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YAP FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA Part of the Federated States of Micronesia, Yap is situated in the Western Caroline, between Guam and Palau. It is off the main tourist route and is made up of four main islands - Yap Proper, Tamil - Gagil, Maap and Rumung, plus ten small islands all within the boundaries of a beautiful coral reef. Click here for a space shuttle photograph of Yap The landscape consists of rolling hills and lowlands covered with thick jungle like vegetation. Most of the coastal areas are mangroves with occasional coral beaches. Like other FSM islands, there is a coral reef, so snorkelling is popular as is diving in the crystal clear lagoon with the giant manta rays which appear at certain times of the year. The town of Colonia on Yap Proper is the capital and is slightly more urbanized than the village area. Yap also has 130 outer islands stretching nearly 600 miles east of Yap Island. Most of the other islands are coral atolls and are sparsely populated by a people different from the Yapese in culture and language. Four indigenous languages are spoken. These are Yapese, Ulithian, Woleaian and Satawalese . English is the official language so some local Government organizations still conduct business in the Yapese language. Because of its position, Yap was minimally affected when the Spanish colonized Micronesia in the 1500s and again during German occupation from the end of the 1800s to the beginning of World War I.

63. Links To Other Sources Of Information sources of information on the federated states of micronesia states of the FSM. State Legislature; Continental micronesia Pohnpei (Continental micronesia); http://www.fsmgov.org/info/fsmlinks.html

Links to other information sources Following are selected links to other external sources of information on the Federated States of Micronesia available on the Internet, and to related resources of interest. Please understand that the Government of the FSM does not control information available from linked sites, nor does the provision of these links constitute endorsement of any of the information or products contained therein. For more information, please read the important General Information FSM States Education Related Resources General Information FSM Visitors Board - Welcome to the FSM Joint Committee on Compact Economic Negotiations (JCN) Office of the President: Public Information FSM Legal Information System (LIS) ... Micronesia and the South Pacific Program (U. Oregon) US State Department Travel Information States of the FSM Chuuk Chuuk Info from FSM Visitors Board Site Welcome to Chuuk (Continental Micronesia) Kosrae Kosrae Info from FSM Visitors Board Site Welcome to Kosrae (Continental Micronesia) Pohnpei Pohnpei Info from FSM Visitors Board Site Pohnpei State Governor's Office Pohnpei State Legislature Continental Micronesia - Pohnpei (Continental Micronesia) A Tour of Pohnpei (M. Haun)

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[Print Friendly Version] Federated States of Micronesia Country Reports on Human Rights Practices Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor February 25, 2000 The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is composed of 607 small islands extending over a large area of the central Pacific. Four statesChuuk (formerly Truk), Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yapmake up the federation. The population is estimated at 130,000, mostly of Micronesian origin. The four states were part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and were administered by the United States from 1947 to 1986 pursuant to an agreement with the United Nations. Political legitimacy rests on the popular will expressed by a majority vote through elections in accordance with the Constitution. There are three branches of government: An executive branch led by a president who also serves as head of state; a unicameral legislature elected from the four constituent states; and an independent judicial system that applies criminal and civil laws and procedures closely paralleling those of the United States. Under the Compact of Free Association, the United States is responsible for the islands defense. The FSM has no security forces aside from national police operating under the office of the Secretary of Justice and public safety officers operating under the authority of the attorney generals of the individual state governments.

65. Micronesia, Federated States Of The federated states of micronesia (FSM) is composed of is approximately 107,000, mostly of micronesian origin payments from the United states, fishing, tourism http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/eap/8351.htm

[Print Friendly Version] Micronesia, Federated States of Country Reports on Human Rights Practices Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor March 4, 2002 The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is composed of four states: Chuuk (formerly Truk); Kosrae; Pohnpei; and Yap. The four states were part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands and were administered by the United States from 1947 to 1986 pursuant to an agreement with the United Nations. Political legitimacy rests on the popular will expressed by a majority vote through elections in accordance with the Constitution. There are three branches of government: An executive branch led by a president who also serves as head of state; a unicameral legislature elected from the four constituent states; and an independent judicial system that applies criminal and civil laws and procedures that closely parallel those of the United States. Traditional leaders retain considerable influence. Under the Compact of Free Association, the United States is responsible for the islands' defense. The country has no security forces apart from national police, who operate under effective civilian control, and public safety officers, who also operate under effective civilian control. The population is approximately 107,000, mostly of Micronesian origin. The economy depends heavily on transfer payments from the United States, fishing, tourism, and subsistence agriculture.

