Question

List the countries under Melanesia

Answer 1

Melanesia is a subregion of Oceania and includes the following countries:

1. **Fiji**
2. **Papua New Guinea**
3. **Solomon Islands**
4. **Vanuatu**
5. **New Caledonia** (a special collectivity of France)
6. **French Polynesia** (often associated with Melanesia but is primarily part of Polynesia)

Some definitions may also include other territories or regions depending on context, but the main independent countries are the first four listed.