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Micronesia Micronesia
Micronesia , one of the three main divisions of Oceania , in W Pacific Ocean, north of the equator. Micronesia includes the Caroline Islands , Marshall Islands , Mariana Islands (see Northern Mariana Islands and Guam , Gilbert Islands , and Nauru . The inhabitants are of Australoid and... Read more
Chuuk Chuuk
Chuuk or Truk , state (1990 est. pop. 48,853), c.39 sq mi (100 sq km), Federated States of Micronesia, W Pacific, in the E Caroline Islands . One of four states comprising the Federated States of Micronesia , Chuuk consists of c.55 volcanic islands surrounded by an atoll reef and many islets.... Read more
Ulithi Ulithi
Ulithi , atoll comprising 40 islets, 1.75 sq mi (4.53 sq km), W Pacific, in the W Caroline Islands . Ulithi is part of the Federated States of Micronesia ; Mokomok is the chief village. The atoll became (1920) part of the Japanese mandate in the Pacific and was strongly fortified. The main atoll... Read more
Oceania Oceania
Oceania or Oceanica , collective name for the approximately 25,000 islands of the Pacific, usually excluding such nontropical areas as the Ryukyu and Aleutian islands and Japan, as well as Taiwan, Indonesia, and the Philippines, whose populations are more closely related to mainland Asia.... Read more
Pohnpei Pohnpei
Pohnpei , state and island (1991 est. pop. 52,000), 129 sq mi (334 sq km), W Pacific, in the E Caroline Islands . It is one of four states comprising the Federated States of Micronesia . A volcanic island, Pohnpei is a flat dome of black basaltic rock, rising to 2,595 ft (791 m), with a rim of... Read more
Rotuma Rotuma
Rotuma ETHNONYMS: none Orientation Identification. Rotuma lies approximately 480 kilometers north of Fiji, on the western fringe of Polynesia. The island is very near the intersection of the conventional boundaries of Micronesia, Melanesia, and Polynesia, and traces of influence from... Read more
Caroline Islands Caroline Islands
Caroline Islands archipelago, c.830 sq mi (2,150 sq km), W Pacific, just north of the equator. The largest islands are Palau (Belau), Yap , Chuuk (Truk), Pohnpei (Ponape), and Kosrae. The islands are fertile and rich in minerals. There are deposits of phosphate, guano, bauxite, and iron;... Read more
Yap Yap
Yap , state (1990 pop. 10,886), c.47 sq mi (121 sq km), in the W Caroline Islands , W Pacific. One of four states comprising the Federated States of Micronesia , the island group was formerly part of the U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Yap is a communications center, the principal... Read more
Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia independent nation (2005 est. pop. 108,000), c.271 sq mi (702 sq km), an island group in the W Pacific Ocean. It comprises four states: Kosrae, Pohnpei (formerly Ponape), Chuuk (formerly Truk), and Yap . The capital, Palikir, is on the island of Pohnpei. The... Read more
United States United States
United States officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and in area. It consists of 50 states and a federal district. The conterminous (excluding... Read more

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