Vanuatu

Vanuatu has the dubious honor of having been the only territory controlled jointly by France and Britain. The islands are known for being home to a strange Cargo Cult in which they worship a fictional American soldier named John Frum in the hope that he will return and give them presents, although the followers of the cult originally favoured independence they later became worried that Vanuatuan independence would somehow turn them all Christian. They became independent 1980.

For some weird reason they also worship Prince Phillip.

The country is right above a tectonic plate clash, so you can expect earthquakes frequently.