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create, improve, and maintain articles relating to the countries of the Micronesia and the surrounding area, their history, people, geography, and culture. Included are the independent nations of Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, and Palau, and the territories of Guam, Johnston Atoll, Northern Mariana Islands ...
Continental Micronesia, Inc. ( CMI [3]) was a Guamanian company which was a wholly owned subsidiary of Continental Airlines. It operated daily flights to Honolulu, Hawaii, as well as international services to Asia, Micronesia and Australia from its base of operations at Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport on Guam, [4] a U.S. territory in ...
The foreign policy goals of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) are primarily linked to achieving economic development and protecting their vast marine environment. Israel was one of the first to welcome the FSM into the family of nations, even before the FSM became a member of the U.N.
Culture of the Federated States of Micronesia. Christianity is the predominant religion in the Federated States of Micronesia and represents an integral part of the nation's identity. The country is secular and its constitution guarantees the freedom of religion. Before the arrival of European missionaries, the various ethnic groups residing in ...
Colonia. / 9.517°N 138.133°E / 9.517; 138.133. Colonia is an urban area between the municipalities of Rull and Weloy which serves as the capital of Yap State, one of the states in the Federated States of Micronesia. It’s not to be confused with Kolonia, the capital of Pohnpei State. It administers both Yap proper and some 13 atolls ...
The Federated States of Micronesia does not recognise same-sex unions in any form. The marriage laws in Kosrae assume the partners to be of the opposite sex. Section 16.101 states: "A marriage performed in the State is valid, if: (a) The male at the time of marriage is at least eighteen years of age and the female at least sixteen years of age, and, if the female is less than eighteen years of ...
According to Jackson (1983, 1986) the languages group as follows: [1] Micronesian family. Nauruan. Nuclear Micronesian family. Kosraean. Central Micronesian family. Gilbertese. Western Micronesian family. Marshallese.
