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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.7</span> <span>Geology</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Geology-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Fauna" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Fauna"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8</span> <span>Fauna</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Fauna-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Climate" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Climate"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.9</span> <span>Climate</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Climate-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-History" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#History"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>History</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-History-sublist" 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class="vector-toc-link" href="#Colonisation_and_conversion"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.3</span> <span>Colonisation and conversion</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Colonisation_and_conversion-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-German–Spanish_Treaty_of_1899" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#German–Spanish_Treaty_of_1899"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>German–Spanish Treaty of 1899</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-German–Spanish_Treaty_of_1899-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-20th_century" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#20th_century"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span>20th century</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-20th_century-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-21st_century" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#21st_century"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6</span> <span>21st century</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-21st_century-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-States_and_dependencies" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#States_and_dependencies"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>States and dependencies</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-States_and_dependencies-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle States and dependencies subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-States_and_dependencies-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Politics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Politics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Politics</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Politics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Economy" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Economy"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Economy</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Economy-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Demographics" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Demographics"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Demographics</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Demographics-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Demographics subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Demographics-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Indigenous_groups" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Indigenous_groups"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1</span> <span>Indigenous groups</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Indigenous_groups-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Micronesians" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Micronesians"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1.1</span> <span>Micronesians</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Micronesians-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Carolinian_people" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Carolinian_people"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1.1.1</span> <span>Carolinian people</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Carolinian_people-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Chamorro_people" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Chamorro_people"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1.1.2</span> <span>Chamorro people</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Chamorro_people-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Chuukese_people" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Chuukese_people"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1.1.3</span> <span>Chuukese people</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Chuukese_people-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Nauruan_people" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-4"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Nauruan_people"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1.1.4</span> <span>Nauruan people</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Nauruan_people-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Kaping_people" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Kaping_people"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1.2</span> <span>Kaping people</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Kaping_people-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Immigrant_groups" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Immigrant_groups"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Immigrant groups</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Immigrant_groups-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-East,_South,_and_Southeast_Asian_people" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#East,_South,_and_Southeast_Asian_people"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2.1</span> <span>East, South, and Southeast Asian people</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-East,_South,_and_Southeast_Asian_people-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-European_people" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#European_people"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2.2</span> <span>European people</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-European_people-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Languages" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Languages"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>Languages</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Languages-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Culture" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Culture"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Culture</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Culture-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon 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class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Cuisine" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Cuisine"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.4</span> <span>Cuisine</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Cuisine-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Education" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Education"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.5</span> <span>Education</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Education-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Law" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Law"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.6</span> <span>Law</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Law-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Media" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Media"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.7</span> <span>Media</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Media-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Music_and_dance" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Music_and_dance"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.8</span> <span>Music and dance</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Music_and_dance-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Sports" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Sports"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.9</span> <span>Sports</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Sports-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Religion_and_mythology" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Religion_and_mythology"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Religion and mythology</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Religion_and_mythology-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-References-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle References subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Citations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Citations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.1</span> <span>Citations</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Citations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-General_bibliography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#General_bibliography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.2</span> <span>General bibliography</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-General_bibliography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Further_reading" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Further_reading"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>Further reading</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Further_reading-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " 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href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikronesi%C3%AB" title="Mikronesië – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Mikronesië" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-als mw-list-item"><a href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikronesien" title="Mikronesien – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Mikronesien" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-am mw-list-item"><a href="https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%88%9B%E1%8B%AD%E1%8A%AD%E1%88%AE%E1%8A%94%E1%8B%A5%E1%8B%AB" title="ማይክሮኔዥያ – Amharic" lang="am" hreflang="am" data-title="ማይክሮኔዥያ" data-language-autonym="አማርኛ" data-language-local-name="Amharic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>አማርኛ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-anp mw-list-item"><a href="https://anp.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE" title="माइक्रोनेशिया – Angika" lang="anp" hreflang="anp" data-title="माइक्रोनेशिया" data-language-autonym="अंगिका" data-language-local-name="Angika" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>अंगिका</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7" title="ميكرونيسيا – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="ميكرونيسيا" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frp mw-list-item"><a href="https://frp.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micron%C3%A8sia" title="Micronèsia – Arpitan" lang="frp" hreflang="frp" data-title="Micronèsia" data-language-autonym="Arpetan" data-language-local-name="Arpitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Arpetan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronesia" title="Micronesia – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Micronesia" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikroneziya" title="Mikroneziya – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Mikroneziya" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE" title="মাইক্রোনেশিয়া – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="মাইক্রোনেশিয়া" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronesia" title="Micronesia – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Micronesia" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D1%96%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B7%D1%96%D1%8F" title="Мікранезія – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Мікранезія" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D1%96%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%8D%D0%B7%D1%96%D1%8F" title="Мікранэзія – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Мікранэзія" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronesia" title="Micronesia – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Micronesia" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Микронезия – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Микронезия" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bo mw-list-item"><a href="https://bo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BD%A6%E0%BE%B3%E0%BD%B2%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%81%E0%BD%BA%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A2%E0%BD%B2%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%93%E0%BD%B2%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%9E%E0%BD%B2%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A1%E0%BC%8D" title="སླི་ཁེ་རི་ནི་ཞི་ཡ། – Tibetan" lang="bo" hreflang="bo" data-title="སླི་ཁེ་རི་ནི་ཞི་ཡ།" data-language-autonym="བོད་ཡིག" data-language-local-name="Tibetan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>བོད་ཡིག</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikronezija" title="Mikronezija – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Mikronezija" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikronezia" title="Mikronezia – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Mikronezia" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micron%C3%A8sia" title="Micronèsia – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Micronèsia" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8" title="Микронези – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Микронези" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikron%C3%A9sie_(region)" title="Mikronésie (region) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Mikronésie (region)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ch mw-list-item"><a href="https://ch.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronesia" title="Micronesia – Chamorro" lang="ch" hreflang="ch" data-title="Micronesia" data-language-autonym="Chamoru" data-language-local-name="Chamorro" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Chamoru</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikronesien_(omr%C3%A5de)" title="Mikronesien (område) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Mikronesien (område)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikronesien" title="Mikronesien – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Mikronesien" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikroneesia" title="Mikroneesia – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Mikroneesia" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9C%CE%B9%CE%BA%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%BD%CE%B7%CF%83%CE%AF%CE%B1_(%CF%80%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%87%CE%AE)" title="Μικρονησία (περιοχή) – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Μικρονησία (περιοχή)" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronesia" title="Micronesia – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Micronesia" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikronezio" title="Mikronezio – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Mikronezio" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikronesia" title="Mikronesia – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Mikronesia" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B2%DB%8C" title="میکرونزی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="میکرونزی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fo mw-list-item"><a href="https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikronesia" title="Mikronesia – Faroese" lang="fo" hreflang="fo" data-title="Mikronesia" data-language-autonym="Føroyskt" data-language-local-name="Faroese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Føroyskt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micron%C3%A9sie_(r%C3%A9gion)" title="Micronésie (région) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Micronésie (région)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikroneezje_(eilannekloft)" title="Mikroneezje (eilannekloft) – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Mikroneezje (eilannekloft)" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_Mhicrin%C3%A9is" title="An Mhicrinéis – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="An Mhicrinéis" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronesia" title="Micronesia – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Micronesia" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%AF%B8%ED%81%AC%EB%A1%9C%EB%84%A4%EC%8B%9C%EC%95%84" title="미크로네시아 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="미크로네시아" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%84%D5%AB%D5%AF%D6%80%D5%B8%D5%B6%D5%A5%D5%A6%D5%AB%D5%A1" title="Միկրոնեզիա – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Միկրոնեզիա" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE" title="माइक्रोनीशिया – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="माइक्रोनीशिया" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikronezija" title="Mikronezija – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Mikronezija" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikronesia" title="Mikronesia – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Mikronesia" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikronesia" title="Mikronesia – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Mikronesia" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronesia" title="Micronesia – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Micronesia" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%ADkr%C3%B3nes%C3%ADa_(sv%C3%A6%C3%B0i)" title="Míkrónesía (svæði) – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Míkrónesía (svæði)" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronesia" title="Micronesia – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Micronesia" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%A7%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%96%D7%99%D7%94_(%D7%90%D7%96%D7%95%D7%A8)" title="מיקרונזיה (אזור) – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מיקרונזיה (אזור)" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikron%C3%A9sia" title="Mikronésia – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Mikronésia" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%AE%E0%B3%88%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8B%E0%B2%A8%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%B7%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%BE" title="ಮೈಕ್ರೋನೇಷ್ಯಾ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಮೈಕ್ರೋನೇಷ್ಯಾ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pam mw-list-item"><a href="https://pam.