Micronesia

About the flag

Micronesia is correct. Its flag’s four stars represent the nation’s four states—Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae—while the blue field evokes the Pacific Ocean and the country’s origins under a UN trusteeship before self-government in 1979. The Federated States of Micronesia spans 600+ islands in the western Pacific and is famed for world-class diving, especially the WWII wrecks of Chuuk Lagoon. Memory tip: FSM = Four States of Micronesia—think “Four Star Micronesia.”