Pacific island nation (8)
'pacific island nation' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for vanuatu that I've seen before include "South Pacific Ocean nation of 80 islands" , "Country of the south-west Pacific" , "Pacific island country, formerly New Hebrides" , "Southwest Pacific island hit by Cyclone Pam in March" , "Archipelago, formerly known as New Hebrides" .)
'pacific island nation' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for tonga that I've seen before include "The Friendly Islands" , "South Pacific island group country" , "Pacific Ocean kingdom" , "Islands once ruled by Queen Salote" , "Relatively small" .)
(Other definitions for kiribati that I've seen before include "island nation" , "8 9 [PACIFIC ISLAND]s" , "Pacific republic" .)