南島民族論壇｜ AUSTRONESIAN FORUM

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Our members

15 Members and 1 Observers.

南島論壇舉行了2019年開幕式

Solomon Islands

Member Since：2008
Date of Independence：July 7, 1978
Capital：Honiara
Land Area：28,450 km2
EEZ：1,590,000 km2
Population：622,900 (2018)
Ethnicity：Melanesian (95.3%)、Polynesian (3.1%)、Micronesian (1.2%) 、Others (0.3%) (2009)
Language(s)：Official language: English; Common language: Solomon Pijin
Currency：Solomon Islands Dollar (SBD)
Economy：Agriculture, forestry, and fishing
159°E / 98°S

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Northern Mariana Islands

Member Since：2024/4/16
Capital：Saipan
Land Area：463,63 km2
Population：55,650(2022)
Ethnicity：Filipino, Chamorro
Language(s)：English, Chamorro, Carolinian
Currency：United States dollar (USD)
145.74°E / 15.19°N

Republic of Palau

Member Since：2008
Date of Independence：October 1, 1994
Capital：Melekeok
Land Area：487 km2
EEZ：210,000 km2
Population：17,910 (2018)
Ethnicity：Palauan (72.9%) Asian (21.7%) Carolinian (2.0%) Caucasian (1.2%) Others (2.2%) (2015)
Language(s)：English and Palauan
Currency：U.S. Dollar (USD)
Economy：Tourism, subsistence agriculture, and fishing
134°30′E / 7°30′N

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Republic of China (Taiwan)

Member Since：2008
Capital：Taipei
Land Area：36,197 km2
Population：23,590,000 (2018)
Ethnicity：Chinese (95.2%) Indigenous peoples (2.4%) New immigrants (2.4%) (2018)
Language(s)：Mandarin Chinese, Southern Min, Hakka, Taiwanese Sign Language (TSL), and Indigenous Languages
Currency：New Taiwan Dollar (TWD)
Economy：Commercial industry, manufacturing
120°58'55E / 23°58'26N

Republic of Kiribati

Member Since：2008
Date of Independence：July 12, 1979
Capital：Tarawa
Land Area：811 km2
EEZ：3,600,000 km2
Population：115,800 (2018)
Ethnicity：Gilbertese
Language(s)：English and Gilbertese
Currency：Australian Dollar (AUD)
Economy：Agriculture and fishing
173°00′E / 1°25′N

Hawaii

Member Since：2018
Capital：Honolulu
Land Area：28,311 km2
Population：1,416,000 (2019)
Ethnicity：Asian (39.1%), Caucasian (25.6%), Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander (10.2%), African (1.7%), American Indians and Alaska Natives (0.4%) Others (23.0%) (2010)
Language(s)：English and Hawaiian
Currency：U.S. Dollar (USD)
Economy：Tourism and service
157°47′47″W / 21°18′41″N

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Republic of Indonesia

Member Since：2018
Date of Independence：August 17, 1945
Capital：Jakarta
Land Area：1,904,569 km2
EEZ：6,160,000 km2
Population：267,700,000(2018)
Ethnicity：Javanese (40.1％) Sundanese (15.5％) Malay (3.7％) Batan (3.6％) Madras (3%) Batavi (2.9%) Minangkabau (2.7%) Buginese (2.7％) Bantenese (2％) Chinese (1.2%), among 300+ others (2010)
Language(s)：Indonesian
Currency：Rupiah (IDR)
Economy：Service, agriculture, and commercial industry
120°E / 5°S

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Republic of the Marshall Islands

Member Since：2008
Date of Independence：October 21, 1986
Capital：Majuro
Land Area：181.3 km2
EEZ：2,130,000 km2
Population：58,410 (2018)
Ethnicity：Marshallese
Language(s)：Marshallese and English
Currency：U.S. Dollar (USD)
Economy：Fishing and agriculture
168°00'E / 9°00'N

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Independent State of Papua New Guinea

