Can you name these countries and territories with a coastline (no matter how small) on the Pacific Ocean — or one of its marginal seas — and match each with its flag?
Answers are alphabetized to make the quiz a bit easier. Please read the caveats before taking the quiz.
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Territories with no permanent civilian settlements are excluded
Territories of a sovereign mainland state are included if they are non-contiguous with the Exclusive Economic Zone of the sovereign’s mainland territory
The FLNKS flag flown in some New Caledonia communes is not an official flag. It is the flag of a political movement that is in direct conflict with the result of the 2021 independence referendum. The wish passed by the New Caledonia Congress to fly the FLNKS flag alongside the French Tricolor was not legally binding.
For some reason, I thought the Galápagos Islands were part of a mainland province, but they are not. I will correct this flag. Thank you for calling it to my attention.
For some reason, I thought the Galápagos Islands were part of a mainland province, but they are not. I will correct this flag. Thank you for calling it to my attention.
The combination of descriptions and alphabetical order does help figure out some (I was puzzled by a flag which looks like Sierra Leone)