Federated States of Micronesia

Oceania
Island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia.

		6.8657575N 158.158493E
President Manny Mori

Capital
Palikir

Government
Democratic Federated Presidential Republic

Religion
Roman Catholic 52.7%, Congregational 40.1%, Baptist 0.9%, Seventh-Day Adventist 0.7%, other 3.8%, none or unspecified 0.8%.

Population
107,154

Ethnic group

Chuukese 48.8%, Pohnpeian 24.2%, Kosraean 6.2%, Yapese 5.2%, Yap outer islands 4.5%, Asian 1.8%, Polynesian 1.5%, other 6.4%, unknown 1.4%

National Language                     
English , Chuukese, Kosrean, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarang.

National Day
3 November (1986 from U.S.)

Anthem
Patriots of Micronesia

Currency
United States dollar (USD)

Attractions
Chuuk Lagoon,  Mt. Finkol, Kosrae,  Pohnpei Cultural Center,  Ruins of Nan Madol,  Stone Money of Yap,  Utwa-Walung Marine Park,  Wiya Bird Cave

Website 

Art & Cultural

The ICON

Nan Madol              Nan Madol is a ruined city that lies off the eastern shore of the island of Pohnpei that was the capital of the Saudeleur dynasty until about AD 1500. It is in the present day Madolenihmw district of Pohnpei state, in the Federated States of Micronesia in the western Pacific Ocean. The city consists of a series of small artificial islands linked by a network of canals. The site core with its stone walls encloses an area approximately 1.5 km long by 0.5 km wide and it contains nearly 100 artificial islets—stone and coral fill platforms—bordered by tidal canals. The name Nan Madol means "spaces between" and is a reference to the canals that crisscross the ruins. The original name was Soun Nan-leng (Reef of Heaven), according to Gene Ashby in his book Pohnpei, An Island Argosy. It is often called the "Venice of the Pacific."