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronesia" title="Micronesia – Pampanga" lang="pam" hreflang="pam" data-title="Micronesia" data-language-autonym="Kapampangan" data-language-local-name="Pampanga" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kapampangan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9B%E1%83%98%E1%83%99%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%94%E1%83%96%E1%83%98%E1%83%90" title="მიკრონეზია – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="მიკრონეზია" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Микронезия – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Микронезия" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikronesia" title="Mikronesia – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Mikronesia" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-avk mw-list-item"><a href="https://avk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikronesia" title="Mikronesia – Kotava" lang="avk" hreflang="avk" data-title="Mikronesia" data-language-autonym="Kotava" data-language-local-name="Kotava" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kotava</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gcr mw-list-item"><a href="https://gcr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikron%C3%A9zi" title="Mikronézi – Guianan Creole" lang="gcr" hreflang="gcr" data-title="Mikronézi" data-language-autonym="Kriyòl gwiyannen" data-language-local-name="Guianan Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kriyòl gwiyannen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Микронезия – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Микронезия" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mrj mw-list-item"><a href="https://mrj.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8" title="Микронези – Western Mari" lang="mrj" hreflang="mrj" data-title="Микронези" data-language-autonym="Кырык мары" data-language-local-name="Western Mari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кырык мары</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronesia" title="Micronesia – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Micronesia" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikron%C4%93zija_(re%C4%A3ions)" title="Mikronēzija (reģions) – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Mikronēzija (reģions)" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikronesien" title="Mikronesien – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="Mikronesien" data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikronezija" title="Mikronezija – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Mikronezija" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronesi%C3%AB" title="Micronesië – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Micronesië" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lfn mw-list-item"><a href="https://lfn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronesia" title="Micronesia – Lingua Franca Nova" lang="lfn" hreflang="lfn" data-title="Micronesia" data-language-autonym="Lingua Franca Nova" data-language-local-name="Lingua Franca Nova" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lingua Franca Nova</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikron%C3%A9zia" title="Mikronézia – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Mikronézia" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0" title="Микронезија – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Микронезија" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikr%C3%B4nezia_(faritra)" title="Mikrônezia (faritra) – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Mikrônezia (faritra)" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mt mw-list-item"><a href="https://mt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikronesja" title="Mikronesja – Maltese" lang="mt" hreflang="mt" data-title="Mikronesja" data-language-autonym="Malti" data-language-local-name="Maltese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mi mw-list-item"><a href="https://mi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maikoronihia" title="Maikoronihia – Māori" lang="mi" hreflang="mi" data-title="Maikoronihia" data-language-autonym="Māori" data-language-local-name="Māori" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Māori</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE" title="मायक्रोनेशिया – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="मायक्रोनेशिया" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9B%E1%83%98%E1%83%99%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%94%E1%83%96%E1%83%98%E1%83%90" title="მიკრონეზია – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="მიკრონეზია" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikronesia" title="Mikronesia – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Mikronesia" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mni mw-list-item"><a href="https://mni.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%AF%83%EA%AF%A5%EA%AF%A2%EA%AF%80%EA%AF%AD%EA%AF%94%EA%AF%A3%EA%AF%85%EA%AF%A6%EA%AF%81%EA%AF%A4%EA%AF%8C%EA%AF%A5" title="ꯃꯥꯢꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯅꯦꯁꯤꯌꯥ – Manipuri" lang="mni" hreflang="mni" data-title="ꯃꯥꯢꯀ꯭ꯔꯣꯅꯦꯁꯤꯌꯥ" data-language-autonym="ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ" data-language-local-name="Manipuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ꯃꯤꯇꯩ ꯂꯣꯟ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-min mw-list-item"><a href="https://min.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikronesia" title="Mikronesia – Minangkabau" lang="min" hreflang="min" data-title="Mikronesia" data-language-autonym="Minangkabau" data-language-local-name="Minangkabau" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Minangkabau</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronesi%C3%AB_(eilandengroep)" title="Micronesië (eilandengroep) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Micronesië (eilandengroep)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds-nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikronesi%C3%AB" title="Mikronesië – Low Saxon" lang="nds-NL" hreflang="nds-NL" data-title="Mikronesië" data-language-autonym="Nedersaksies" data-language-local-name="Low Saxon" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nedersaksies</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9F%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD%E3%83%8D%E3%82%B7%E3%82%A2" title="ミクロネシア – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ミクロネシア" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikroneesien" title="Mikroneesien – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Mikroneesien" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikronesia" title="Mikronesia – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Mikronesia" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikronesia" title="Mikronesia – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Mikronesia" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikroneziya_(orollar)" title="Mikroneziya (orollar) – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Mikroneziya (orollar)" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%88%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%8D%E0%A8%B0%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%A8%E0%A9%87%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BC%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%86" title="ਮਾਈਕ੍ਰੋਨੇਸ਼ੀਆ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਮਾਈਕ੍ਰੋਨੇਸ਼ੀਆ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pi mw-list-item"><a href="https://pi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE" title="मैक्रोनीशिया – Pali" lang="pi" hreflang="pi" data-title="मैक्रोनीशिया" data-language-autonym="पालि" data-language-local-name="Pali" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>पालि</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ami mw-list-item"><a href="https://ami.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoronisiya" title="Mikoronisiya – Amis" lang="ami" hreflang="ami" data-title="Mikoronisiya" data-language-autonym="Pangcah" data-language-local-name="Amis" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Pangcah</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A6%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B4%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="مائیکرونیشیا – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="مائیکرونیشیا" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tpi mw-list-item"><a href="https://tpi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maikronisia" title="Maikronisia – Tok Pisin" lang="tpi" hreflang="tpi" data-title="Maikronisia" data-language-autonym="Tok Pisin" data-language-local-name="Tok Pisin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tok Pisin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nds mw-list-item"><a href="https://nds.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikronesien_(Inselbulten)" title="Mikronesien (Inselbulten) – Low German" lang="nds" hreflang="nds" data-title="Mikronesien (Inselbulten)" data-language-autonym="Plattdüütsch" data-language-local-name="Low German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Plattdüütsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikronezja_(wyspy)" title="Mikronezja (wyspy) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Mikronezja (wyspy)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micron%C3%A9sia" title="Micronésia – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Micronésia" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kaa mw-list-item"><a href="https://kaa.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikroneziya" title="Mikroneziya – Kara-Kalpak" lang="kaa" hreflang="kaa" data-title="Mikroneziya" data-language-autonym="Qaraqalpaqsha" data-language-local-name="Kara-Kalpak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Qaraqalpaqsha</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronezia" title="Micronezia – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Micronezia" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Микронезия – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Микронезия" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sm mw-list-item"><a href="https://sm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoronisia" title="Mikoronisia – Samoan" lang="sm" hreflang="sm" data-title="Mikoronisia" data-language-autonym="Gagana Samoa" data-language-local-name="Samoan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gagana Samoa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sa mw-list-item"><a href="https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE" title="मैक्रोनीशिया – Sanskrit" lang="sa" hreflang="sa" data-title="मैक्रोनीशिया" data-language-autonym="संस्कृतम्" data-language-local-name="Sanskrit" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>संस्कृतम्</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sc mw-list-item"><a href="https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micron%C3%A8sia" title="Micronèsia – Sardinian" lang="sc" hreflang="sc" data-title="Micronèsia" data-language-autonym="Sardu" data-language-local-name="Sardinian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Sardu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronesie" title="Micronesie – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Micronesie" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%B8%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%8A%E2%80%8D%E0%B6%BB%E0%B7%9C%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%93%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%92%E0%B6%BA%E0%B7%8F%E0%B7%80" title="මයික්‍රොනීසියාව – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="මයික්‍රොනීසියාව" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micronesia" title="Micronesia – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Micronesia" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sd mw-list-item"><a href="https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A6%DA%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%A7" title="مائڪرونيشيا – Sindhi" lang="sd" hreflang="sd" data-title="مائڪرونيشيا" data-language-autonym="سنڌي" data-language-local-name="Sindhi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>سنڌي</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikron%C3%A9zia_(regi%C3%B3n)" title="Mikronézia (región) – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Mikronézia (región)" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikronezija" title="Mikronezija – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Mikronezija" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%86%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="مایکرۆنیزیا – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="مایکرۆنیزیا" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0" title="Микронезија – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Микронезија" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikronezija" title="Mikronezija – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Mikronezija" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikronesia" title="Mikronesia – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Mikronesia" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikronesien" title="Mikronesien – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Mikronesien" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a 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<div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Subregion of Oceania</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about the geographical region of Micronesia. For the sovereign state, see <a href="/wiki/Federated_States_of_Micronesia" title="Federated States of Micronesia">Federated States of Micronesia</a>.</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Not to be confused with <a href="/wiki/Macaronesia" title="Macaronesia">Macaronesia</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Oceania_UN_Geoscheme_-_Map_with_Zones.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Oceania_UN_Geoscheme_-_Map_with_Zones.svg/300px-Oceania_UN_Geoscheme_-_Map_with_Zones.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Oceania_UN_Geoscheme_-_Map_with_Zones.svg/450px-Oceania_UN_Geoscheme_-_Map_with_Zones.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Oceania_UN_Geoscheme_-_Map_with_Zones.svg/600px-Oceania_UN_Geoscheme_-_Map_with_Zones.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="520" /></a><figcaption>Subregions (<a href="/wiki/Melanesia" title="Melanesia">Melanesia</a>, <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Micronesia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Polynesia" title="Polynesia">Polynesia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Australasia" title="Australasia">Australasia</a>), as well as sovereign and dependent islands of <a href="/wiki/Oceania" title="Oceania">Oceania</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pacific_Culture_Areas_(Philippines%2BVanuatu_Correction).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Pacific_Culture_Areas_%28Philippines%2BVanuatu_Correction%29.svg/300px-Pacific_Culture_Areas_%28Philippines%2BVanuatu_Correction%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="211" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Pacific_Culture_Areas_%28Philippines%2BVanuatu_Correction%29.svg/450px-Pacific_Culture_Areas_%28Philippines%2BVanuatu_Correction%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Pacific_Culture_Areas_%28Philippines%2BVanuatu_Correction%29.svg/600px-Pacific_Culture_Areas_%28Philippines%2BVanuatu_Correction%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="720" /></a><figcaption>Micronesia is one of three major cultural areas of the <a href="/wiki/List_of_islands_in_the_Pacific_Ocean" title="List of islands in the Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean islands</a>, along with <a href="/wiki/Melanesia" title="Melanesia">Melanesia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Polynesia" title="Polynesia">Polynesia</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mapa_Micronesia.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Mapa_Micronesia.png/300px-Mapa_Micronesia.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="251" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Mapa_Micronesia.png/450px-Mapa_Micronesia.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Mapa_Micronesia.png/600px-Mapa_Micronesia.png 2x" data-file-width="952" data-file-height="796" /></a><figcaption>Outline of sovereign (dark orange) and dependent islands (bright orange)</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Micronesia</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small"><a href="/wiki/British_English" title="British English">UK</a>: </span><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˌ/: secondary stress follows">ˌ</span><span title="'m' in 'my'">m</span><span title="/aɪ/: 'i' in 'tide'">aɪ</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="'r' in 'rye'">r</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span><span title="/iː/: 'ee' in 'fleece'">iː</span><span title="'z' in 'zoom'">z</span><span title="/i/: 'y' in 'happy'">i</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span></span>/</a></span></span>, <span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991"><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small"><a href="/wiki/American_English" title="American English">US</a>: </span><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/-<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span><span title="/iː/: 'ee' in 'fleece'">iː</span><span title="/ʒ/: 's' in 'pleasure'">ʒ</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span></span>/</a></span></span>)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a <a href="/wiki/Subregion" title="Subregion">subregion</a> of <a href="/wiki/Oceania" title="Oceania">Oceania</a>, consisting of approximately 2,000 small islands in the Northwestern <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific Ocean</a>. It has a close shared cultural history with three other island regions: <a href="/wiki/Maritime_Southeast_Asia" title="Maritime Southeast Asia">Maritime Southeast Asia</a> to the west, <a href="/wiki/Polynesia" title="Polynesia">Polynesia</a> to the east, and <a href="/wiki/Melanesia" title="Melanesia">Melanesia</a> to the south—as well as with the wider community of <a href="/wiki/Austronesian_peoples" title="Austronesian peoples">Austronesian peoples</a>. </p><p>The region has a <a href="/wiki/Tropical_marine_climate" title="Tropical marine climate">tropical marine climate</a> and is part of the <a href="/wiki/Oceanian_realm" title="Oceanian realm">Oceanian realm</a>. It includes four main <a href="/wiki/Archipelago" title="Archipelago">archipelagos</a>—the <a href="/wiki/Caroline_Islands" title="Caroline Islands">Caroline Islands</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Islands" title="Gilbert Islands">Gilbert Islands</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Mariana_Islands" title="Mariana Islands">Mariana Islands</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands" title="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</a> — as well as numerous islands that are not part of any archipelago. </p><p>Political control of areas within Micronesia varies depending on the island, and is distributed among six sovereign nations. Some of the Caroline Islands are part of the <a href="/wiki/Palau" title="Palau">Republic of Palau</a> and some are part of the <a href="/wiki/Federated_States_of_Micronesia" title="Federated States of Micronesia">Federated States of Micronesia</a> (often shortened to "FSM" or "Micronesia"—not to be confused with the identical name for the overall region). The <a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Islands" title="Gilbert Islands">Gilbert Islands</a> (along with the <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Islands" title="Phoenix Islands">Phoenix Islands</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Line_Islands" title="Line Islands">Line Islands</a> in Polynesia) comprise the Republic of <a href="/wiki/Kiribati" title="Kiribati">Kiribati</a>. The Mariana Islands are affiliated with the United States; some of them belong to the <a href="/wiki/Territories_of_the_United_States" title="Territories of the United States">U.S. Territory</a> of <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a> and the rest belong to the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_(U.S._insular_area)" title="Commonwealth (U.S. insular area)">U.S. Commonwealth</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="Northern Mariana Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</a>. The island of <a href="/wiki/Nauru" title="Nauru">Nauru</a> is its own sovereign nation. The <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands" title="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</a> all belong to the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The sovereignty of <a href="/wiki/Wake_Island" title="Wake Island">Wake Island</a> is contested: it is claimed both by the United States and by the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The United States has actual possession of Wake Island, which is under the immediate administration of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a>. </p><p>Notwithstanding the fact that the notion of "Micronesia" has been quite well established since 1832 and has been used ever since, by most popular works, this set does not correspond to any geomorphological, archaeological, linguistic, ethnic or cultural unity, but on the contrary represents a disparate ensemble, with no real deep unity. In fact, "Micronesian people" does not exist as a subset of the sea-migrating <a href="/wiki/Austronesian_peoples" title="Austronesian peoples">Austronesian people</a>, who may also include the <a href="/wiki/Polynesians" title="Polynesians">Polynesian</a> people and the hypothetical <a href="/wiki/Australo-Melanesian" title="Australo-Melanesian">Australo-Melanesian</a> or "<a href="/wiki/Melanesia" title="Melanesia">Melanesian</a> people".