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Federated States of Micronesia Source: Bank of Hawaii's "Federated States of Micronesia Economic Report" Date: Autumn 1995 General Characteristics The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is a chain of 607 small islands in the Western Pacific about 2,500 miles west of Hawaii. FSM’s total land area amounts to only 270.8 square miles scattered over more than one million square miles of the Pacific, extending 1,700 miles from the east (Kosrae) to the west (Yap). The 130 square mile Island of Pohnpei is the largest in the FSM and home of the country’s capital and civic center. FSM emerged as a nation from the former United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI) administered by the United States from the end of World War II until its dissolution in 1994 when its last member, Palau, became an independent nation. Palau, which lies west of FSM, completes the Caroline Island chain. FSM is a heterogeneous mix of peoples with different customs and traditions united by common cultural and economic bonds that are centuries old. There are at least 8 major indigenous languages and none is spoken throughout the nation. Instead, every state has a language of its own and the common language of commerce and government is English. Many people are familiar with Japanese because of 3 decades of Japanese rule before World War II. FSM’s currency is the US dollar. As in most developing economies in the Pacific, population is growing rapidly, averaging 3 percent annually since the 1950s. However, with easy emigration to the United States, about 2 percent of the FSM population leaves the country for the United States annually, reducing the effective population growth rate to one percent.

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Flags Maps Sightseeing Travel Warnings ... National Parks More Categories Introduction Topography Local Life Local Cuisine Local Holidays Festivals-Events Embassies Administration News Stand Worth a See !! Sight Seeing Maps Flags Shopping Eating Out Recreation Travel Essentials Country Facts Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Airline Tickets Car Rentals Cruises Hotels ... Vacations You are here 1Up Travel ADVERTISEMENT Travel Warnings and Consular Information Sheets By Name of Country A B C D ... Z Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia - Consular Information Sheet September 14, 1999 COUNTRY DESCRIPTION: The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is composed of four states, named after their main islands, and dozens of atolls extending over a large area of the north central Pacific. The four states are: Pohnpei (formerly Ponape), Kosrae (formerly Kusaie), Chuuk (formerly Truk) and Yap. The federal capital is located at Palikir, on the island of Pohnpei and close to its largest city, Kolonia. The FSM is a constitutional democracy, and is party to a Compact of Free Association with the United States. It is a developing economy reliant on fishing, tourism, and agriculture. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: Proof of citizenship, sufficient funds, and onward/return ticket are required for tourist visits up to 30 days. Visits are extendible for up to 60 days total from the initial entry; this extension is sought after arrival in Micronesia. An entry permit may be needed for types of travel other than tourism); the necessary forms may be obtained from the airlines. There is a departure fee of five U.S. dollars. A health certificate may be required if the traveler is arriving from infected area. Travelers are advised to enter and leave the FSM on a valid U.S. passport. The U.S. Embassy in Kolonia does not issue passports; passports for persons living or traveling in the FSM are issued by the Honolulu Passport Agency. For more information about entry requirements of the Federated States of Micronesia, travelers may consult the Embassy of the Federated States of Micronesia, 1725 N Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20038, tel: (202) 223-4383 or via the Internet at

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Online Field Guide Field Guide Home Project Profiles Activities Strategies ... Initiatives Fast Facts location Western Pacific; 10-hour flight from Honolulu ecoregion Micronesia project size 133 square miles public lands Pohnpei Watershed Forest Reserve partners Conservation Society of Pohnpei, municipal and state governments, traditional Pohnpeian leaders conservancy initiatives Freshwater natural events huge spawning aggregations of grouper, February–April Flush with plants and animals found nowhere else on Earth, this Pacific island paradise is an incubator of community-based conservation techniques that could be applied throughout Oceania. Sunset near Sokehs Rock. With the largest intact upland rain forest in all of Micro-nesia, the island of Pohnpei is one of the greenest, wettest places in the world. The native forest overflows with species of plants and animals found nowhere else on Earth. The forest is also vital to the island’s water quality, a growing tourism industry and the cultural and spiritual lives of Pohnpeians. But over the past three decades, Pohnpei’s native forest has been dramatically reduced from 42 percent to 15 percent of the island’s area. The culprit: the clearing of forest to grow sakau, or kava, a plant that produces an earthy, mildly intoxicating beverage.

