Which Pacific Island Country…

…is divided into three regions: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao?

…celebrates its independence day on July 4th?

…consists of four main island groups: Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap?

…was the site of the Battle of Guadalcanal in WWII?

…was the most affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, and suffered the most casualties?

…has the highest muslim population in the world?

…gained independence from Dutch colonial rule in 1945?

…were the Lord of the Rings movies filmed in?

…is the only monarchy in Polynesia?

…had its flag designed by a 15 year old schoolgirl in 1971?

…is the origin of kopi luwak, the world’s most expensive coffee, which is harvested from palm civet droppings?

…is divided into two halves, one a sovereign nation and the other a US territory?

…spans all four hemispheres?

…is known as Aōtearoa in its indigenous language?

…uses the rupee as its currency, and has Hindi as an official language?

…gained independence from Indonesia in 2002?

…was a former US territory used for nuclear testing throughout the 1940s and 1950s?

…skipped an entire day in 2011, moving to the west of the International Date Line?

…has over 800 indigenous languages spoken within it?

…was the first country to give women the right to vote in 1893?

…is a francophone country, with 30-40% of the country speaking or understanding French?

…has a name which translates to “east east”?

…uses the peso as its currency?