| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| PALAU | Western Pacific republic |
| NAURU | Pacific republic |
| NAURU | Pacific island republic |
| VANUATU | Pacific island republic |
| NAURU | Tiny Pacific republic |
| FIJIISLANDS | South Pacific republic |
| FIJI | South Pacific republic |
| FIJI | Pacific island republic |
| MARSHALLISLANDS | Northern Pacific republic |
| NAURU | Pacific republic near the equator |
| FIJI | Republic in the South Pacific |
| NAURU | Pacific island republic near the equator |
| NAURU | Eight-square-mile republic in the Pacific |
| ECUADOR | Equatorial republic that gave U.S. Pacific bases. |
