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Map of the islands of the Federated States of Micronesia. List of the islands of the Federated States of Micronesia, in the central and western Caroline Islands Archipelago of the Western Pacific Ocean. The islands are within the Micronesia cultural and ecological region of Oceania. There are 607 islands and islets in the Federated States of ...
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State Island Name Population [3]; 1994 2000 Chuuk State: Eot - 382 Ettal: 267 Fananu: 355 Fanapanges: 681 Fefen: 4,062 Fono 397 Houk: 451 Kutu: 873 Losap: 448 Lukunoch
Micronesia is a region in Oceania that includes approximately 2100 islands, with a total land area of 2,700 km 2 (1,000 sq mi), the largest of which is Guam, which covers 582 km 2 (225 sq mi).
The umbrella term Pacific Islands has taken on several meanings. [1] Sometimes it is used to refer only to the islands defined as lying within Oceania. [2] [3] [4] At other times, it is used to refer to the islands of the Pacific Ocean that were previously colonized by the British, French, Spaniards, Portuguese, Dutch, or Japanese, or by the United States.
The Federated States of Micronesia (/ ˌ m aɪ k r oʊ ˈ n iː ʒ ə / ⓘ; abbreviated FSM), or simply Micronesia, is an island country in Micronesia, a subregion of Oceania.The federation consists of four states—from west to east: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae—that span across the western Pacific just north of the equator, for a longitudinal distance of almost 2,700 km (1,700 mi).
Islands of the Federated States of Micronesia — in the Caroline Islands Archipelago, within the Micronesia region of Oceania. Subcategories This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
The list also includes two states in free association with New Zealand, the Cook Islands and Niue, as well as two states with limited diplomatic recognition which have de facto control over territories entirely on the islands, Northern Cyprus and Taiwan. [2] In total, 50 island countries have been included in the lists.