The Pacific Islands comprise some 20,000 to 30,000 islands located in the Pacific Ocean.
Pacific Islands
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Cook Islands
The Cook Islands comprise 15 small islands whose total land area is 240 square kilometres. The Cook Islands’ main population centres are on the island of Rarotonga (14,153 in 2006), where there is an […]
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East Timor
East Timor is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, anexclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor. East Timor […]
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Fiji
Fiji is a country comprising more than 332 islands, of which 110 are permanently inhabited. The population is 860,000. Native Fijians make up 55% of the population, whilst 40% are of Indian […]
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New Caledonia
A population of 237,000, with main languages being French and local dialects. Dominant religion is Christian (Roman Catholicism specifically). Secretary: Robert Alderson, new_caledonia@acbm.org.au ACBM activities French language skills remain a prerequisite for concerted […]
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Papua New Guinea
Population: 5.9 million. One the least developed and most culturally diverse countries in the world. The majority of the population are still living traditional lifestyles. Main languages are English and local languages. The […]
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Samoa
Samoa is an island split into two independent territories; Samoa on the west, and American Samoa on the east. Samoa has a population of 185,000, American Samoa 65,000. Both populations speak Samoan […]
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Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands have a population of 582,000 with English, Pidjin and local dialects being the main languages. The main religion is Christianity, which is predominantly Protestant. Secretary: Michael Healy, solomon_is@acbm.org.au ACBM activities […]
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Vanuatu
Vanuatu has a population of approximately 200,000, speaking English, French, Bislama (Pidgin) & 120 Tribal languages. The main religion is Christianity. ACBM activities Since the first baptism in 1999 the numbers of […]
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Tonga
Tonga has a population of 102,000, speaking Tongan and English. The main religion is Christianity (mainly Wesleyan). Secretary: Warren Shapcott, tonga@acbm.org.au ACBM activities Work consists mainly of support for our small group of local […]