Oceania is a large region, which is split into: Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, and the islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. The population is about 36 million in total (11 million of which are living in Australia or New Zealand).
As Oceania was not colonized till the end of 18th and beginning of 19th century, it is not overpopulated comparing to the other continents on the planet. Other reasons for this of course are the large areas of uninhabitable desert in Australia. On the other hand, Australia and New Guinea have been inhabited for 50 thousand years. There have been found some of the earliest fossils of humans outside of Africa.
Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, the three primary areas of Oceania consist of small islands only.
The islands of the pacific can be described as paradise on earth. Some islands are offering the most relaxing holiday and at the same time other islands are more cosmopolitan with a variety of??? nightlife.
In the mainland there are forests with tropic plants and flowers, iguanas and multi rare color birds.
Walking paths (Cook Islands) , caves (Niue ) and jugles (Solomon Islands , Papua, New Guinea) can be explored by visitors.
One can enjoy the beautiful local music, and dance local dances. On the island of West Samoa the visitor will find the ancient art of tattoo. There are a number of locations for diving, throughout Oceania, for coral and tropical fish in blue green waters, white sandy beaches. The locals live with respect to the nature and enjoy the gifts nature is offering to them. One can explore old caves and walking paths. New Zealand has winter snowfalls, especially on the South Island in winter. In New South Wales one can find the largest ski resorts in the southern hemisphere.
Visitors need to know that Vanuatu, Solomon Islands , Papua New Guinea all have malaria risk in parts. On the othe hand Fiji , New Caledonia , the Cook Islands , Samoa and the other islands are malaria free. Sexual diseases is a problem on the islands. Usual precautions have to be applied by all travellers.