pattern - Which countries are these, and who's the missing man?

Identify each country in the following list, and then work out what they all have in common.

• A little piece of Europe by a newly discovered island.


• An Arab state with power beyond its size.


• A former colony that waves a rifle proudly.


• A nation wracked by war, which sounds much like its neighbour.


• With 3 official languages, its name betrays its location.

Once you've found them all and their common property, what is the name of the man I've omitted from the list?

Answer

A little piece of Europe by a newly discovered island.

Saint Pierre and Miquelon – is a French collectivité d'outre mer, a French overseas territory near Newfoundland.

An Arab state with power beyond its size.

Qatar – is only a small state, but it has the highest per capita income in the world.

A former colony that waves a rifle proudly.

Mozambique – was a Portuguese colony until 1975 and has an AK-47 with bayonet in its flag.

A nation wracked by war, which sounds much like its neighbour.

Iraq – sounds a bit like Iran, its neighbour to the east.

With 3 official languages, its name betrays its location.

Equatorial Guinea – has the official languages French, Spanish and Portuguese and, despite its name, has no territory on the equator. (The southern border of the mainland is at 1°N; the island province Annobón lies completely south of the equator.)

The common property is that ...

... they all have a Q in their (English) name.

Working from the list of countries with a country code, the last one should be Martinique, a French département d'outre-mer. That would make the man omitted from the list someone named Martin.