Claim: List of sovereign states and dependent territories in Oceania consists of 16 names, one of which is East Timor (declared independence in 1975).
Evidence: Australia
Commonwealth of Australia East Timor Federated States of Micronesia Fiji
Republic of Fiji Indonesia Kiribati
Republic of Kiribati Marshall Islands
Republic of the Marshall Islands Nauru
Republic of Nauru New Zealand Palau
Republic of Palau Papua New Guinea
Independent State of Papua New Guinea Samoa
Independent State of Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga
Kingdom of Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
Republic of Vanuatu East Timor was colonised by Portugal in the 16th century and was known as Portuguese Timor until 28 November 1975, when the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (Fretilin) declared the territory's independence.