Today several countries have jurisdiction over sections of Antarctica. New Zealand's Ross Dependency is among these.

Great Britain is the largest island of the British Isles and is the geopolitical term describing the combination of England, Scotland, and Wales.

The Kingdom of Tonga is the last Polynesian Kingdom featuring a unique culture, friendly people in an idyllic South Pacific island setting.

Hong Kong is centered around one of the world's largest natural deepwater harbours and is located on the southeast coast of China at the mouth of the Pearl River delta.

The United Nations was established on 24 October 1945 by 51 countries committed to preserving peace through international cooperation and collective security.

Post Fiji has a stable and conservative stamp issue policy consisting of five to six issues each year.

Great Britain formally acquired possession of Malta in 1814. The country remained in the Commonwealth when it became independent in 1964.

Vanuatu is a group of 83 islands in the South West Pacific, governed as an independent Republic by its indigenous people.

Samoa lies in the heart of the South Pacific, 2,400 kilometres north of New Zealand.

Pitcairn was settled in 1790 by nine crew members from the H.M.S. Bounty along with a number of Polynesians from Tahiti.