<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Human settlement of Micronesia began several millennia ago.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKirch2001167_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKirch2001167-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Based on the current scientific consensus, the Austronesian peoples originated from a <a href="/wiki/Early_human_migrations" title="Early human migrations">prehistoric seaborne migration</a>, known as the <a href="/wiki/Austronesian_peoples#Migration_from_Taiwan" title="Austronesian peoples">Austronesian expansion</a>, from pre-<a href="/wiki/Han_Chinese" title="Han Chinese">Han</a> <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Formosa</a>, at around 3000 to 1500 BCE. Austronesians reached the northernmost <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>, specifically the <a href="/wiki/Batanes" title="Batanes">Batanes Islands</a>, by around 2200 BCE. Austronesians were the first people to invent oceangoing sailing technologies (notably <a href="/wiki/Catamaran" title="Catamaran">catamarans</a>, <a href="/wiki/Outrigger_boat" title="Outrigger boat">outrigger boats</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lashed-lug" class="mw-redirect" title="Lashed-lug">lashed-lug</a> <a href="/wiki/Boat_building" title="Boat building">boat building</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Crab_claw_sail" title="Crab claw sail">crab claw sail</a>), which enabled their rapid dispersal into the islands of the <a href="/wiki/Indo-Pacific" title="Indo-Pacific">Indo-Pacific</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Doran1981_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Doran1981-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Dierking2007_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dierking2007-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Horridge1986_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Horridge1986-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From 2000 BCE they assimilated (or were assimilated by) the earlier populations on the islands in their migration pathway.<sup id="cite_ref-Bellwood1988_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bellwood1988-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Bellwood_1991_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bellwood_1991-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-hill&serjeanston1989_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hill&serjeanston1989-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Bellwood2006_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bellwood2006-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-blench2012_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-blench2012-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The earliest known contact of Europeans with Micronesia was in 1521, when <a href="/wiki/Magellan_expedition" title="Magellan expedition">Magellan expedition</a> landed in the <a href="/wiki/Mariana_Islands" title="Mariana Islands">Marianas</a>. <a href="/wiki/Jules_Dumont_d%27Urville" title="Jules Dumont d'Urville">Jules Dumont d'Urville</a> is usually credited with coining the term "Micronesia" in 1832, but in fact, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Louis_Domeny_de_Rienzi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Louis Domeny de Rienzi (page does not exist)">Louis Domeny de Rienzi</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Domeny_de_Rienzi" class="extiw" title="fr:Louis Domeny de Rienzi">fr</a>]</span> used this term a year earlier.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERainbird20046_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERainbird20046-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Micronesia is a region in Oceania that includes approximately 2100 islands, with a total land area of 2,700 km<sup>2</sup> (1,000 sq mi), the largest of which is <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a>, which covers 582 km<sup>2</sup> (225 sq mi). The total ocean area within the perimeter of the islands is 7,400,000 km<sup>2</sup> (2,900,000 sq mi).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKirch2001165_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKirch2001165-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are four main island groups in Micronesia: </p> <ul><li>the <a href="/wiki/Caroline_Islands" title="Caroline Islands">Caroline Islands</a> (<a href="/wiki/Federated_States_of_Micronesia" title="Federated States of Micronesia">Federated States of Micronesia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Palau" title="Palau">Palau</a>)</li> <li>the <a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Islands" title="Gilbert Islands">Gilbert Islands</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kiribati" title="Kiribati">Kiribati</a>)</li> <li>the <a href="/wiki/Mariana_Islands" title="Mariana Islands">Mariana Islands</a> (<a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="Northern Mariana Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</a> and <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a>, US)</li> <li>the <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands" title="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</a></li></ul> <p>This does not include the separate island nation of <a href="/wiki/Nauru" title="Nauru">Nauru</a>, along with other distinctly separate islands and smaller island groups. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Caroline_Islands">Caroline Islands</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Caroline Islands"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Caroline_Islands" title="Caroline Islands">Caroline Islands</a> are a widely scattered <a href="/wiki/Archipelago" title="Archipelago">archipelago</a> consisting of about 500 small <a href="/wiki/Coral_island" title="Coral island">coral islands</a>, north of <a href="/wiki/New_Guinea" title="New Guinea">New Guinea</a> and east of the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>. The Carolines consist of two nations: the <a href="/wiki/Federated_States_of_Micronesia" title="Federated States of Micronesia">Federated States of Micronesia</a>, consisting of approximately 600 islands on the eastern side of the chain with <a href="/wiki/Kosrae" title="Kosrae">Kosrae</a> being the most eastern; and <a href="/wiki/Palau" title="Palau">Palau</a> consisting of 250 islands on the western side. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Gilbert_Islands">Gilbert Islands</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Gilbert Islands"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:South_Tarawa_from_the_air.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/South_Tarawa_from_the_air.jpg/220px-South_Tarawa_from_the_air.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="115" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/South_Tarawa_from_the_air.jpg/330px-South_Tarawa_from_the_air.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/South_Tarawa_from_the_air.jpg/440px-South_Tarawa_from_the_air.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="1569" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Tarawa_Atoll" class="mw-redirect" title="Tarawa Atoll">Tarawa Atoll</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Islands" title="Gilbert Islands">Gilbert Islands</a> are a chain of sixteen <a href="/wiki/Atoll" title="Atoll">atolls</a> and coral islands, arranged in an approximate north-to-south line. In a geographical sense, the <a href="/wiki/Equator" title="Equator">equator</a> serves as the dividing line between the northern Gilbert Islands and the southern Gilbert Islands. The <a href="/wiki/Kiribati" title="Kiribati">Republic of Kiribati</a> contains all of the Gilberts, including the island of <a href="/wiki/Tarawa" title="Tarawa">Tarawa</a>, the site of the country's capital. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mariana_Islands">Mariana Islands</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Mariana Islands"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Suicide_Cliff_in_Saipan_3.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Suicide_Cliff_in_Saipan_3.JPG/220px-Suicide_Cliff_in_Saipan_3.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Suicide_Cliff_in_Saipan_3.JPG/330px-Suicide_Cliff_in_Saipan_3.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Suicide_Cliff_in_Saipan_3.JPG/440px-Suicide_Cliff_in_Saipan_3.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1080" /></a><figcaption>Mount Marpi in <a href="/wiki/Saipan" class="mw-redirect" title="Saipan">Saipan</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Mariana_Islands" title="Mariana Islands">Mariana Islands</a> are an arc-shaped <a href="/wiki/Archipelago" title="Archipelago">archipelago</a> made up by the summits of fifteen volcanic mountains. The island chain arises as a result of the western edge of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Plate" class="mw-redirect" title="Pacific Plate">Pacific Plate</a> moving westward and plunging downward below the <a href="/wiki/Mariana_plate" title="Mariana plate">Mariana plate</a>, a region that is the most volcanically active convergent plate boundary on Earth. The Marianas were politically divided in 1898, when the United States acquired title to <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a> under the <a href="/wiki/Treaty_of_Paris_(1898)" title="Treaty of Paris (1898)">Treaty of Paris, 1898</a>, which ended the <a href="/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War" title="Spanish–American War">Spanish–American War</a>. Spain then sold the remaining northerly islands to <a href="/wiki/German_Empire" title="German Empire">Germany</a> in 1899. Germany lost all of her colonies at the end of <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="Northern Mariana Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</a> became a <a href="/wiki/League_of_Nations" title="League of Nations">League of Nations</a> Mandate, with <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> as the mandatory. After <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, the islands were transferred into the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a> <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Trust_Territories" class="mw-redirect" title="United Nations Trust Territories">Trust Territory</a> System, with the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> as Trustee. In 1976, the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States entered into a covenant of political union under which commonwealth status was granted the Northern Mariana Islands and its residents received United States citizenship. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Marshall_Islands">Marshall Islands</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Marshall Islands"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Laura_beach_n_tree_(170671778).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Laura_beach_n_tree_%28170671778%29.jpg/220px-Laura_beach_n_tree_%28170671778%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Laura_beach_n_tree_%28170671778%29.jpg/330px-Laura_beach_n_tree_%28170671778%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Laura_beach_n_tree_%28170671778%29.jpg/440px-Laura_beach_n_tree_%28170671778%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="896" data-file-height="672" /></a><figcaption>Beach scenery at <a href="/wiki/Laura,_Marshall_Islands" title="Laura, Marshall Islands">Laura</a>, <a href="/wiki/Majuro" title="Majuro">Majuro</a>, Marshall Islands</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands" title="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</a> are located north of <a href="/wiki/Nauru" title="Nauru">Nauru</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kiribati" title="Kiribati">Kiribati</a>, east of the <a href="/wiki/Federated_States_of_Micronesia" title="Federated States of Micronesia">Federated States of Micronesia</a>, and south of the U.S. territory of <a href="/wiki/Wake_Island" title="Wake Island">Wake Island</a>. The islands consist of 29 low-lying <a href="/wiki/Atoll" title="Atoll">atolls</a> and 5 isolated islands,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> comprising 1,156 individual islands and <a href="/wiki/Islet" title="Islet">islets</a>. The atolls and islands form two groups: the <a href="/wiki/Ratak_Chain" class="mw-redirect" title="Ratak Chain">Ratak Chain</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Ralik_Chain" class="mw-redirect" title="Ralik Chain">Ralik Chain</a> (meaning "sunrise" and "sunset" chains). All the islands in the chain are part of the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_the_Marshall_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic of the Marshall Islands">Republic of the Marshall Islands</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Presidential_system" title="Presidential system">presidential</a> <a href="/wiki/Republic" title="Republic">republic</a> in <a href="/wiki/Associated_state" title="Associated state">free association</a> with the United States. Having few natural resources, the islands' wealth is based on a <a href="/wiki/Service_economy" title="Service economy">service economy</a>, as well as some <a href="/wiki/Fishing" title="Fishing">fishing</a> and <a href="/wiki/Agriculture" title="Agriculture">agriculture</a>. Of the 29 atolls, 24 of them are inhabited. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Bikini_Atoll" title="Bikini Atoll">Bikini Atoll</a> is an atoll in the Marshall Islands. There are 23 islands in the Bikini Atoll. The islands of Bokonijien, Aerokojlol and part of Nam were destroyed during nuclear tests that occurred there.<sup id="cite_ref-facts_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-facts-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The islands are composed of low coral limestone and sand.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The average elevation is only about 2.1 metres (7 ft) above low tide level.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 210px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 205px; height: 205px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Castle_Bravo_Blast.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Image of the Castle Bravo nuclear test, detonated on 1 March 1954, at Bikini Atoll"><img alt="Image of the Castle Bravo nuclear test, detonated on 1 March 1954, at Bikini Atoll" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Castle_Bravo_Blast.jpg/175px-Castle_Bravo_Blast.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Castle_Bravo_Blast.jpg/263px-Castle_Bravo_Blast.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Castle_Bravo_Blast.jpg/350px-Castle_Bravo_Blast.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Image of the <a href="/wiki/Castle_Bravo" title="Castle Bravo">Castle Bravo</a> nuclear test, detonated on 1 March 1954, at <a href="/wiki/Bikini_Atoll" title="Bikini Atoll">Bikini Atoll</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 210px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 205px; height: 205px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cross_spikes_club.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="An illustration of the Cross Spikes Club[20] of the US Navy on Bikini Atoll, one of several Marshall Islands used for atomic bomb tests."><img alt="An illustration of the Cross Spikes Club[20] of the US Navy on Bikini Atoll, one of several Marshall Islands used for atomic bomb tests." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Cross_spikes_club.jpg/175px-Cross_spikes_club.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Cross_spikes_club.jpg/263px-Cross_spikes_club.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Cross_spikes_club.jpg/350px-Cross_spikes_club.jpg 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="393" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">An illustration of the Cross Spikes Club<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of the US Navy on <a href="/wiki/Bikini_Atoll" title="Bikini Atoll">Bikini Atoll</a>, one of several Marshall Islands used for <a href="/wiki/Bikini_atomic_experiments" class="mw-redirect" title="Bikini atomic experiments">atomic bomb tests</a>.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 210px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 205px; height: 205px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kili_Island_-_NASA_Astronaut_Photography.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Kili Island is one of the smallest islands in the Marshall Islands."