The syntax for CREATE TABLE in BNF is as follows:

Syntax

create table statement ::=
 CREATE TABLE [owner_name.]table_name
  ( {column_definition|table_constraint}, ... )
    [ AREA area_name ];
create table statement ::=
 CREATE TABLE [owner_name.]table_name
   [ (column_name[ NULL | NOT NULL ] , ...) ]  [ AREA area_name]
      AS query_expression;

For more information, see CREATE TABLE.