai and Tongatapu.…

Solomon Islands (commonly called ‘the Hapi Isles’) is situated approximately 2,000 kms northeast of Australia. It has a land mass of 28,400 km²,…

Timor-Leste, previously known as East Timor, occupies the eastern half of the island of Timor. It shares a border with Nusa Tengara Timor.…

Samoa is a small archipelago in the centre of the South Pacific. It is made up of 4 inhabited islands and a number of smaller islands and outcrops…

Papua New Guinea (PNG) features 4 distinct regions – Southern, New Guinea Islands, Highlands and Momase – and 22 provinces.

Nauru is one of the world’s smallest independent states with a total land area of 21 km2 . It is located in the Pacific Ocean, 42 km south of the…

Kiribati (pronounced Kir-i-bas) is made up of 32 coral atolls and the raised phosphate island of Banaba. Kiribati’s atolls cover a total 811 km²…

Fiji consists of more than 330 islands, of which about 100 are inhabited. The 2 major islands are Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. The island group…

The tidal waves generated by the volcanic eruption on 15 January 2022 displaced entire communities, with up to 80% of the population affected.…