Talk:Flags of Oceania

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[edit] East Timor in Oceania? According to which criteria?

While East Timor is culturally and linguistically part of "Melanesia" it is geographically part of Asia (Southeast Asia). —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 193.255.230.227 (talk • contribs).

We have to ask the East Timorese themselves where they feel part of. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 193.255.230.227 (talk • contribs).

East Timor is part of Asia, Southeast Asia more specifically, PERIOD! Even while East Timor has cultural and linguistical ties with "Melanesia" it is geographically part of Asia (Southeast Asia) and universally accepted so.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 193.255.230.227 (talk • contribs).

East Timor was included here because it is listed in Template:Oceania in topic. If that listing is unsupported by verifiable published sources, it should be changed and all dependencies of that template (this page is one of them) edited accordingly. --ScottMainwaring 15:06, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

Perhaps more to the point, the Oceania page specifies: "East Timor is sometimes considered a transcontinental country. It is geographically in Oceania (Melanesia), but has historical, social, and political connections with Southeastern Asia." (Unfortunately a source for this statement isn't cited there.) --ScottMainwaring 16:54, 14 July 2006 (UTC)