Member Since：2020
Date of Independence：1975/9/16
Capital：Port Moresby
Land Area：462,840 km2
EEZ：3,120,000 km2
Population：8,776,000 (2019)
Ethnicity：Papuans
Language(s)：Tok Pisin, English, Hiri Motu, Papua New Guinean Sign Language
Currency：Papua New Guinean kina (PGK)
Economy：Agriculture, Mining and Fishing
147°0′0″E / 6°0′0″S

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New Zealand

Member Since：2008
Date of Independence：1847/11/25
Capital：Wellington
Land Area：269,652 km2
EEZ：4,080,000 km2
Population：4,886,000 (2018)
Ethnicity：European/Caucasian (71.7%) Maori (15.0%) Asian (15.3%) Pacific Islander (7.5%) Others (9.5%) (2018)
Language(s)：English, Maori, and New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL)
Currency：New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
Economy：Agriculture, farming, forestry, and manufacturing
173°E / 42°S

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Republic of Nauru

Member Since：2008
Date of Independence：January 31, 1968
Capital：Yaren
Land Area：21.2 km2
EEZ：430,000 km2
Population：12,700 (2018)
Ethnicity：Nauruan
Language(s)：Official language: English; Common languages: English and Nauruan
Currency：Australian Dollar (AUD)
Economy：Mining
166°55′E / 0°32′S

Malaysia

Member Since：2018
Date of Independence：August 31, 1957
Capital：Kuala Lumpur
Land Area：330,257 km2
EEZ：330,000 km2
Population：31,530,000 (2018)
Ethnicity：Malay (69.1%) Chinese (23.0%) Indians (6.9%) (2019)
Language(s)：Official language: Malay; Common language: Malay, English, and Chinese
Currency：Ringgit (MYR)
Economy：Commercial industry, manufacturing, and tourism
112°30′E / 2°30′N

Republic of the Philippines

Member Since：2008
Date of Independence：June 12, 1898
Capital：Manila
Land Area：328,000 km2
EEZ：22,630,000 km2
Population：106,700,000 (2018)
Ethnicity：Tagalog (24.4％) Visayan (11.4％) Cebuano (9.9％) Ilocano (8.8％) Hiligaynon (8.4％) Bicolano (6.8%) Waray-Waray (4.0%) Other indigenous peoples (26.1%) Others (1%) (2010)
Language(s)：English and Tagalog
Currency：Philippine Peso (PHP)
Economy：Agriculture, manufacturing
122°E / 13°N

Belize

Member Since：2019 (Observer)
Date of Independence：September 21, 1981
Capital：Belmopan
Land Area：22,966 km2
EEZ：35,000 km2
Population：383,100 (2018)
Ethnicity：Mayan-Spanish (52.9%) Kriols (11.3%) Garifuna (6.1%) East Indian (3.9%) Mennonite (3.6%) Caucasian (1.2%) Asian (1%) Others (1.5%) (2010)
Language(s)：English
Currency：Belizean Dollar (BZD)
Economy：Tourism
88°42′W / 17°4′N

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Guam

Member Since：2018
Capital：Hagatna
Land Area：549 km2
Population：159,300 (2020)
Ethnicity：Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander (92.6%) Asian (3.6%) Caucasian (0.9%) Latina (0.1%) Others (2.8%) (2010)
Language(s)：English
Currency：U.S. Dollar (USD)
Economy：Tourism and service
144°48′E / 13°30′N

Tuvalu

Member Since：2008
Date of Independence：October 1, 1978
Capital：Funafuti
Land Area：26 km2
EEZ：900,000 km2
Population：11,510 (2018)
Ethnicity：Tuvaluan (86.8%) Mixed Tuvaluan and Gilbertese (5.6%) Mixed Tuvaluan and others (6.7%) Non-Tuvaluan (0.9%) (2012)
Language(s)：English and Tuvaluan
Currency：Australian Dollar (AUD)
Economy：Fishing and subsistence agriculture
179°11′55″E / 8°31′15″S