| United Commonwealth of Melanesia Komonwel Bilong Melanesia Timeline: Differently
OTL equivalent: Papua New Guinea, Papua province, West Papua, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Queensland | ||||||
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| Anthem: God Save the King |
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 Melanesia (green)
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| Capital | Port Moresby | |||||
| Largest city | Townsville | |||||
| Official languages | English • Tok Pisin | |||||
| Religion | Christianity, traditional religions | |||||
| Government | Federal constitutional parliamentary monarchy | |||||
| - | Monarch | Richard V | ||||
| - | Governor-General | Sir David Vunagi | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | James Marape | ||||
| Legislature | Parliament | |||||
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| - | Total | 1,934,224 km2 746,808 sq mi |
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| Population | ||||||
| - | Estimate | 2023 21,771,189 (59th) |
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| - | 2020 census | 20,244,875 | ||||
| Currency | Melanesian kina (K) (UCMK) |
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| Drives on the | left | |||||
Melanesia, officially the United Commonwealth of Melanesia (Tok Pisin: Komonwel Bilong Melanesia), is a sovereign nation in Australia and Oceania. Spanning several scattered islands in the Melanesia sub-region, Melanesia consists of New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, and Kingsland. Melanesia is ruled by the Commonwealth crown, being one of the Commonwealth realms. Its current monarch is Richard V, and its prime minister is James Marape.
Its surface area of 1,934,224 square kilometers makes Melanesia the second-largest country in Oceania and the 19th-largest in the world. With a population of over 20.2 million inhabitants, it is the fourth-most populous country in Oceania and the 81st in the world.
Melanesia is a member of the League of Nations, the Oceania Union, PANTO, and the Commonwealth of Nations.
Politics[]
Richard V, King of Melanesia
The politics of Melanesia take place within a framework of a federal, parliamentary, representative democratic monarchy, in which the head of State is the monarch who appoints the Governor General as vice-regal representative while the Prime Minister acts as the head of government and is indirectly elected by the Melanesian people. The current monarch, Richard V, reigns under the official title of King of Melanesia, having served in that position since he ascended the throne in 2014.
Executive power is exercised by the government while legislative power is vested in both the government and sole chamber of Parliament
States[]
| Name | Area (km²) | Population | Capital |
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 Solomon Islands
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28,450 | 680,806 | Honiara |
 New Guinea
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785,753 | 14,800,000 | Port Moresby |
 Vanuatu
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12,189 | 307,815 | Port Vila |
 New Caledonia
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18,576 | 271,407 | Nouméa |
 Kingsland
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1,089,256 | 4,184,847 | Cairns |
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