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Capitals of Oceania

Every capital of Oceania beyond the essentials: a chapter of the Capitals of the World Book, with the traps and the stories behind them.

11 cards · Geography

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Checked by the Brain Zap team · reviewed 27 Oct 2026

Sources: List of national capitals (Wikipedia), The World Factbook (CIA)

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  • Capital of Kiribati

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    South Tarawa

    Learn more: A thin strip of islets joined by causeways, most of it less than 3 m above sea level.

  • Capital of the Marshall Islands

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    Majuro

    Learn more: An atoll of dozens of islets around a lagoon, where about half of the country's people live.

  • Capital of Micronesia

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    Palikir

    Learn more: It became the capital in 1989, replacing Kolonia, a few kilometres away.

  • Nauru's seat of government

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    Yaren

    Learn more: Nauru has no official capital; parliament and government offices are in the Yaren district.

  • Capital of Palau

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    Ngerulmud

    Learn more: A government complex in the jungle of Babeldaob island; it may be the least populated capital in the world.

About this topic

This chapter covers the capitals of Oceania that the essentials chapter left out: the Pacific island nations, from Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea to the atolls of Kiribati, Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands. Many are small towns on coral atolls only a few metres above the sea. Nauru has no official capital, so its card asks for the seat of government, and Palau moved its capital in 2006 to a government complex in the jungle.

This is a chapter of the Capitals of the World Book. Each card asks one question, with a hint before you answer and a short reason after. Once you know most of this chapter, the next one starts arriving in your Daily Zap.

All 11 cards

  1. Capital of Kiribati

    South Tarawa

    Learn more: A thin strip of islets joined by causeways, most of it less than 3 m above sea level.

  2. Capital of the Marshall Islands

    Majuro

    Learn more: An atoll of dozens of islets around a lagoon, where about half of the country's people live.

  3. Capital of Micronesia

    Palikir

    Learn more: It became the capital in 1989, replacing Kolonia, a few kilometres away.

  4. Nauru's seat of government

    Yaren

    Learn more: Nauru has no official capital; parliament and government offices are in the Yaren district.

  5. Capital of Palau

    Ngerulmud

    Learn more: A government complex in the jungle of Babeldaob island; it may be the least populated capital in the world.

  6. Capital of Papua New Guinea

    Port Moresby

    Learn more: Named after a British navy officer, John Moresby, who sailed in in 1873.

  7. Capital of Samoa

    Apia

    Learn more: The author of Treasure Island spent his last years here and is buried on a hill above it.

  8. Capital of the Solomon Islands

    Honiara

    Learn more: It grew from a US base built during the Second World War battle for Guadalcanal.

  9. Capital of Tonga

    Nuku'alofa

    Learn more: The royal palace, a white wooden building from 1867, stands on its seafront.

  10. Capital of Tuvalu

    Funafuti

    Learn more: Its airstrip is also where people play football and sleep on hot nights.

  11. Capital of Vanuatu

    Port Vila

    Learn more: Britain and France ran the islands together until independence in 1980, so both languages are still spoken here.

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