What independent country is the least often mentioned in international media?

triviapaul

An interesting question, and my vote goes to St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Methodology: going to http://news.google.com/ and search the news of the past month for the most obscure nations. It comes to no surprise that the list is topped by Caribbean and Pacific island nations, followed by little-known African countries. Here are the results (the number is the number of hits): Caribbean: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 45 Saint Lucia 71 Saint Kitts and Nevis 180 Pacific: Kiribati 258 Marshall Islands 344 Micronesia 348 Tuvalu 411 Nauru 529 Vanuatu 629 Africa: Equatorial Guinea 467 The Gambia 549 Comoros 666 Cape Verde 738 Central African Republic 918 Sao Tome and Principe 922 Guinea-Bissau 1,039 Swaziland 1,144 For comparison: Least often mentioned Asian countries: Turkmenistan 1,411 Timor Leste 1,514 Least often mentioned Southamerican country: Suriname 1,437 Least often mentioned European countries: Andorra and San Marino, both about 2,000 Aug 09 08, 1:33 PM