73. Lamotrek Atoll Information Atoll belongs to Yap State in the Caroline Islands of the federated states of micronesia (see Map 1 above), but linguistic and cultural evidence indicates that http://www.tritonfilms.com/lamotrekinfo.htm

Map 1. Western Pacific Ocean Lamotrek Island is one of three islands that make up the low coral atoll of Lamotrek, the other two islands, Pugue and Falaite, are presently uninhabited though it is believed that people lived on them at the time of the first recorded discovery of Lamotrek in 1797 by Captain James Wilson in the ship "Duff." Map 2. Lamotrek Atoll Politically and geographically, Lamotrek Atoll belongs to Yap State in the Caroline Islands Lamotrek Island: Looking South Lamotrek Island, which averages no more than three to four feet above sea level, has a total population of around 350 people. The population is reduced to around 300 persons nine months out of the year when students leave to go Woleai Atoll, located about 300 miles to the West, to attend the nearest outer island high school, and others travel to attend the high school on Ulithi Atoll, some 300 miles further. A number of individuals regularly travel on the inter-island service ship to Yap, another 100 miles from Ulithi, to seek health care, employment, modern attractions such as television, alternate lifestyles, and consumer goods. Return ship service to Lamotrek is irregular and uncertain, averaging about four to six contacts in the course of a year. The main exports are dried coconut meat, traditional woven textiles and coconut fiber sennit. Lamotrek Island: Looking North Along with the rest of the islands in Micronesia, Lamotrek islanders began being influenced by Europeans after 1521, the year Ferdinand Magellan landed on Guam. This discovery, the first in

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Prices Current Specials News Headlines Site Map ... Home Why visit Kosrae? "An ocean the color of jewels you want to wear. A smile so dazzling it invites you to stay awhile longer. These are the sights of Kosrae. The ebb and flow of the tides; the rain beating on the thatch and the birds wakening you with song. These are the sounds of Kosrae. Have you ever smelled the color green? That is the smell of Kosrae. Written by G. Rose, a Kosrae Village Resort guest, October 1997 Micronesia, The Island of Kosrae Kosrae is located in the Federated States of Micronesia , an island group in the Pacific Ocean that is north of Papua New Guinea. See the Map of Micronesia below. You may have heard about the diving in Palau, diving in Yap with the Mantas, diving in Truk (Chuuk) with the World War II wrecks. Kosrae is also in Micronesia, just east of Truk and south of Pohnpei. We are not as well known, which means not so many visitors! I imagine yourself enjoying our pristine reefs, untouched jungles and our unbelievably clear waterways that stretch through the many enormous mangrove trees. Not enough reasons to come to Kosrae? Here are some more:

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About Infoyouth Achievements Point of view News ... Country - Asia and Pacific Micronesia, (Federated States of) Other sites about this country Pacific Youth Bureau (PYB) - Secretariat of the Pacific Community The Pacific Youth Bureau coordinates the implementation, monitoring and review of the Pacific Youth Strategy 2005 which aims at creating and maintaining genuine opportunities for young people to play an active role in the economic, social, cultural and spiritual development of their societies. http://www.spc.org.nc/youth Search form Site search: Navigation Gateway Africa NGO, networks Asia / Pacific ... Forum Select country Afghanistan Albania Algeria Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas, (The) Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovi... Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islan... Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Canada-Québec Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Repu... Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Congo, (Dem. Rep. of...

