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Micronesia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Micronesia, from the Greek mikros (μικρός) (meaning small) and nesos (νῆσος) (meaning island), is a subregion of Oceania, comprising hundreds of small islands in the ...
Federated States of Micronesia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Federated States of Micronesia is an island nation located in the Pacific Ocean, north of Papua New Guinea. The country is a sovereign state in free association with the United ...
Federated States of Micronesia - Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae
Dive into the heart of Exotic Micronesia. The official visitors site of the FSM Visitors Board and the States of Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae.

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Micronesia, one of the three major divisions (with Melanesia and Polynesia) of the Pacific Islands, encompassing more than 2000 islands in the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines, and for the most part north of the equator. Micronesia includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas, Guam, the Republic of Palau, the Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, and the Federated States of Micronesia. The islands have a total land area of 2,732 sq km (1,055 sq mi). Micronesia (Greek for “small islands”) consists mostly of atolls and small coral islands. Of the few volcanic islands, Guam is the largest, followed by Babelthuap in the Republic of Palau.