><img alt="Kili Island is one of the smallest islands in the Marshall Islands." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Kili_Island_-_NASA_Astronaut_Photography.png/175px-Kili_Island_-_NASA_Astronaut_Photography.png" decoding="async" width="175" height="131" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Kili_Island_-_NASA_Astronaut_Photography.png/263px-Kili_Island_-_NASA_Astronaut_Photography.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Kili_Island_-_NASA_Astronaut_Photography.png/350px-Kili_Island_-_NASA_Astronaut_Photography.png 2x" data-file-width="702" data-file-height="524" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Kili_Island" title="Kili Island">Kili Island</a> is one of the smallest islands in the <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands" title="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</a>.</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nauru">Nauru</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Nauru"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Nauru" title="Nauru">Nauru</a> is an oval-shaped <a href="/wiki/Island_country" title="Island country">island country</a> in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, 42 km (26 mi) south of the <a href="/wiki/Equator" title="Equator">Equator</a>, listed as the <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_area" class="mw-redirect" title="List of countries by area">world's smallest republic</a>, covering just 21 km<sup>2</sup> (8 sq mi).<sup id="cite_ref-CIA_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CIA-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With 12,511 residents, it is the third <a href="/wiki/List_of_countries_by_population" class="mw-redirect" title="List of countries by population">least-populated country</a>, after <a href="/wiki/Vatican_City" title="Vatican City">Vatican City</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tuvalu" title="Tuvalu">Tuvalu</a>. The island is surrounded by a coral reef, which is exposed at low tide and dotted with pinnacles.<sup id="cite_ref-state_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-state-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The presence of the reef has prevented the establishment of a <a href="/wiki/Seaport" class="mw-redirect" title="Seaport">seaport</a>, although <a href="/wiki/Canals_in_Nauru" title="Canals in Nauru">channels</a> in the reef allow small boats access to the island.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A fertile coastal strip 150 to 300 m (490 to 980 ft) wide lies inland from the beach.<sup id="cite_ref-state_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-state-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 210px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 205px; height: 205px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Aerial_view_of_Nauru.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Aerial view of Nauru"><img alt="Aerial view of Nauru" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Aerial_view_of_Nauru.jpg/175px-Aerial_view_of_Nauru.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Aerial_view_of_Nauru.jpg/263px-Aerial_view_of_Nauru.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/Aerial_view_of_Nauru.jpg/350px-Aerial_view_of_Nauru.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1173" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Aerial view of Nauru</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 210px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 205px; height: 205px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nauru_Denigomodu-Nibok.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Nauruan districts of Denigomodu and Nibok"><img alt="Nauruan districts of Denigomodu and Nibok" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Nauru_Denigomodu-Nibok.jpg/175px-Nauru_Denigomodu-Nibok.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Nauru_Denigomodu-Nibok.jpg/263px-Nauru_Denigomodu-Nibok.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Nauru_Denigomodu-Nibok.jpg/350px-Nauru_Denigomodu-Nibok.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="872" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Nauruan districts of <a href="/wiki/Denigomodu" class="mw-redirect" title="Denigomodu">Denigomodu</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nibok" class="mw-redirect" title="Nibok">Nibok</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wake_Island">Wake Island</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Wake Island"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Wake_Island" title="Wake Island">Wake Island</a> is a coral atoll with a coastline of 19 km (12 mi) just north of the <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands" title="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</a>. It is an <a href="/wiki/Territories_of_the_United_States#Minor_Outlying_Islands" title="Territories of the United States">unorganized</a>, <a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_territory" class="mw-redirect" title="Unincorporated territory">unincorporated territory</a> of the United States. Access to the island is restricted and all activities on the island are managed by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a>. While geographically adjacent, it is not ethnoculturally part of Micronesia, due to its historical lack of human inhabitation.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Micronesians may have possibly visited Wake Island in prehistoric times to harvest fish, but there is nothing to suggest any kind of settlement.<sup id="cite_ref-sprep_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sprep-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional center"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 210px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 205px; height: 205px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wake_Island_by_Agate.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Wake Island as depicted by the United States Exploring Expedition, drawn by Alfred Thomas Agate"><img alt="Wake Island as depicted by the United States Exploring Expedition, drawn by Alfred Thomas Agate" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Wake_Island_by_Agate.jpg/175px-Wake_Island_by_Agate.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Wake_Island_by_Agate.jpg/263px-Wake_Island_by_Agate.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Wake_Island_by_Agate.jpg/350px-Wake_Island_by_Agate.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="287" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Wake Island as depicted by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Exploring_Expedition" title="United States Exploring Expedition">United States Exploring Expedition</a>, drawn by <a href="/wiki/Alfred_Thomas_Agate" title="Alfred Thomas Agate">Alfred Thomas Agate</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 210px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 205px; height: 205px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wake_Island_air.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Aerial view Wake Island, looking westward"><img alt="Aerial view Wake Island, looking westward" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Wake_Island_air.JPG/175px-Wake_Island_air.JPG" decoding="async" width="175" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Wake_Island_air.JPG/263px-Wake_Island_air.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Wake_Island_air.JPG/350px-Wake_Island_air.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1965" data-file-height="889" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Aerial view Wake Island, looking westward</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Geology">Geology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Geology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs expansion</b>. You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">December 2013</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The majority of the islands in the area are part of a <a href="/wiki/Atoll" title="Atoll">coral atoll</a>. Coral atolls begin as <a href="/wiki/Coral_reefs" class="mw-redirect" title="Coral reefs">coral reefs</a> that grow on the slopes of a central <a href="/wiki/Volcano" title="Volcano">volcano</a>. When the volcano sinks back down into the sea, the coral continues to grow, keeping the reef at or above water level. One exception is <a href="/wiki/Pohnpei_State" title="Pohnpei State">Pohnpei</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Federated_States_of_Micronesia" title="Federated States of Micronesia">Federated States of Micronesia</a>, which still has the central volcano and coral reefs around it. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fauna">Fauna</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Fauna"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main articles: <a href="/wiki/List_of_mammals_of_Micronesia" title="List of mammals of Micronesia">List of mammals of Micronesia</a> and <a href="/wiki/List_of_birds_of_Micronesia" class="mw-redirect" title="List of birds of Micronesia">List of birds of Micronesia</a></div><p>The <a href="/wiki/Yap" title="Yap">Yap Islands</a> host a number of endemic bird species, including the <a href="/wiki/Yap_monarch" title="Yap monarch">Yap monarch</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Rukia" title="Rukia">Olive white-eye</a>, in addition to four other restricted-range bird species.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The endangered <a href="/wiki/Yap_flying_fox" class="mw-redirect" title="Yap flying fox">Yap flying-fox</a>, though often considered a subspecies of the Pelew flying fox or the <a href="/wiki/Mariana_fruit_bat" title="Mariana fruit bat">Mariana fruit bat</a>, is also endemic to Yap.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SpinnerDolphinsoffKauai_1999-03-15.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/SpinnerDolphinsoffKauai_1999-03-15.jpg/220px-SpinnerDolphinsoffKauai_1999-03-15.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/SpinnerDolphinsoffKauai_1999-03-15.jpg/330px-SpinnerDolphinsoffKauai_1999-03-15.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/SpinnerDolphinsoffKauai_1999-03-15.jpg/440px-SpinnerDolphinsoffKauai_1999-03-15.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3601" data-file-height="2351" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Spinner_dolphin" title="Spinner dolphin">Spinner dolphins</a></figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Expand_section plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="[icon]" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/20px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/30px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg/40px-Wiki_letter_w_cropped.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="31" /></a></span></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs expansion</b>. You can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=">adding to it</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">December 2013</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Climate">Climate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The region has a <a href="/wiki/Tropical_marine_climate" title="Tropical marine climate">tropical marine climate</a> moderated by seasonal northeast <a href="/wiki/Trade_winds" title="Trade winds">trade winds</a>. There is little seasonal temperature variation. The dry season runs from December or January to June and the rainy season from July to November or December. Because of the location of some islands, the rainy season can sometimes include <a href="/wiki/Typhoon" title="Typhoon">typhoons</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia" title="History of the Federated States of Micronesia">History of the Federated States of Micronesia</a> and <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Marshall_Islands" title="History of the Marshall Islands">History of the Marshall Islands</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Prehistory">Prehistory<span class="anchor" id="Pre-history"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Prehistory"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Austronesian_peoples" title="Austronesian peoples">Austronesian peoples</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chronological_dispersal_of_Austronesian_people_across_the_Pacific.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Chronological_dispersal_of_Austronesian_people_across_the_Pacific.svg/440px-Chronological_dispersal_of_Austronesian_people_across_the_Pacific.svg.png" decoding="async" width="440" height="178" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Chronological_dispersal_of_Austronesian_people_across_the_Pacific.svg/660px-Chronological_dispersal_of_Austronesian_people_across_the_Pacific.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Chronological_dispersal_of_Austronesian_people_across_the_Pacific.svg/880px-Chronological_dispersal_of_Austronesian_people_across_the_Pacific.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1053" data-file-height="425" /></a><figcaption>Chronological dispersal of <a href="/wiki/Austronesian_peoples" title="Austronesian peoples">Austronesian peoples</a> across the <a href="/wiki/Indo-Pacific" title="Indo-Pacific">Indo-Pacific</a><sup id="cite_ref-Chambers2013_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chambers2013-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="Northern Mariana Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</a> were the first islands in <a href="/wiki/Oceania" title="Oceania">Oceania</a> colonized by the <a href="/wiki/Austronesian_peoples" title="Austronesian peoples">Austronesian peoples</a>. They were settled by the voyagers who sailed eastwards from the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> in approximately 1500 BCE. These populations gradually moved southwards until they reached the <a href="/wiki/Bismarck_Archipelago" title="Bismarck Archipelago">Bismarck Archipelago</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands" title="Solomon Islands">Solomon Islands</a> by 1300 BCE and reconnected with the <a href="/wiki/Lapita_culture" title="Lapita culture">Lapita culture</a> of the southeast migration branch of Austronesians moving through coastal <a href="/wiki/New_Guinea" title="New Guinea">New Guinea</a> and <a href="/wiki/Island_Melanesia" title="Island Melanesia">Island Melanesia</a>. By 1200 BCE, they again began crossing open seas beyond inter-island visibility, reaching <a href="/wiki/Vanuatu" title="Vanuatu">Vanuatu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Fiji" title="Fiji">Fiji</a>, and <a href="/wiki/New_Caledonia" title="New Caledonia">New Caledonia</a>; before continuing eastwards to become the ancestors of the <a href="/wiki/Polynesian_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Polynesian people">Polynesian people</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Chambers2013_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chambers2013-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-wilson2018_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wilson2018-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Bellwood2011_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bellwood2011-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Further migrations by other Austronesians also followed, likely from <a href="/wiki/Sulawesi" title="Sulawesi">Sulawesi</a>, settling <a href="/wiki/Palau" title="Palau">Palau</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yap" title="Yap">Yap</a> by around 1000 BCE. The details of this colonization, however, are not very well known.<sup id="cite_ref-Chambers2013_26-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chambers2013-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-wilson2018_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wilson2018-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMorgan198830_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMorgan198830-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 200 BCE, a loosely connected group of Lapita colonists from <a href="/wiki/Island_Melanesia" title="Island Melanesia">Island Melanesia</a> also migrated back northwards, settling the islands of eastern Micronesia almost simultaneously. This region became the center of another wave of migrations radiating outwards, reconnecting them with other settled islands in western Micronesia.<sup id="cite_ref-Chambers2013_26-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chambers2013-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-wilson2018_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wilson2018-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Around 800 CE, a second wave of migrants from Southeast Asia arrived in the Marianas, beginning what is now known as the <a href="/wiki/Latte_period" class="mw-redirect" title="Latte period">Latte period</a>. These new settlers built large structures with distinctive capped stone pillars known as <i>haligi</i>. They also reintroduced <a href="/wiki/Rice" title="Rice">rice</a> (which did not survive earlier voyages), making the Northern Marianas the only islands in <a href="/wiki/Oceania" title="Oceania">Oceania</a> where rice was grown prior to European contact. However, it was considered a high-status crop and only used in rituals. It did not become a staple until after <a href="/wiki/Spanish_East_Indies" title="Spanish East Indies">Spanish colonization</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Bellwood2011_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Bellwood2011-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Carson2012_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Carson2012-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Peterson2012_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peterson2012-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Construction of <a href="/wiki/Nan_Madol" title="Nan Madol">Nan Madol</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Megalith" title="Megalith">megalithic</a> complex made from <a href="/wiki/Columnar_basalt" class="mw-redirect" title="Columnar basalt">basalt lava logs</a> in Pohnpei, began in around 1180 CE. This was followed by the construction of the <a href="/wiki/Leluh_archaeological_site" title="Leluh archaeological site">Leluh complex</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kosrae" title="Kosrae">Kosrae</a> in around 1200.<sup id="cite_ref-wilson2018_27-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wilson2018-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Richards2015_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Richards2015-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Map_FM-Nan_Madol.PNG" class="mw-file-description" title="Central Nan Madol (map)"><img alt="Central Nan Madol (map)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Map_FM-Nan_Madol.PNG/120px-Map_FM-Nan_Madol.PNG" decoding="async" width="120" height="109" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Map_FM-Nan_Madol.PNG/180px-Map_FM-Nan_Madol.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Map_FM-Nan_Madol.PNG/240px-Map_FM-Nan_Madol.PNG 2x" data-file-width="550" data-file-height="500" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Central Nan Madol (map)</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nan_Madol_5.