| MADAGASCAR | Island nation in the Indian Ocean; capital Antananarivo (1O) |
| SEYCHELLES | Republic in the Indian Ocean, capital Victoria, whose largest island is Mahe (10) |
| MAURITIUS | Island in the Indian Ocean; capital Port Louis |
| MAYOTTE | French island group in the Indian Ocean, capital Mamoutzou (7) |
| MALDIVES | Republic in the Indian Ocean, capital Male (8) |
| REUNION | Overseas region of France in the Indian Ocean; capital Saint-Denis |
| MAURITIAN | National of the island nation in the Indian Ocean with the capital city of Port Louis (9) |
| MAPUTO | Port city on the Indian Ocean, capital of Mozambique (6) |
| COMOROS | Island nation in the Indian Ocean between Madagascar and Mozambique; capital Moroni |
| SRILANKA | Island nation in the Indian Ocean whose capital is Colombo (3,5) |
| PALAU | Republic of ?, island nation in the western Pacific Ocean; capital Ngerulmud (5) |
| NIUE | Island nation in the South Pacific Ocean; capital Alofi |
| KIRIBATI | Island nation in the Pacific Ocean; capital Tarawa |
| SRI | ___ Lanka (nation in the Indian Ocean) |
| AMERICANSAMOA | Unincorporated territory of the US in the South Pacific Ocean; capital Pago Pago |
| MICRONESIA | Federated States of ?, island group in the Pacific Ocean; capital Palikir |
| NAURU | Smallest republic and smallest island nation in the world, in the SW Pacific just south of the equator (5) |
| TUVALU | Polynesian island nation in the Pacific Ocean formerly known as the Ellice Islands |
| CAPEVERDE | Island nation in the central Atlantic Ocean whose capital is Praia (4,5) |
| AMERICAN | Unincorporated territory of the US in the South Pacific Ocean; capital Pago Pago (8,5) |
