Hawaii is a state consisting entirely of islands in the north-central part of the Pacific Ocean, with its capital in Honolulu

Hawaii is the youngest of the 50 United States and the only state composed entirely of islands. It is situated within the Hawaiian archipelago, in … Read more

Tuvalu is one of the smallest and most isolated countries in the world, located in the western part of Polynesia in the Pacific Ocean

Tuvalu is a nation located in the Pacific Ocean, in western Polynesia (north of Fiji). It consists of an archipelago known in English as the … Read more

Samoa is an island nation in Polynesia, in the eastern part of Oceania in the Pacific Ocean

Samoa is a country in Oceania that encompasses the western part of the Samoan Islands (the remainder constitutes the United States territory of American Samoa). … Read more

The Northern Mariana Islands are located in the northwestern part of Oceania, in the Micronesia region

The Northern Mariana Islands (Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands) are a United States territory located in Micronesia, in the western part of the Pacific … Read more

The Republic of Nauru is a small island nation located in the central Pacific Ocean

Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru—originally known as Pleasant Island—is an island microstate located in the western Pacific Ocean, in Micronesia, approximately 42 km south … Read more

The Republic of the Marshall Islands is an island nation in the Micronesia region

The Marshall Islands is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, located north of Nauru and Kiribati, east of Micronesia, and south of the U.S. … Read more

The Republic of Palau is an island nation located in the Micronesia region of Oceania

Palau (the Republic of Palau) is a self-governing island nation in free association with the United States, located in the Pacific Ocean—specifically within the regions … Read more

New Caledonia is a French overseas territory located in the western part of the Pacific Ocean

New Caledonia is a French overseas territory with the status of a *sui generis* collectivity, located in the western Pacific Ocean—in Melanesia—approximately 1,400 km east … Read more

The Republic of Fiji is an island nation located in the southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean

Fiji, the Republic of Fiji, is an island nation located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, east of Vanuatu, west of Tonga, and south of Tuvalu. … Read more

The Republic of Vanuatu is an island nation located in Melanesia, in the southwestern part of the Pacific Ocean

The Republic of Vanuatu is a country in Oceania. It is situated across the 198 islands of the New Hebrides (two of which—Matthew and Hunter—belong … Read more