a country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986 | a politically organized body of people under a single government |
the islands in the northwestern part of Oceania | the people who live in a nation or country |
| the territory occupied by a nation |
| an area outside of cities and towns |
| a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) |