the population of the oceania / pacific region is approximately
Economy of Oceania On a total scale the region has approximately 34,700,201[1] inhabitants who are spread among 30,000 islands[citation needed] in the South Pacific bordered between Asia and the Americas. This region has a diverse mix of economies from the highly developed and globally competitive financial market of Australia to the much less developed economies that belong to many of its island neighbours. New Zealand is the only other developed country in the region, although the economy of Australia is by far the largest and most dominant economy in the region and one of the largest in the world[citation needed].