Pacific country of islands that spread north and south of the equator and east and west of the 180th meridian (8)
I believe the answer is:
kiribati
(Other definitions for kiribati that I've seen before include "Pacific republic" , "island nation" , "8 9 [PACIFIC ISLAND]s" .)
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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