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Nan Madol"><img alt="Nan Madol" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Nan_Madol_5.jpg/120px-Nan_Madol_5.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Nan_Madol_5.jpg/180px-Nan_Madol_5.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/Nan_Madol_5.jpg/240px-Nan_Madol_5.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Nan_Madol" title="Nan Madol">Nan Madol</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lelu_Ruins,_Kosrae,_Micronesia.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Leluh"><img alt="Leluh" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Lelu_Ruins%2C_Kosrae%2C_Micronesia.jpg/120px-Lelu_Ruins%2C_Kosrae%2C_Micronesia.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Lelu_Ruins%2C_Kosrae%2C_Micronesia.jpg/180px-Lelu_Ruins%2C_Kosrae%2C_Micronesia.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Lelu_Ruins%2C_Kosrae%2C_Micronesia.jpg/240px-Lelu_Ruins%2C_Kosrae%2C_Micronesia.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="2000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Leluh_archaeological_site" title="Leluh archaeological site">Leluh</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Latte_stones_in_Hagatna.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Latte stones"><img alt="Latte stones" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Latte_stones_in_Hagatna.jpg/120px-Latte_stones_in_Hagatna.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="90" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Latte_stones_in_Hagatna.jpg/180px-Latte_stones_in_Hagatna.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Latte_stones_in_Hagatna.jpg/240px-Latte_stones_in_Hagatna.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Latte_stone" title="Latte stone">Latte stones</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Yap_Stone_Money.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Rai stone"><img alt="Rai stone" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Yap_Stone_Money.jpg/120px-Yap_Stone_Money.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Yap_Stone_Money.jpg/180px-Yap_Stone_Money.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Yap_Stone_Money.jpg/240px-Yap_Stone_Money.jpg 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="735" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Rai_stone" class="mw-redirect" title="Rai stone">Rai stone</a></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_European_contact">Early European contact</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Early European contact"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Reception_of_the_Manila_Galleon_by_the_Chamorro_in_the_Ladrones_Islands,_ca._1590.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Reception_of_the_Manila_Galleon_by_the_Chamorro_in_the_Ladrones_Islands%2C_ca._1590.jpg/330px-Reception_of_the_Manila_Galleon_by_the_Chamorro_in_the_Ladrones_Islands%2C_ca._1590.jpg" decoding="async" width="330" height="105" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Reception_of_the_Manila_Galleon_by_the_Chamorro_in_the_Ladrones_Islands%2C_ca._1590.jpg/495px-Reception_of_the_Manila_Galleon_by_the_Chamorro_in_the_Ladrones_Islands%2C_ca._1590.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Reception_of_the_Manila_Galleon_by_the_Chamorro_in_the_Ladrones_Islands%2C_ca._1590.jpg/660px-Reception_of_the_Manila_Galleon_by_the_Chamorro_in_the_Ladrones_Islands%2C_ca._1590.jpg 2x" data-file-width="937" data-file-height="298" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Manila_galleon" title="Manila galleon">Manila Galleon</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Mariana_Islands" title="Mariana Islands">Marianas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Caroline_Islands" title="Caroline Islands">Carolinas</a>, c. 1590 <a href="/wiki/Boxer_Codex" title="Boxer Codex">Boxer Codex</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The earliest known contact with Europeans occurred in 1521, when a Spanish expedition under <a href="/wiki/Ferdinand_Magellan" title="Ferdinand Magellan">Ferdinand Magellan</a> reached the Marianas.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This contact is recorded in <a href="/wiki/Antonio_Pigafetta" title="Antonio Pigafetta">Antonio Pigafetta</a>'s chronicle of Magellan's voyage, in which he recounts that the Chamorro people had no apparent knowledge of people outside of their island group.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A Portuguese account of the same voyage suggests that the Chamorro people who greeted the travellers did so "without any shyness as if they were good acquaintances".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERainbird200413-14_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERainbird200413-14-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Further contact was made during the sixteenth century, although often initial encounters were very brief. Documents relating to the 1525 voyage of <a href="/wiki/Diogo_da_Rocha" title="Diogo da Rocha">Diogo da Rocha</a> suggest that he made the first European contact with inhabitants of the Caroline Islands, possibly staying on the <a href="/wiki/Ulithi" title="Ulithi">Ulithi</a> atoll for four months and encountering <a href="/wiki/Yap" title="Yap">Yap</a>. Marshall Islanders were encountered by the expedition of Spanish navigator <a href="/wiki/%C3%81lvaro_de_Saavedra_Cer%C3%B3n" title="Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón">Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón</a> in 1529.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other contact with the Yap islands occurred in 1625.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERainbird200414_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERainbird200414-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Colonisation_and_conversion">Colonisation and conversion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Colonisation and conversion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HH1883_pg123_Hafen_von_Jaluit,_Marshall-Inseln.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/HH1883_pg123_Hafen_von_Jaluit%2C_Marshall-Inseln.jpg/220px-HH1883_pg123_Hafen_von_Jaluit%2C_Marshall-Inseln.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/HH1883_pg123_Hafen_von_Jaluit%2C_Marshall-Inseln.jpg/330px-HH1883_pg123_Hafen_von_Jaluit%2C_Marshall-Inseln.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/HH1883_pg123_Hafen_von_Jaluit%2C_Marshall-Inseln.jpg/440px-HH1883_pg123_Hafen_von_Jaluit%2C_Marshall-Inseln.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2761" data-file-height="2074" /></a><figcaption>German trading station at <a href="/wiki/Jaluit_Atoll" title="Jaluit Atoll">Jaluit Atoll</a> with a Marshallese <i><a href="/wiki/Walap" title="Walap">korkor</a></i> outrigger canoe in the foreground</figcaption></figure> <p>In the early 17th century <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spain</a> colonized <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Marianas" class="mw-redirect" title="Northern Marianas">Northern Marianas</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Caroline_Islands" title="Caroline Islands">Caroline Islands</a> (what would later become the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of Palau), creating the <a href="/wiki/Spanish_East_Indies" title="Spanish East Indies">Spanish East Indies</a>, which was governed from the <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="Spanish Philippines">Spanish Philippines</a>. </p><p>When Russian explorer <a href="/wiki/Otto_von_Kotzebue" title="Otto von Kotzebue">Otto von Kotzebue</a> visited the <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands" title="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</a> in 1817, he noted that Marshallese families practiced <a href="/wiki/Infanticide" title="Infanticide">infanticide</a> after the birth of a third child as a form of population planning due to frequent <a href="/wiki/Famine" title="Famine">famines</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1819, the <a href="/wiki/American_Board_of_Commissioners_for_Foreign_Missions" title="American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions">American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions</a>—a Protestant group—brought their Puritan ways to Polynesia. Soon after, the Hawaiian Missionary Society was founded and sent missionaries into Micronesia. Conversion was not met with as much opposition, as the local religions were less developed (at least according to Western ethnographic accounts). In contrast, it took until the end of the 19th to the beginning of the 20th centuries for missionaries to fully convert the inhabitants of Melanesia; however, a comparison of the cultural contrast must take into account the fact that Melanesia has always had deadly strains of <a href="/wiki/Malaria" title="Malaria">malaria</a> present in various degrees and distributions throughout its history (see <a href="/wiki/De_Rays_Expedition" title="De Rays Expedition">De Rays Expedition</a>) and up to the present; conversely, Micronesia does not have—and never seems to have had—any malarial mosquitos nor pathogens on any of its islands in the past.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="German–Spanish_Treaty_of_1899"><span id="German.E2.80.93Spanish_Treaty_of_1899"></span>German–Spanish Treaty of 1899</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: German–Spanish Treaty of 1899"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/German%E2%80%93Spanish_Treaty_(1899)" title="German–Spanish Treaty (1899)">German–Spanish Treaty (1899)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:German_new_guinea_1888_1899.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/German_new_guinea_1888_1899.png/220px-German_new_guinea_1888_1899.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="205" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/German_new_guinea_1888_1899.png/330px-German_new_guinea_1888_1899.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/German_new_guinea_1888_1899.png/440px-German_new_guinea_1888_1899.png 2x" data-file-width="756" data-file-height="706" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/German_New_Guinea" title="German New Guinea">German New Guinea</a> before and after the German-Spanish treaty of 1899</figcaption></figure> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War" title="Spanish–American War">Spanish–American War</a>, Spain lost many of its remaining colonies. In the Pacific, the United States took possession of the <a href="/wiki/Spanish_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="Spanish Philippines">Spanish Philippines</a> and Guam. On 17 January 1899, the United States also took possession of unclaimed and uninhabited Wake Island. This left Spain with the remainder of the Spanish East Indies, about 6,000 tiny islands that were sparsely populated and not very productive. These islands were ungovernable after the loss of the administrative center of Manila and indefensible after the loss of two Spanish fleets in the war. The Spanish government therefore decided to sell the remaining islands to a new colonial power: the <a href="/wiki/German_Empire" title="German Empire">German Empire</a>. </p><p>The treaty, which was signed by Spanish Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Francisco_Silvela" title="Francisco Silvela">Francisco Silvela</a> on 12 February 1899, transferred the Caroline Islands (Kosrae in the east to Palau in the west), the Mariana Islands, and other possessions to Germany. Under German control, the islands became a protectorate and were administered from <a href="/wiki/German_New_Guinea" title="German New Guinea">German New Guinea</a>. Nauru had already been annexed and claimed as a colony by Germany in 1888. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="20th_century">20th century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: 20th century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MapofTTPI.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/MapofTTPI.gif/220px-MapofTTPI.gif" decoding="async" width="220" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/MapofTTPI.gif/330px-MapofTTPI.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/MapofTTPI.gif/440px-MapofTTPI.gif 2x" data-file-width="2055" data-file-height="1431" /></a><figcaption>Map from 1961 of the US <a href="/wiki/Trust_Territory_of_the_Pacific_Islands" title="Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands">Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands</a>, formerly Japan's <a href="/wiki/South_Seas_Mandate" title="South Seas Mandate">South Seas Mandate</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>In the early 20th century, the islands of Micronesia were divided between three foreign powers: </p> <ul><li>the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, which took control of Guam following the Spanish–American War of 1898 and claimed <a href="/wiki/Wake_Island" title="Wake Island">Wake Island</a>;</li> <li><a href="/wiki/German_Empire" title="German Empire">Germany</a>, which took Nauru and bought the Marshall, Caroline and Northern Mariana Islands from Spain; and</li> <li>the <a href="/wiki/British_Empire" title="British Empire">British Empire</a>, which took the <a href="/wiki/Gilbert_Islands" title="Gilbert Islands">Gilbert Islands</a> (Kiribati).</li></ul> <p>During <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>, Germany's Pacific island territories were seized and became <a href="/wiki/League_of_Nations_mandate" title="League of Nations mandate">League of Nations mandates</a> in 1923. Nauru became an <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australian</a> mandate, while Germany's other territories in Micronesia were given as a mandate to <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a> and were named the <a href="/wiki/South_Seas_Mandate" title="South Seas Mandate">South Seas Mandate</a>. During <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, Nauru and <a href="/wiki/Banaba" title="Banaba">Ocean Island</a> were occupied by <a href="/wiki/Empire_of_Japan" title="Empire of Japan">Japanese</a> troops, with also an <a href="/wiki/Japanese_occupation_of_the_Gilbert_Islands" title="Japanese occupation of the Gilbert Islands">occupation of some of the Gilbert Islands</a> and were bypassed by the Allied advance across the Pacific. Following Japan's defeat in <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> its mandate became a <a href="/wiki/United_Nations_Trusteeship" class="mw-redirect" title="United Nations Trusteeship">United Nations Trusteeship</a> administered by the United States as the <a href="/wiki/Trust_Territory_of_the_Pacific_Islands" title="Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands">Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nauru became independent in 1968. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="21st_century">21st century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: 21st century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Today, most of Micronesia are independent states, except for the <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_(U.S._insular_area)" title="Commonwealth (U.S. insular area)">U.S. Commonwealth of the</a> <a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="Northern Mariana Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wake_Island" title="Wake Island">Wake Island</a>, which are U.S. territories. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="States_and_dependencies">States and dependencies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: States and dependencies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Country</th> <th>Population (July 2021 estimate)<sup id="cite_ref-UN_WPP_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UN_WPP-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-UN_WPP_2022_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-UN_WPP_2022-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th> <th>Area (km<sup>2</sup>)</th> <th>Population density (/km<sup>2</sup>)</th> <th>Urban population</th> <th>Life expectancy</th> <th>Literacy rate</th> <th>Official language(s)</th> <th>Main religion(s)</th> <th>Ethnic groups </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Flag_of_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Flag_of_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Flag_of_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="760" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Federated_States_of_Micronesia" title="Federated States of Micronesia">Federated States of Micronesia</a></td> <td>113,131</td> <td>702</td> <td>158</td> <td>22%</td> <td>71.2</td> <td>89%</td> <td>English</td> <td>Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, others 3%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chuuk_State" title="Chuuk State">Chuukese</a> 48.8%, <a href="/wiki/Pohnpei" title="Pohnpei">Pohnpeian</a> 24.2%, <a href="/wiki/Kosrae" title="Kosrae">Kosraean</a> 6.2%, <a href="/wiki/Yap" title="Yap">Yapese</a> 5.2%, Yap outer islands 4.5%, Asian 1.8%, Polynesian 1.5%, other 7.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Guam.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guam.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Guam.svg/35px-Flag_of_Guam.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Flag_of_Guam.svg/46px-Flag_of_Guam.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="738" data-file-height="396" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a> (United States)</td> <td>170,534</td> <td>540</td> <td>299</td> <td>93%</td> <td>78.2</td> <td>99%</td> <td>English 38.3%, <a href="/wiki/Chamorro_language" title="Chamorro language">Chamorro</a> 22.2%<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Roman Catholic 85%, Buddhism 3.6, other religion 11.4%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chamorro_people" title="Chamorro people">Chamorro</a> 37.1%, <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Filipino</a> 26.3%, other Pacific islander 11.3%, white 6.9%, other 8.6%, mixed 9.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kiribati.svg/23px-Flag_of_Kiribati.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kiribati.svg/35px-Flag_of_Kiribati.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Kiribati.svg/46px-Flag_of_Kiribati.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Kiribati" title="Kiribati">Kiribati</a></td> <td>128,874</td> <td>811</td> <td>152</td> <td>44%</td> <td>64.0</td> <td>92%</td> <td>English, <a href="/wiki/Gilbertese" class="mw-redirect" title="Gilbertese">Gilbertese</a> (de facto)</td> <td>Roman Catholic 55%, Protestant 36%</td> <td>Micronesian 98.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Marshall_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1140" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands" title="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</a></td> <td>42,050</td> <td>181</td> <td>293</td> <td>71%</td> <td>71.5</td> <td>93.7%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marshallese_language" title="Marshallese language">Marshallese</a> 98.2%, English</td> <td>Protestant 54.8%, other Christian 40.6%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands" title="Marshall Islands">Marshallese</a> 92.1%, mixed Marshallese 5.9%, other 2% </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Flag_of_Nauru.