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Brief History. Across a distance of nearly 2,000 miles, the archipelago of Micronesia encompasses a land area of only 271 square miles. It is believed that the original inhabitants of Micronesia came from the Philippines and Indonesia about 1500 years before Christ. In 1521, Magellan made landfall in the Marianas and in 1565, Spain laid claim to the islands. In 1899, the Caroline Islands were sold to Germany and after World War I, the League of Nations gave Japan a mandate over the islands. Japan successfully developed the mining industry, and the fishing and agricultural (particularly sugarcane) domains. Part of the UN Trust Territory following World War II, Micronesia became independent of US administration in 1986.

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Country Information

Local name: Micronesia

Capital: Palikir

Population: 108,004

Government: constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 3 November 1986 and the Amended Compact entered into force May 2004

Currency: US dollar (USD)

Land size: 702 sq km

Topography: islands vary geologically from high mountainous islands to low, coral atolls; volcanic outcroppings on Pohnpei, Kosrae, and Chuuk

Typical foods:

Major exports: fish, garments, bananas, black pepper

Information on the People

Official language: English

Other languages spoken: Trukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Kosrean, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi

Religions: Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other 3%

Literacy rate: 89%

Male/Female Ratio:

Life expectancy: 70.05 years

Ethnic groups: nine ethnic Micronesian and Polynesian groups

Internet users: 12,000

Famous people:

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