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This is a list of cities and towns in the Federated States of Micronesia. They are sorted here by state, and alphabetically They are sorted here by state, and alphabetically Chuuk (Truk) Islands
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 total ocean area within the perimeter of the islands is 7,400,000 km 2 (2,900,000 sq mi). [14]
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).
An enlargeable basic map of the Federated States of Micronesia. Pronunciation: / m aɪ k r ə ˈ n iː ʒ ə,-k r oʊ-,-ˈ n iː ʃ ə,-ˈ n iː z i ə / [2] [3] [4] Common English country name: Micronesia, Federated States
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
Palau, [a] officially the Republic of Palau, [b] [8] is an island country in the Micronesia subregion of Oceania in the western Pacific Ocean.The republic consists of approximately 340 islands and is the western part of the Caroline Islands, while the eastern and central parts make up the Federated States of Micronesia.
Kiribati is the country with the third highest prevalence of smoking in the world, with 54–57% of the population reported as smokers. [173] Due to this and other " lifestyle diseases ", such as type 2 diabetes , [ 174 ] there has been a drastic spike in amputations on the islands, doubling in a few years.
Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by area. This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies, ranked by total area, including land and water. This list includes entries that are not limited to those in the ISO 3166-1 standard, which covers sovereign states and dependent territories.