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Australia and New Zealand are situated slightly below this average with a total development of 39% (.7% per year). Amongst the insular sub-regions, the biggest projected population development will be in Melanesia (99% 1.5% per year), followed by Micronesia (49% .9% per year). The population of Polynesia will see a smaller improve (29% .6% per year), which could be even smaller, depending on future migration trends. Civil registration remains patchy in Melanesia, except in Fiji exactly where virtually all births have been recorded due to the fact the mid-1990s, contrary to the scenario for deaths. Early egg-laying monotremes were identified...