Talk:List of Oceanian countries

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[edit] Correct Grammar in title?

Wondering about the article name, shouldn't it be "Oceanic Countries"? I've always heard it called that. However, I may be wrong, so I will not make any changes. PerfectStorm 05:34, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

  • I'm not sure, but I reckon "Oceanic Countries" means "Countries surrounded by or otherwise associated with an(y) Ocean", whereas "Oceanian countries" means "countries of / associated with Oceania"... Regards, David Kernow 04:26, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
  • Yes, this explanation makes good sense to me, thought I'm not an expert in the field. Walkerma 05:50, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
  • I created two redirects, from "List of Oceanic countries" and "List of countries in Oceania". Walkerma 05:53, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mismatching lists

There's overlap with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Asian_countries. Some are in both. I think that's reasonable.

I think it's less reasonable that some which are nearby others listed both here and there are not listed here. For instance Malaysia has some territory ajoining Indonesia, separated from the mainland.

I don't consider myself expert enough on regional geographic agreement to sort this out. Perhaps someone more expert would like to chip in? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.107.38.144 (talk) 15:25, 20 February 2008 (UTC)