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nauru.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Flag_of_Nauru.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nauru.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Flag_of_Nauru.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nauru.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Nauru" title="Nauru">Nauru</a></td> <td>12,511</td> <td>21</td> <td>480</td> <td>100%</td> <td>65.0</td> <td>99%<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nauruan_language" title="Nauruan language">Nauruan</a><sup id="ref_f" class="reference"><a href="#cnote_f">[f]</a></sup>, English (<i>de facto</i>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nauru_Congregational_Church" title="Nauru Congregational Church">Nauru Congregational Church</a> 35.4%, Roman Catholic 33.2%, Nauru Independent Church (Protestant)<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 10.4%, Baha'i faith 10%, Buddhism 9%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nauruan_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Nauruan people">Nauruan</a> 58%, other Pacific Islander 26%, Chinese 8%, European 8% </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Flag_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Flag_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Flag_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1100" data-file-height="550" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="Northern Mariana Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</a> (United States)</td> <td>49,481</td> <td>464</td> <td>113</td> <td>91%</td> <td>76.9</td> <td>97%</td> <td>English, Chamorro and Carolinian<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>Roman Catholic, Buddhism 10.6%</td> <td>Asian 56.3%, Pacific islander 36.3%, White 1.8%, other 0.8%, mixed 4.8% </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Palau.svg/23px-Flag_of_Palau.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Palau.svg/35px-Flag_of_Palau.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Palau.svg/46px-Flag_of_Palau.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Palau" title="Palau">Palau</a></td> <td>18,024</td> <td>459</td> <td>47</td> <td>81%</td> <td>71.5</td> <td>92%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Palauan_language" title="Palauan language">Palauan</a> 64.7%<sup id="ref_d" class="reference"><a href="#cnote_d">[d]</a></sup>, English</td> <td>Roman Catholic 41.6%, Protestant 23.3%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Palau" title="Palau">Palauan</a> 69.9%, Filipino 15.3%, Chinese 4.9%, other Asian 2.4%, white 1.9%, <a href="/wiki/Carolinian_people" title="Carolinian people">Carolinian</a> 1.4%, other Micronesian 1.1%, other 3.2% </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total</th> <th>534,606</th> <th>3,178</th> <th></th> <th></th> <th></th> <th></th> <th></th> <th></th> <th> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Politics">Politics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Community" title="Pacific Community">Pacific Community</a> (SPC) is a regional intergovernmental organization whose membership includes both nations and territories in the Pacific Ocean and their metropolitan powers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Nationally, the primary income is the sale of fishing rights to foreign nations that harvest tuna using huge <a href="/wiki/Purse_seine" class="mw-redirect" title="Purse seine">purse seiners</a>. A few Japanese <a href="/wiki/Longline_fishing" title="Longline fishing">long liners</a> still ply the waters. The crews aboard fishing fleets contribute little to the local economy since their ships typically set sail loaded with stores and provisions that are cheaper than local goods. Additional money comes in from government grants, mostly from the United States, and the $150 million the US paid into a trust fund for reparations of residents of Bikini Atoll who had to move after nuclear testing. Few mineral deposits worth exploiting exist, except for some high-grade phosphate, <a href="/wiki/Phosphate_mining_in_Nauru" class="mw-redirect" title="Phosphate mining in Nauru">especially on Nauru</a>. </p><p>Most residents of Micronesia can freely move to and work within, the United States. Relatives working in the US who send money home to relatives represent the primary source of individual income. Additional individual income comes mainly from government jobs and work within shops and restaurants. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Tourist_industry" class="mw-redirect" title="Tourist industry">tourist industry</a> consists mainly of scuba divers that come to see the coral reefs, do wall dives and visit sunken ships from WWII. Major stops for scuba divers in approximate order are Palau, Chuuk, Yap and Pohnpei. Some private yacht owners visit the area for months or years at a time. However, they tend to stay mainly at ports of entry and are too few in number to be counted as a major source of income. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Copra" title="Copra">Copra</a> production used to be a more significant source of income, however, world prices have dropped in part to large palm plantations that are now planted in places like <a href="/wiki/Borneo" title="Borneo">Borneo</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/Demographics_of_Oceania" title="Demographics of Oceania">Demographics of Oceania</a></div> <p>The people today form many ethnicities, but all are descended from and belong to the Micronesian culture.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Because of this mixture of descent, many of the ethnicities of Micronesia feel closer to some groups in <a href="/wiki/Melanesia" title="Melanesia">Melanesia</a>, or the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>. A good example of this are the <a href="/wiki/Yapese_people" title="Yapese people">Yapese people</a> who are related to <a href="/wiki/Austronesian_peoples" title="Austronesian peoples">Austronesian</a> tribes in the northern <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Genetics also show a significant number of Micronesian have Japanese paternal ancestry: 9.5% of males from Micronesia as well as 0.2% in <a href="/wiki/East_Timor" title="East Timor">East Timor</a> carry the <a href="/wiki/Haplogroup_D-M55" title="Haplogroup D-M55">Haplogroup D-M55</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-tumonggor_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tumonggor-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are also substantial Asian communities found across the region, most notably in the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="Northern Mariana Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</a> where they form the majority and smaller communities of Europeans who have migrated from the United States or are descendants of settlers during European colonial rule in Micronesia. </p><p>Though they are all geographically part of the same region, they all have very different colonial histories. The US-administered areas of Micronesia have a unique experience that sets them apart from the rest of the Pacific. Micronesia has great economic dependency on its former or current motherlands, something only comparable to the French Pacific. Sometimes, the term <i>American Micronesia</i> is used to acknowledge the difference in cultural heritage.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A 2011 survey found that 93.1% of Micronesian are <a href="/wiki/Christians" title="Christians">Christians</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-Christianity_in_Oceania_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Christianity_in_Oceania-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a survey in 2022 showed that 99% were Christian.<sup id="cite_ref-US2022_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US2022-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Indigenous_groups">Indigenous groups</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Indigenous groups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Micronesians">Micronesians</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Micronesians"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Micronesians" title="Micronesians">Micronesians</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Carolinian_people">Carolinian people</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Carolinian people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It is thought that ancestors of the <a href="/wiki/Carolinian_people" title="Carolinian people">Carolinian people</a> may have originally immigrated from the Asian mainland and <a href="/wiki/Indonesia" title="Indonesia">Indonesia</a> to Micronesia around 2,000 years ago. Their primary language is <a href="/wiki/Carolinian_language" title="Carolinian language">Carolinian</a>, called <i>Refaluwasch</i> by native speakers, which has a total of about 5,700 speakers. The Carolinians have a <a href="/wiki/Matriarchy" title="Matriarchy">matriarchal</a> society in which respect is a very important factor in their daily lives, especially toward the <a href="/wiki/Matriarch" class="mw-redirect" title="Matriarch">matriarchs</a>. Most Carolinians are of the <a href="/wiki/Roman_Catholic" class="mw-redirect" title="Roman Catholic">Roman Catholic</a> faith. </p><p>The immigration of Carolinians to <a href="/wiki/Saipan" class="mw-redirect" title="Saipan">Saipan</a> began in the early 19th century, after the <a href="/wiki/Spain" title="Spain">Spanish</a> reduced the local population of <a href="/wiki/Chamorro_people" title="Chamorro people">Chamorro</a> natives to just 3,700. They began to <a href="/wiki/Immigrate" class="mw-redirect" title="Immigrate">immigrate</a> mostly sailing from small <a href="/wiki/Canoes" class="mw-redirect" title="Canoes">canoes</a> from other islands, which a <a href="/wiki/Typhoon" title="Typhoon">typhoon</a> previously devastated. The Carolinians have a much darker complexion than the native <a href="/wiki/Chamorro_people" title="Chamorro people">Chamorros</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Chamorro_people">Chamorro people</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Chamorro people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chamorro_people_in_1915.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Chamorro_people_in_1915.jpg/170px-Chamorro_people_in_1915.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="222" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Chamorro_people_in_1915.jpg/255px-Chamorro_people_in_1915.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Chamorro_people_in_1915.jpg/340px-Chamorro_people_in_1915.jpg 2x" data-file-width="365" data-file-height="477" /></a><figcaption>Chamorro people in 1915</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Chamorro_people" title="Chamorro people">Chamorro people</a> are the <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_peoples" title="Indigenous peoples">indigenous peoples</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Mariana_Islands" title="Mariana Islands">Mariana Islands</a>, which are politically divided between the <a href="/wiki/Territories_of_the_United_States" title="Territories of the United States">United States territory</a> of <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a> and the United States <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands">Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands</a> in Micronesia. The Chamorro are commonly believed to have come from <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Asia" title="Southeast Asia">Southeast Asia</a> at around 2000 <a href="/wiki/Common_Era" title="Common Era">BC</a>. They are most closely related to other <a href="/wiki/Austronesian_peoples" title="Austronesian peoples">Austronesian</a> natives to the west in the <a href="/wiki/Philippines" title="Philippines">Philippines</a> and <a href="/wiki/Taiwanese_aborigines" class="mw-redirect" title="Taiwanese aborigines">Taiwan</a>, as well as the <a href="/wiki/Caroline_Islands" title="Caroline Islands">Carolines</a> to the south. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Chamorro_language" title="Chamorro language">Chamorro language</a> is included in the <a href="/wiki/Malayo-Polynesian_languages" title="Malayo-Polynesian languages">Malayo-Polynesian subgroup</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Austronesian_languages" title="Austronesian languages">Austronesian</a> family. Because Guam was colonized by Spain for over 300 years, many words derive from the <a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish language</a>. The traditional Chamorro number system was replaced by Spanish numbers.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Chuukese_people">Chuukese people</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Chuukese people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Chuukese_people" title="Chuukese people">Chuukese people</a> are an <a href="/wiki/Ethnic_group" class="mw-redirect" title="Ethnic group">ethnic group</a> in <a href="/wiki/Oceania" title="Oceania">Oceania</a>. They constitute 48% of the population of the <a href="/wiki/Federated_States_of_Micronesia" title="Federated States of Micronesia">Federated States of Micronesia</a>. Their language is <a href="/wiki/Chuukese_language" title="Chuukese language">Chuukese</a>. The home atoll of Chuuk is also known by the former name Truk. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Nauruan_people">Nauruan people</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Nauruan people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Nauruan_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Nauruan people">Nauruan people</a> are an <a href="/wiki/Ethnicity" title="Ethnicity">ethnicity</a> inhabiting the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Ocean" title="Pacific Ocean">Pacific</a> <a href="/wiki/Island" title="Island">island</a> of <a href="/wiki/Nauru" title="Nauru">Nauru</a>. They are most likely a blend of <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_Oceania" title="Indigenous peoples of Oceania">other Pacific peoples</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The origin of the Nauruan people has not yet been finally determined. It can possibly be explained by the last Malayo-Pacific <a href="/wiki/Human_migration" title="Human migration">human migration</a> (c. 1200). It was probably seafaring or shipwrecked <a href="/wiki/Polynesians" title="Polynesians">Polynesians</a> or <a href="/wiki/Melanesians" title="Melanesians">Melanesians</a> that established themselves in Nauru because there was not already an <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Indigenous people">indigenous people</a> present, whereas the <a href="/wiki/Micronesians" title="Micronesians">Micronesians</a> were already crossed with the Melanesians in this area. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Kaping_people">Kaping people</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Kaping people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The roughly 3000 residents of the Federated States of Micronesia that reside in <a href="/wiki/Kapingamarangi" title="Kapingamarangi">Kapingamarangi</a>, nicknamed 'Kapings', live in one of the most remote locations in both Micronesia and the world at large. Their home atoll is almost 320 km (200 mi) from the nearest point of immigration.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are no regular flights; the only reliable way to legally visit is to travel on a high-speed sailboat to the atoll. Owing to this difficulty, few sailors travelling the Pacific attempt to visit. The local language is the <a href="/wiki/Kapingamarangi_language" title="Kapingamarangi language">Kapingamarangi language</a>. From the 1970s, to attend high school the children needed to travel to Pohnpei, bringing their parents with them to create communities of Kapings on the island.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Immigrant_groups">Immigrant groups</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Immigrant groups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="East,_South,_and_Southeast_Asian_people"><span id="East.2C_South.2C_and_Southeast_Asian_people"></span>East, South, and Southeast Asian people</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: East, South, and Southeast Asian people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Japanese_settlement_in_Palau" title="Japanese settlement in Palau">Japanese settlement in Palau</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japanese_settlement_in_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese settlement in the Federated States of Micronesia">Japanese settlement in the Federated States of Micronesia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Koreans_in_Micronesia" title="Koreans in Micronesia">Koreans in Micronesia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chinese_in_Palau" title="Chinese in Palau">Chinese in Palau</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Filipinos_in_Palau" title="Filipinos in Palau">Filipinos in Palau</a></div> <p>There are large <a href="/wiki/East_Asia" title="East Asia">East</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Asia" title="South Asia">South</a> and <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Asia" title="Southeast Asia">Southeast</a> Asian communities found across certain Micronesian countries that are either immigrants, foreign workers or descendants of either one, most migrated to the islands during the 1800s and 1900s.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the 2010 census results Guam was 26.3% <a href="/wiki/Overseas_Filipino" class="mw-redirect" title="Overseas Filipino">Filipino</a>, 2.2% <a href="/wiki/Korean_diaspora" title="Korean diaspora">Korean</a>, 1.6% <a href="/wiki/Overseas_Chinese" title="Overseas Chinese">Chinese</a> and 2% other Asian.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2010 census showed the Northern Mariana Islands was 50% Asian of which 35.3% were Filipino, 6.8% Chinese, 4.2% Korean and 3.7% other Asian (mainly <a href="/wiki/Japanese_diaspora" title="Japanese diaspora">Japanese</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bangladeshi_diaspora" title="Bangladeshi diaspora">Bangladeshi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thai_people" title="Thai people">Thai</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2010 census for the Federated States of Micronesia showed 1.4% were Asian while statistics for Nauru showed 8% of Nauruans were Chinese.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 2005 census results for Palau showed 16.3% were Filipino, 1.6% Chinese, 1.6% Vietnamese and 3.4% other Asian (mostly Bangladeshi, Japanese and Korean).