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The primary use of the term Oceania is to describe a continental region (like Europe or Africa) that lies between Asia and the Americas, with Australia as the major land mass. The name Oceania is used, rather than Australasia, because unlike the other continental groupings, it is the ocean rather than the continent that links the nations together. Oceania is the smallest continental grouping in land area and the second smallest, after Antarctica, in population.
As of the 2000 U.S. Census it had a population of 1,211,537 people. Honolulu is the largest city and the state capital. Other large cities and towns include Hilo, Kahului and Līhuʻe.
The Pacific War was the part of World War II — and preceding conflicts — that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in East Asia, between July 7, 1937, and August 14, 1945. The most decisive actions took place after the Empire of Japan attacked various countries, later known as the Allies (or Allied powers), on or after December 7, 1941, including an attack on United States forces at Pearl Harbor.
The major Allied participants were the United States and China. The United Kingdom (including the forces of British India), Australia, New Zealand and the Netherlands also played significant roles. Free French Forces and many other countries also took part, especially forces from other British colonies.
In Japan, August 14 is considered to be the day that the Pacific War ended. However, Imperial Japan actually surrendered on August 15 and this day became known in the English-speaking countries as "V-J Day" (Victory in Japan).
- April 9: East Timorese voters go to the polls to elect a new President of East Timor to replace Xanana Gusmão.
- April 5: Tropical Cyclone Cliff causes extensive damage to crops in Fiji and leaves many areas inaccessible.
- April 2: Wallis and Futuna elects a new 20-member assembly.
- April 2: An earthquake in the Solomon Islands causes a tsunami.
- March 31: Telecom New Zealand shuts down its 025 D-AMPS cellular network.
- March 28: A number of people are killed when a Sydney Ferries vessel collides with a smaller boat on Sydney Harbour.
- March 25: Vanuatu is struck by an earthquake of 7.2 magnitude southeast of its capital Port Vila.
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