Which Oceanian country's flag features four white stars on a blue background?

Which Oceanian country's flag features four white stars on a blue background? The Federated States of Micronesia. Its light-blue flag displays four white five-pointed stars arranged in a circle at the centre.

The blue field represents the Pacific Ocean, while the four stars stand for the federation's four states: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae. Their circular arrangement reflects the equal status of the states rather than a conventional ranking or geographical outline.

The flag was adopted on 30 November 1978, shortly before the country became independent. It developed from the flag of the former Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, which had six stars. The design was reduced to four when the Marshall Islands and Palau moved toward separate political futures.

A common mix-up is confusing this flag with Palau's, which has a single yellow disc, or the Marshall Islands' flag, which has diagonal orange and white bands plus a large star. The four-star pattern is the decisive identifying feature.