<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Japanese rule in Micronesia also led to Japanese people settling the islands and marrying native spouses. <a href="/wiki/Kessai_Note" title="Kessai Note">Kessai Note</a>, the former president of the <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands" title="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</a> has partial Japanese ancestry by way of his paternal grandfather, and <a href="/wiki/Manny_Mori" title="Manny Mori">Emanuel Mori</a>, the former president of the <a href="/wiki/Federated_States_of_Micronesia" title="Federated States of Micronesia">Federated States of Micronesia</a>, is descended from one of the first settlers from Japan, <a href="/wiki/Mori_Koben" title="Mori Koben">Koben Mori</a>. </p><p>A significant number of Micronesians were shown to have paternal genetic relations with Japanese <a href="/wiki/Haplogroup_D-M55" title="Haplogroup D-M55">Haplogroup D-M55</a>. <a href="/wiki/Genetic_testing" title="Genetic testing">Genetic testing</a> found that 9.5% of males from Micronesia as well as 0.2% in <a href="/wiki/East_Timor" title="East Timor">East Timor</a><sup id="cite_ref-Hammer2006_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Hammer2006-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> carry what is believed to reflect recent admixture from Japan. That is, D-M116.1 (D1b1) is generally believed to be a primary subclade of D-M64.1 (D1b), possibly as a result of the <a href="/wiki/Japanese_occupation_of_the_Dutch_East_Indies" title="Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies">Japanese military occupation of Southeast Asia</a> during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-tumonggor_50-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tumonggor-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="European_people">European people</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: European people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 2010 census results of Guam showed 7.1% were white while the 2005 census for Nauru showed 8% were European. Smaller numbers at 1.9% in Palau and 1.8% in the Northern Mariana Islands were recorded as "white". In conjunction to the European communities there are large amounts of mixed Micronesians, some of which have European ancestry. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Languages_of_Micronesia.en.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Languages_of_Micronesia.en.svg/360px-Languages_of_Micronesia.en.svg.png" decoding="async" width="360" height="266" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Languages_of_Micronesia.en.svg/540px-Languages_of_Micronesia.en.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Languages_of_Micronesia.en.svg/720px-Languages_of_Micronesia.en.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1630" data-file-height="1203" /></a><figcaption>Languages of Micronesia.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Languages">Languages</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Languages"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The largest group of languages spoken in Micronesia are the <a href="/wiki/Micronesian_languages" title="Micronesian languages">Micronesian languages</a>. They are in the family of <a href="/wiki/Oceanic_languages" title="Oceanic languages">Oceanic languages</a>, part of the <a href="/wiki/Austronesian_languages" title="Austronesian languages">Austronesian language</a> group. They descended from the <a href="/wiki/Proto-Oceanic_language" title="Proto-Oceanic language">Proto-Oceanic</a>, which in turn descended via <a href="/wiki/Proto-Malayo-Polynesian_language" title="Proto-Malayo-Polynesian language">Proto-Malayo-Polynesian</a> from <a href="/wiki/Proto-Austronesian_language" title="Proto-Austronesian language">Proto-Austronesian</a>. The languages in the Micronesian family are <a href="/wiki/Marshallese_language" title="Marshallese language">Marshallese</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gilbertese_language" title="Gilbertese language">Gilbertese</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kosraean_language" title="Kosraean language">Kosraean</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nauruan_language" title="Nauruan language">Nauruan</a>, as well as a large sub-family called the <a href="/wiki/Chuukic%E2%80%93Pohnpeic_languages" title="Chuukic–Pohnpeic languages">Chuukic–Pohnpeic languages</a> containing 11 languages. </p><p>On the eastern edge of the Federated States of Micronesia, the languages <a href="/wiki/Nukuoro_language" title="Nukuoro language">Nukuoro</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kapingamarangi_language" title="Kapingamarangi language">Kapingamarangi</a> represent an extreme westward extension of the <a href="/wiki/Polynesian_languages" title="Polynesian languages">Polynesian branch</a> of Oceanic. </p><p>Finally, there are two <a href="/wiki/Malayo-Polynesian_languages" title="Malayo-Polynesian languages">Malayo-Polynesian languages</a> spoken in Micronesia that do not belong to the <a href="/wiki/Oceanic_languages" title="Oceanic languages">Oceanic languages</a>: <a href="/wiki/Chamorro_language" title="Chamorro language">Chamorro</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Mariana_Islands" title="Mariana Islands">Mariana Islands</a> and <a href="/wiki/Palauan_language" title="Palauan language">Palauan</a> in <a href="/wiki/Palau" title="Palau">Palau</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Animals_and_food">Animals and food</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Animals and food"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By the time Western contact occurred, although Palau did not have dogs, they did have fowls and possibly pigs. Pigs are not native to Micronesia. <a href="/wiki/Fruit_bat" class="mw-redirect" title="Fruit bat">Fruit bats</a> are native to Palau, but other mammals are rare. Reptiles are numerous and both mollusks and fish are an important food source.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMorgan19883_65-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMorgan19883-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The people of Palau, the Marianas and Yap often chew <a href="/wiki/Areca_nut" title="Areca nut">betel nuts</a> seasoned with lime and pepper leaf. Western Micronesia was unaware of the ceremonial drink, which was called <i>saka</i> on Kosrae and <i>sakau</i> on Pohnpei.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMorgan198830_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMorgan198830-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Architecture">Architecture</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Architecture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The book <i>Prehistoric Architecture in Micronesia</i> argues that the most prolific pre-colonial Micronesian architecture is "Palau's monumental sculpted hills, megalithic stone carvings and elaborately decorated structure of wood placed on piers above elevated stone platforms".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMorgan19882_66-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMorgan19882-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The archeological traditions of the <a href="/wiki/Yapese_people" title="Yapese people">Yapese people</a> remained relatively unchanged even after the first European contact with the region during Magellan's 1520s circumnavigation of the globe.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMorgan198830_29-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMorgan198830-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Art">Art</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Art"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Micronesia's artistic tradition has developed from the <a href="/wiki/Lapita_culture" title="Lapita culture">Lapita culture</a>. Among the most prominent works of the region is the megalithic floating city of <a href="/wiki/Nan_Madol" title="Nan Madol">Nan Madol</a>. The city began in 1200 CE and was still being built when European explorers begin to arrive around 1600. The city, however, had declined by around 1800 along with the <a href="/wiki/Saudeleur_dynasty" title="Saudeleur dynasty">Saudeleur dynasty</a> and was completely abandoned by the 1820s. During the 19th century, the region was divided between the <a href="/wiki/Colonialism" title="Colonialism">colonial powers</a>, but art continued to thrive. Wood-carving, particularly by men, flourished in the region, resulted in richly decorated ceremonial houses in <a href="/wiki/Belau" class="mw-redirect" title="Belau">Belau</a>, stylized bowls, canoe ornaments, ceremonial vessels and sometimes sculptured figures. Women created textiles and ornaments such as bracelets and headbands. Stylistically, traditional Micronesian art is streamlined and of a practical simplicity to its function, but is typically finished to a high standard of quality. <sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was mostly to make the best possible use of what few natural materials they had available to them.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first half of the 20th century saw a downturn in Micronesia's cultural integrity and a strong foreign influence from both western and Japanese Imperialist powers. A number of historical artistic traditions, especially sculpture, ceased to be practiced, although other art forms continued, including traditional architecture and weaving. Independence from colonial powers in the second half of the century resulted in a renewed interest in, and respect for, traditional arts. A notable movement of contemporary art also appeared in Micronesia towards the end of the 20th century.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cuisine">Cuisine</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Cuisine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The cuisine of the Mariana Islands is tropical in nature, including such dishes as <a href="/wiki/Kelaguen" title="Kelaguen">kelaguen</a> as well as many others. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Marshallese_cuisine" title="Marshallese cuisine">Marshallese cuisine</a> comprises the fare and foodways of the Marshall Islands, and includes local foods such as breadfruit, taro root, <a href="/wiki/Pandanus" title="Pandanus">pandanus</a> and seafood, among others. </p><p>Palauan cuisine includes local foods such as cassava, taro, yam, potato, fish and pork. Western cuisine is favored among young Palauans. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Education">Education</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The educational systems in the nations of Micronesia vary depending on the country and there are several higher-level educational institutions. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/CariPac" title="CariPac">CariPac</a> consists of institutions of <a href="/wiki/Higher_education" class="mw-redirect" title="Higher education">higher education</a> in <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="Northern Mariana Islands">Northern Mariana Islands</a>, <a href="/wiki/American_Samoa" title="American Samoa">American Samoa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a>, the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Virgin_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Virgin Islands">U.S. Virgin Islands</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Federated_States_of_Micronesia" title="Federated States of Micronesia">Federated States of Micronesia</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands" title="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</a> and <a href="/wiki/Palau" title="Palau">Palau</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Agricultural_Development_in_the_American_Pacific" title="Agricultural Development in the American Pacific">Agricultural Development in the American Pacific</a> is a partnership of the University of Hawaii, American Samoa Community College, College of Micronesia, Northern Marianas College and the University of Guam. </p><p>In the Federated States of Micronesia, education is required for citizens aged 6 to 13,<sup id="cite_ref-.info_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-.info-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and is important to their economy.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The literacy rate for citizens aged 15 to 24 is 98.8%.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/College_of_Micronesia-FSM" title="College of Micronesia-FSM">College of Micronesia-FSM</a> has a campus in each of the four states with its national campus in the capital city of <a href="/wiki/Palikir" title="Palikir">Palikir</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pohnpei" title="Pohnpei">Pohnpei</a>. The COM-FSM system also includes the Fisheries and Maritime Institute (FMI) on the <a href="/wiki/Yap" title="Yap">Yap</a> islands.<sup id="cite_ref-FMI_73-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FMI-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-JICA_74-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JICA-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The public education in Guam is organized by the <a href="/wiki/Guam_Department_of_Education" title="Guam Department of Education">Guam Department of Education</a>. Guam also has several educational institutions, such as <a href="/wiki/University_of_Guam" title="University of Guam">University of Guam</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islands_University" title="Pacific Islands University">Pacific Islands University</a> and <a href="/wiki/Guam_Community_College" title="Guam Community College">Guam Community College</a>, There is also the <a href="/wiki/Guam_Public_Library_System" title="Guam Public Library System">Guam Public Library System</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Umatac_Outdoor_Library" title="Umatac Outdoor Library">Umatac Outdoor Library</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Weriyeng" title="Weriyeng">Weriyeng</a><sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is one of the last two schools of traditional <a href="/wiki/Navigation" title="Navigation">navigation</a> found in the central <a href="/wiki/Caroline_Islands" title="Caroline Islands">Caroline Islands</a> in Micronesia, the other being <a href="/w/index.php?title=Fanur&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fanur (page does not exist)">Fanur</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Northern_Marianas_College" title="Northern Marianas College">Northern Marianas College</a> is a two-year <a href="/wiki/Community_college" title="Community college">community college</a> located in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> <a href="/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="Northern Mariana Islands">Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands</a> (<a href="/wiki/CNMI" class="mw-redirect" title="CNMI">CNMI</a>). </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/College_of_the_Marshall_Islands" title="College of the Marshall Islands">College of the Marshall Islands</a> is a community college in the Marshall Islands. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Law">Law</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Law"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Understanding Law in Micronesia</i> notes that The Federated States of Micronesia's laws and legal institutions are "uninterestingly similar to [those of Western countries]". However, it explains that "law in Micronesia is an extraordinary flux and flow of contrasting thought and meaning, inside and outside the legal system". It says that a knee-jerk reaction would be that law is disarrayed in the region and that improvement is required, but argues that the failure is "one endemic to the nature of law or to the ideological views we hold about law".<sup id="cite_ref-Tamanaha1993_77-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tamanaha1993-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, a United Nations Trusteeship administered by the United States, borrowed heavily from United States law in establishing the Trust Territory Code during the Law and Development movement of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Many of those provisions were adopted by the new Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia when the Federated States of Micronesia became self-governing in 1979.<sup id="cite_ref-Tamanaha1993_77-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tamanaha1993-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Media">Media</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In September 2007, journalists in the region founded the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesian_Media_Association&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Micronesian Media Association (page does not exist)">Micronesian Media Association</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Music_and_dance">Music and dance</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: Music and dance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Music_of_the_Federated_States_of_Micronesia" class="mw-redirect" title="Music of the Federated States of Micronesia">Music of the Federated States of Micronesia</a></div> <p>Micronesian music is influential to those living in the Micronesian islands.<sup id="cite_ref-Garland_79-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Garland-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some of the music is based around <a href="/wiki/Mythology" class="mw-redirect" title="Mythology">mythology</a> and ancient Micronesian <a href="/wiki/Ritual" title="Ritual">rituals</a>. It covers a range of styles from traditional songs, handed down through generations, to contemporary music. </p><p>Traditional beliefs suggest that the music can be presented to people in <a href="/wiki/Dream" title="Dream">dreams</a> and <a href="/wiki/Altered_state_of_consciousness" title="Altered state of consciousness">trances</a>, rather than being written by <a href="/wiki/Composer" title="Composer">composers</a> themselves. Micronesian folk music is, like <a href="/wiki/Music_of_Polynesia" title="Music of Polynesia">Polynesian music</a>, primarily vocal-based. </p><p>In the Marshall Islands, the <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Roro_(chant)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Roro (chant) (page does not exist)">roro</a></i> is a kind of traditional <a href="/wiki/Chant" title="Chant">chant</a>, usually about ancient legends and performed to give guidance during navigation and strength for mothers in labour. Modern bands have blended the unique songs of each island in the country with modern music. Though <a href="/wiki/Drums_(musical_instrument)" class="mw-redirect" title="Drums (musical instrument)">drums</a> are not generally common in <a href="/wiki/Micronesian_music" class="mw-redirect" title="Micronesian music">Micronesian music</a>, one-sided hourglass-shaped drums are a major part of Marshallese music.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There is a traditional Marshallese dance called <a href="/w/index.php?title=Beet_(dance)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Beet (dance) (page does not exist)">beet</a>, which is influenced by Spanish folk dances; in it, men and women side-step in parallel lines. There is a kind of <a href="/wiki/Tirere" class="mw-redirect" title="Tirere">stick dance</a> performed by the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jobwa&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jobwa (page does not exist)">Jobwa</a>, nowadays only for very special occasions. </p><p>Popular music, both from Micronesia and from other areas of the world, is played on radio stations in Micronesia.