77. 1994 Human Rights Report: FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA states OF micronesia The federated states of micronesia Government and the four states publish newsletters associations are uncommon in micronesia, but student http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/democracy/1994_hrp_report/94hrp_report_eap/Microne

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78. HRI/CORE/1/Add.72 - Core Document - Micronesia (Federated States Of) the oldest cultural deposit on Yap is dated to about 2,300 years ago). The indigenous histories (oral traditions) of the federated states of micronesia islands http://www.hri.ca/fortherecord1997/documentation/coredocs/hri-core-1-add72.htm

United Nations HRI Distr. GENERAL HRI/CORE/1/Add.72 13 June 1996 Original: ENGLISH CORE DOCUMENT FORMING PART OF THE REPORTS OF STATES PARTIES MICRONESIA [16 April 1996] I. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY 1. The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), along with the Republic of Palau, forms the Caroline Islands archipelago. One of the newly emerged Pacific island nations, FSM extends from the equator to 14 degrees north encompassing over 1 million square miles of ocean and a relatively small land area. Comprising the FSM are 607 high volcanic and low coral islands (atolls) only 65 of which are inhabited. The total land area is 270.8 square miles with an additional 2,776 square miles of lagoon areas. The four states of the FSM are, from east to west, the States of Kosrae, Pohnpei (formerly Ponape, renamed in November 1984), Chuuk (formerly Truk, renamed in January 1990) and Yap. 2. Kosrae is the easternmost State of the FSM. Kosrae is 5 degrees north of the equator and about 350 miles east-south-east of Pohnpei. It is a high volcanic island having 42 square miles of land, and it consists primarily of rugged mountainous slopes with only a very narrow coastal plain. Approximately 65 per cent of the island is in forest, 23 per cent in agroforest, 11 per cent in secondary vegetation with the remaining 3 per cent non-forest. 3. Pohnpei is a high volcanic island located 7 degrees north latitude and 158 degrees east longitude. Roughly circular and fringed by relatively dense mangrove forest, the distance across the island is approximately 15 miles. Rugged mountain ridges and deep valleys characterize the interior of the island. The highest elevation on the island is about 2,500 feet above sea level. Approximately 60 per cent of the island is steeply sloped and mountainous. Surrounding the main island is a large lagoon with a total surface area of 70 square miles. Associated with Pohnpei State are eight low coral islands, Mwoakiloa, Nukuoro, Pingelap, Sapwuahfik, Oroluk, Kapingamarangi, Pakin and Ant.

79. Country Data - Youth Profile: Micronesia, Federated States Of age of 25, the national youth policy of the federated states of micronesia is targeted b) to involve youth in the economic, social, cultural and religious http://esa.un.org/socdev/unyin/countrya.asp?countrycode=fm

80. TownNews.com Travel: Destination Federated States Of Micronesia km) north of Australia and 2,500 miles ( 4,000km) west of Hawaii, the federated states of micronesia (FSM) is made up of four distinct cultural islandsYap http://townnews.atevo.com/guides/destinations/bygeo/1,3641,96,00.html

Travel Home Site Contents Travel Guides Interactions ... Contact Us Sign up for a FREE Travel Newsletter HTML Text Federated States of Micronesia Travel Basics (Select One) Introduction Travel Documents Local Language Local Currency Electricity Calling Codes Fax/Modem Time Zone Business Hours Public Holidays Tipping When to Go What to Take Emergency Contacts Foreign Embassies For More Information Attractions and Where to Stay (Select One) Highlights 3 Day Itinerary 5 Day Itinerary 7 Day Itinerary Where to Stay For Business Travelers (Select One) Business Style and Etiquette Introduction Located 2,300 miles (3,680km) north of Australia and 2,500 miles ( 4,000km) west of Hawaii, the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is made up of four distinct cultural islandsYap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosraethat lie south of Guam in the Caroline Islands. In July of 1978, following a Constitutional Convention, the people of four of the former Districts of the Trust Territory, Truk (now Chuuk), Yap, Ponape (now Pohnpei) and Kusaie (now Kosrae) voted in a referendum to form a Federation under the Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia. On May 10, 1979, the FSM Constitution was implemented. The former Districts became States of the Federation and adopted their own State constitutions. The United States administered the region as a Trust Territory until 1986. FSM, now independent and self-governing, became a member of the United Nations in 1991. Most visitors begin their FSM holiday or business trip on the island of Pohnpei. This is primarily because it is the island group's port of entry, serving both Air Nauru and Continental Micronesia aircraft and as the nation's capital and business center. In addition, Pohnpei boasts the FSM's most advanced infrastructure, particularly of hotels, restaurants, roads, and port activity. Pohnpei also has a large selection of excellent resorts; Kosrae, too, offers some fine accommodation choices.

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