Name the country

Samoa is correct. The five stars of the Southern Cross appear in a blue canton on a red field—unlike Australia and New Zealand, there’s no Union Jack, and unlike Fiji, there’s no light-blue background or shield. The stars reflect Samoa’s Southern Hemisphere location and its famed Polynesian navigation heritage. Colors carry meaning: red for courage, blue for freedom, white for purity. Samoa became independent in 1962—the first Pacific island nation to do so—and later shortened its name from Western Samoa to Samoa. Memory tip: think “Samoa = Southern Cross on solid red,” while Australia/New Zealand keep the Union Jack and Fiji is sky blue.