<sup id="cite_ref-Garland_79-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Garland-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sports">Sports</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The region is home to the <a href="/wiki/Micronesian_Games" title="Micronesian Games">Micronesian Games</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This quadrennial international multi-sport event involves all of Micronesia's countries and territories except Wake Island. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Nauru" title="Nauru">Nauru</a> has two national sports, <a href="/wiki/Olympic_weightlifting" title="Olympic weightlifting">weightlifting</a> and <a href="/wiki/Australian_rules_football" title="Australian rules football">Australian rules football</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to 2007 Australian Football League International Census figures, there are around 180 players in the Nauru senior competition and 500 players in the junior competition,<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> representing a participation rate of over 30% overall for the country. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Religion_and_mythology">Religion and mythology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: Religion and mythology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The predominant religion in Micronesia is <a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a> (93%)<sup id="cite_ref-Christianity_in_Oceania_52-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Christianity_in_Oceania-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to 2023 government statistics, 55% of the population were Catholic and 42% were Protestant, while 2% belonged to other Christian denominations. Other religious groups exist including Baha’is, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews, and Muslims.<sup id="cite_ref-US2022_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US2022-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Micronesian_mythology" title="Micronesian mythology">Micronesian mythology</a> comprises the traditional belief systems of the people of Micronesia. There is no single belief system in the islands of Micronesia, as each island region has its own <a href="/wiki/Mythological_creature" class="mw-redirect" title="Mythological creature">mythological beings</a>. It was noted that 2.7% of the population followed folk religions in 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-US2022_53-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-US2022-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are several significant figures and myths in the traditions of the Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, and Kiribati. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Shinto_shrine" title="Shinto shrine">Shinto shrines</a> dating from during or after <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> exist in some Micronesian countries.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Kirch</a>, <i>On the Road of the Winds: an Archeological History of the Pacific Islands before European Contact</i>, Berkeley, University of California Press, 2000:5.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTEKirch2001167-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKirch2001167_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFKirch2001">Kirch 2001</a>, p. 167.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Doran1981-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Doran1981_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output 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0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFDoran1981" class="citation book cs1">Doran, Edwin B. (1981). <i>Wangka: Austronesian Canoe Origins</i>. Texas A&M University Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780890961070" title="Special:BookSources/9780890961070"><bdi>9780890961070</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Wangka%3A+Austronesian+Canoe+Origins&rft.pub=Texas+A%26M+University+Press&rft.date=1981&rft.isbn=9780890961070&rft.aulast=Doran&rft.aufirst=Edwin+B.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMicronesia" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Dierking2007-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Dierking2007_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDierking2007" class="citation book cs1">Dierking, Gary (2007). <i>Building Outrigger Sailing Canoes: Modern Construction Methods for Three Fast, Beautiful Boats</i>. 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Honolulu, Hawaii: Bess Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-57306-023-2" title="Special:BookSources/1-57306-023-2"><bdi>1-57306-023-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Pacific+neighbors+%3A+the+islands+of+Micronesia%2C+Melanesia%2C+and+Polynesia&rft.place=Honolulu%2C+Hawaii&rft.pub=Bess+Press&rft.date=1996&rft.isbn=1-57306-023-2&rft.aulast=Dunford&rft.aufirst=Betty&rft.au=Ridgell%2C+Reilly&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMicronesia" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-72"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-72">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://stats.uis.unesco.org/unesco/TableViewer/document.aspx?ReportId=121&IF_Language=eng&BR_Country=4845">"UNESCO Institute for Statistics"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 August</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=History+of+Cartography&rft.pages=470&rft.pub=University+of+Chicago+Press&rft.date=1998&rft.isbn=0-226-90728-7&rft.aulast=Woodward&rft.aufirst=David&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3Dk_NoubO0RiYC%26q%3D%2522Fanur%2522%2Bnavigation%26pg%3DPA470&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMicronesia" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Tamanaha1993-77"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Tamanaha1993_77-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Tamanaha1993_77-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTamanaha1993" class="citation book cs1">Tamanaha, Brian Z. 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New York: Routledge. 2013. pp. 697–706. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1136095702" title="Special:BookSources/978-1136095702"><bdi>978-1136095702</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=The+Music+and+Dance+of+Micronesia&rft.btitle=The+Concise+Garland+Encyclopedia+of+World+Music%2C+Volume+1&rft.place=New+York&rft.pages=697-706&rft.pub=Routledge&rft.date=2013&rft.isbn=978-1136095702&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DulLJUDmptFMC%26pg%3DPA697&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMicronesia" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-80"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-80">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTelfordn.d." class="citation web cs1">Telford, Hans W. 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Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.scu.edu.au/schools/arts/music/musicarchive/PacificInfo.html">the original</a> on 12 October 2007.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Music+Archive+for+Pacific+Island+Nations&rft.atitle=Music+of+the+Pacific+Island+Nations&rft.aulast=Telford&rft.aufirst=Hans+W.&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.scu.edu.au%2Fschools%2Farts%2Fmusic%2Fmusicarchive%2FPacificInfo.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMicronesia" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-81"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-81">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131215215224/http://abcasiapacificnews.com/stories/201008/2970170.htm?desktop">"Micronesian Games begin in Palau"</a>. <i>Asia Pacific News</i>. <a href="/wiki/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Australian Broadcasting Corporation">Australian Broadcasting Corporation</a>. 1 August 2010. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">15 December</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Asia+Pacific+News&rft.atitle=Micronesian+Games+begin+in+Palau&rft.date=2010-08-01&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fabcasiapacificnews.com%2Fstories%2F201008%2F2970170.htm%3Fdesktop&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMicronesia" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-82"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-82">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFAustralian_Sports_Commission2004" class="citation cs2">Australian Sports Commission (2004), <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20071203042324/http://www.ausport.gov.au/international/development/docs/nauru.pdf"><i>Pacific Sporting Needs Assessment</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>, <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Australia">Australian Government</a>, archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ausport.gov.au/international/development/docs/nauru.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 3 December 2007</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Pacific+Sporting+Needs+Assessment&rft.pub=Australian+Government&rft.date=2004&rft.au=Australian+Sports+Commission&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ausport.gov.au%2Finternational%2Fdevelopment%2Fdocs%2Fnauru.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMicronesia" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-83"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-83">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110524130530/http://www.afl.com.au/Portals/0/afl_docs/2007_International_Census_Sheet_240807.pdf">"INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL CENSUS 2007: Clubs & Players - Internationally"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <a href="/wiki/Australian_Football_League" title="Australian Football League">Australian Football League</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.afl.com.au/Portals/0/afl_docs/2007_International_Census_Sheet_240807.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 24 May 2011.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=INTERNATIONAL+FOOTBALL+CENSUS+2007%3A+Clubs+%26+Players+-+Internationally&rft.pub=Australian+Football+League&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.afl.com.au%2FPortals%2F0%2Fafl_docs%2F2007_International_Census_Sheet_240807.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMicronesia" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-84"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-84">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFOskow2020" class="citation web cs1">Oskow, Noah (13 July 2020). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://unseen-japan.com/japan-forgotten-colonies-micronesia/">"When Japan Ruled the Waves: The Forgotten Colonies of Micronesia"</a>. <i>Unseen Japan</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 September</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Unseen+Japan&rft.atitle=When+Japan+Ruled+the+Waves%3A+The+Forgotten+Colonies+of+Micronesia&rft.date=2020-07-13&rft.aulast=Oskow&rft.aufirst=Noah&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Funseen-japan.com%2Fjapan-forgotten-colonies-micronesia%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMicronesia" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="General_bibliography">General bibliography</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Micronesia&action=edit&section=47" title="Edit section: General bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKirch2001" class="citation book cs1">Kirch, Patrick Vinton (2001). <i>On the Road of the Winds: An Archaeological History of the Pacific Islands Before European Contact</i>. University of California Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-520-92896-1" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-520-92896-1"><bdi>978-0-520-92896-1</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=On+the+Road+of+the+Winds%3A+An+Archaeological+History+of+the+Pacific+Islands+Before+European+Contact&rft.pub=University+of+California+Press&rft.date=2001&rft.isbn=978-0-520-92896-1&rft.aulast=Kirch&rft.aufirst=Patrick+Vinton&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMicronesia" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLalFortune2000" class="citation book cs1">Lal, Brij V.; Fortune, Kate (2000). <i>The Pacific Islands: An Encyclopedia</i>. University of Hawaii Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-8248-2265-1" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-8248-2265-1"><bdi>978-0-8248-2265-1</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Pacific+Islands%3A+An+Encyclopedia&rft.pub=University+of+Hawaii+Press&rft.date=2000&rft.isbn=978-0-8248-2265-1&rft.aulast=Lal&rft.aufirst=Brij+V.&rft.au=Fortune%2C+Kate&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMicronesia" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMorgan1988" class="citation book cs1">Morgan, William N. (1988). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=B3Z-aH7govUC&q=%22micronesia%22"><i>Prehistoric Architecture in Micronesia</i></a>. Austin, Texas: University of Texas Press. p. 30. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780292786219" title="Special:BookSources/9780292786219"><bdi>9780292786219</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Prehistoric+Architecture+in+Micronesia&rft.place=Austin%2C+Texas&rft.pages=30&rft.pub=University+of+Texas+Press&rft.date=1988&rft.isbn=9780292786219&rft.aulast=Morgan&rft.aufirst=William+N.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DB3Z-aH7govUC%26q%3D%2522micronesia%2522&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMicronesia" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRainbird2004" class="citation book cs1">Rainbird, Paul (2004). <i>The Archaeology of Micronesia</i>. 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(2002). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=oqqdbU0tBvAC&q=Micronesian+Histories:+An+Analytical+Bibliography+and+Guide+to+Interpretations"><i>Micronesian Histories: An Analytical Bibliography and Guide to Interpretations</i></a>. 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title="Snares Islands / Tini Heke">Snares Islands</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Melanesia" title="Melanesia">Melanesia</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6.0em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Island_Melanesia" title="Island Melanesia">Island Melanesia</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fiji" title="Fiji">Fiji</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Caledonia" title="New Caledonia">New Caledonia</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" 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style="width:6.0em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands_(archipelago)" title="Solomon Islands (archipelago)">Solomon Islands Archipelago</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Autonomous_Region_of_Bougainville" title="Autonomous Region of Bougainville">Bougainville</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bonis_Peninsula" title="Bonis Peninsula">Bonis Peninsula</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solomon_Islands" title="Solomon Islands">Solomon Islands</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6.0em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/New_Guinea" title="New Guinea">New Guinea</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aru_Islands_Regency" title="Aru Islands Regency">Aru 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New Guinea">Western New Guinea</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_Papua" title="Central Papua">Central Papua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highland_Papua" title="Highland Papua">Highland Papua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Papua_(province)" title="Papua (province)">Papua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Papua" title="South Papua">South Papua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southwest_Papua" title="Southwest Papua">Southwest Papua</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Papua_(province)" title="West Papua (province)">West Papua</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Micronesia</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Polynesia" title="Polynesia">Polynesia</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:6.0em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Polynesian_Triangle" title="Polynesian Triangle">Polynesian Triangle</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Easter_Island" title="Easter Island">Easter Island</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Isla_Salas_y_G%C3%B3mez" title="Isla Salas y Gómez">Salas and Gómez Island</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cook_Islands" title="Cook Islands">Cook Islands</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northern_Cook_Islands" title="Northern Cook Islands">Northern Cook Islands</a></li> <li><a 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title="Johnston Atoll">Johnston Atoll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Line_Islands" title="Line Islands">Line Islands</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jarvis_Island" title="Jarvis Island">Jarvis Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingman_Reef" title="Kingman Reef">Kingman Reef</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kiritimati" title="Kiritimati">Kiritimati</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palmyra_Atoll" title="Palmyra Atoll">Palmyra Atoll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tabuaeran" title="Tabuaeran">Tabuaeran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teraina" title="Teraina">Teraina</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niue" title="Niue">Niue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pitcairn_Islands" title="Pitcairn Islands">Pitcairn Islands</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Geography_of_the_Pitcairn_Islands" title="Geography of the Pitcairn Islands">Pitcairn Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henderson_Island_(Pitcairn_Islands)" title="Henderson Island (Pitcairn Islands)">Henderson Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ducie_Island" title="Ducie 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East</a></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Central_Europe" title="Central Europe">Central</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Europe" title="Eastern Europe">Eastern</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Balkans" title="Balkans">Balkans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caucasus" title="Caucasus">Caucasus</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_Caucasus" title="North Caucasus">North Caucasus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Caucasus" title="South Caucasus">South Caucasus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Russia" title="Southern Russia">Southern Russia</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/European_Russia" title="European Russia">European Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southeast_Europe" title="Southeast Europe">Southeastern</a></li></ul></li> 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