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Country Guide > Australia and South Pacific > Pacific Islands Of Micronesia | |
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General Information Area 7,800,000 sq km (3,000,000 sq miles) of which 1846.3 sq km (721.2 sq miles) is land. Population See individual entries. Geography Micronesia comprises four archipelagos: the Federated States of Micronesia (Caroline Islands), the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Northern Mariana Islands and the Republic of Palau. Each archipelago is composed of hundreds of island groups, within which there are many islands varying widely in topography. A more detailed description is given under the individual section for each country. There are three distinct population groups: Malayans who passed through Indonesia and The Philippines; Melanesians coming from the islands of the southwest Pacific; and Polynesians who inhabited the South Pacific. Language English, Japanese and nine local languages. Religion Roman Catholic and Protestant with Mormon and Baha’i minorities. Time See individual sections. Electricity 110/120 volts AC, 60Hz. Plugs are the US flat two-pin type. Communications Telephone IDD is available to any of the islands. See individual entries for country code Fax Available in all the island states. Internet There is basic access and services on the islands. See individual entries. Telegram 24-hour service available in some areas. Post Airmail to Europe takes approximately 10 days. Post offices are located in the centre of each state. Press The Pacific Daily News (Guam) is the main English-language daily newspaper in the region and is distributed throughout all the islands. Further information is provided under individual entries. Radio BBC World Service (website: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice) and Voice of America (website: www.voa.gov) can be received. From time to time the frequencies change and the most up-to-date can be found online. |