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Geography of the Federated States of Micronesia : ウィキペディア英語版 | Geography of the Federated States of Micronesia
Geography of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), a country located in the western Pacific Ocean, and in the Micronesia cultural and ecological sub-region of Oceania. ==Geography==
The country consists of 607 islands extending across the Caroline Islands Archipelago. They are east of the Philippine Islands, and north of the island of New Guinea. The federal capital is Palikir, on Pohnpei island. The 607 islands are grouped into four states, and east to west are: *Yap State *Chuuk State — ''before 1990 named Truk''. *Pohnpei State — ''before 1985 named Ponape''. *Kosrae State Separated from the main islands in southern Pohnpei State are the two islands of Nukuoro and Kapingamarangi. They are geographically part of the Micronesia region, but are linguistically and culturally part of the Polynesia region. The indigenous languages spoken on these two islands are in the Samoic family of Polynesian languages.
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