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MICRONESIA

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Federated States of Micronesia

Capital Palikir
Largest City Weno,Chuuk
Land Area 271 mi²

Population

Total 110,414
Density 407.0 people/mi²
Growth 0.726% per year
Children 34.83%
Adult 62.28%
Elderly 2.884%

* Statistics by Wolfram|Alpha. "Christianity" is used in the statistical sense and includes Catholics, Protestants, and true Christians.

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Micronesia is a subregion of Oceania, comprising thousands of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It is distinct from Melanesia to the south, and Polynesia to the east. The Philippines lie to the west, and Indonesia to the southwest.

The name Micronesia derives from the Greek mikros, meaning small, and nesos, meaning island. The term was first proposed to distinguish the region in 1831 by Jules Dumont d'Urville.

The people today form many ethnicities, but are all descended from and belong to the Micronesian culture. The Micronesian culture was one of the last native cultures of the region to develop. It developed from a mixture of Melanesians, Filipinos and Polynesians. Because of this mixture of descent, many of the ethnicities of Micronesia feel closer to some groups in Melanesia, Polynesia or the Philippines. A good example of this are the Yapese who are related to Austronesian tribes in the Northern Philippines.

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MICRONESIA

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