Stone for Peace-Countries whith have accepted the "Stone for Peace"/Oceania

Fiji, New Zealand , Australia, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu, Samoa,
Papua New Guinea, Palau, Micronesia

■Area　　　　　 268,680 km²
■Population　　4,143,279 (2006 census)
■Capital　　　　Wellington
■Ethnic groups　European 67.6%, Maori 14.6%, other Polynesian 6.5%, Asian 9.2%

The Stone for Peace was accepted by Prime Minister James Bolger at the National Museum in Wellington. Among those attending the presentation ceremony were the ambassador of Japan, the curator of the museum and senior Foreign Ministry officials.

■Area　　　　　 7,741,220 km²
■Population　　19,855,288 (2006 census)
■Capital　　　　Canberra
■Ethnic groups　European 92%, Asian 6%, Aboriginal 2%

The ceremony was held at the Embassy of Australia in Tokyo where Ambassador Frederick Rawdon Dalrymple accepted the Stone for Peace on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II.

■Area　　　　　 2,831 km²
■Population　　185,000 (July 2005 estimate)
■Capital　　　　Apia
■Ethnic groups　Samoan 92.6%, Euronesian (mixed European and Polynesian) 7%, European 0.4%

The donation ceremony was held at Hotel Okura in Tokyo on the occasion of an offcial visit by Prime Minister Tofilau Eti Alesana. Alos attending the event were ambassadors of Oceanian countries.

■Area　　　　　 459 km²
■Population　　20,842 (July 2007 estimate)
■Capital　　　　Melekeok
■Ethnic groups　Palauans are Micronesian with Malayan and Melanesian elements

The donation ceremony was held on the sidelines of the 30th South Pacific Forum meeting hosted by Palau on the island of Peleliu, one of some 200 islands in Palau. It was honored by the attendance of the presidents of SPF member countries such as Kiribati and the Republic of Marshall Islands. Palau President Kuniwo Nakamura accepted the Stone for Peace at a special monument constructed to house the Stone.

■Area　　　　　 702 km²
■Population　　108,000 (July 2006 estimate)
■Capital　　　　Palikir
■Ethnic groups　Nine ethnic Micronesian and Polynesian groups

The ceremony was held in Palikir, the capital of Micronesia located on the island of Pohnpei among hundreds of small islands divided in seven territories. President Joseph Urusemal and Cabinet members attended the ceremony.