Constitution Day in Micronesia

The FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA celebrates Constitution Day every year since 1979 on May 10th. If you live in this vast Oceanic country, I hope you had a wonderful day!

Micronesia Exports

According to MIT's Observatory of Economic Complexity (atlas.media.mit.edu), the following items are major exports of the Federated States of MICRONESIA: baskets and other handicrafts, bathroom ceramics, broadcasting equipment, chemical analysis instruments, computers, coral and shells, electric motors, electric power accessories, fish fillets, footwear, knit men’s shirts, legumes, mollusks, netting, non-fillet frozen fish, non-knit women’s suits, nucleic acids, processed food, scrap aluminum, scrap copper, scrap iron, and telephones. According to the International Monetary Fund (data.imf.org), countries and territories buying and importing most of those exports (February 2017 statistics) include Indonesia (top importer), Thailand, Guam, the United States, the Philippines, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Marshall Islands, the United Kingdom, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Malaysia, Netherlands Antilles, Pakistan, and Palau.

Micronesia Endangered Species

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ for the Federated States of MICRONESIA (« country blog post ») in the Western Pacific Ocean lists 2 extinct species, 6 critically endangered species, and 21 endangered species. Living on Kosrae island (« Kosrae blog post ») up until mid to late 1800s, Kosrae Crake birds and Kosrae Starling birds became extinct partially due to introduced rats (hitchhiking on ships and boats) competing for natural resources. Now switching to the discussion about Micronesia's endangered species. The large oceanic country's critically endangered species are the Hawksbill Turtle, Nightingale Reed Warbler, three species of land snails (Partula emersoni, Partula guamensis, and Partula martensiana), and Pohnpei Starling — only located on Pohnpei island (« Pohnpei blog post »). Endangered species include the Boettger's Emo Skink, Chuuk Emperor bird (endemic to Chuuk island), Dumeril's Tropical Gecko, Eastern Curlew bird, Micronesian Cycad plant, Polynesian Sheath-tailed Bat, Sandfish, Ulithi Fruit Bat, and Undulate Wrasse fish.

Species named after Micronesia include the Micronesian Imperial Pigeon, Micronesian Kingfisher bird, Micronesian Myzomela, Micronesian Scrubfowl, Micronesian Starling, and Micronesian Wrasse fish.

Kosrae Island

Just like the island in my previous post (about Pohnpei), Kosrae is in the Pacific Ocean and in the eastern part of the Federated States of MICRONESIA. In fact, the administrative region of Kosrae is the easternmost region in the vast Oceanic country. Kosrae is surrounded by reefs and several islands. Along the eastern shoreline west of Lelu Island, the capital of the administrative region and island is Tofol. Judging that Kosrae is an island, there is of course a fishing industry. Find out more about the Federated States of Micronesia!

Pohnpei Island

Pohnpei is a Pacific Ocean island that has a length of approximately fifteen miles. It is surrounded by many smaller islands and located in the eastern part of the Federated States of MICRONESIA country. The capital of the country, Palikir, is found inland in the northwest area of Pohnpei. Islands surrounding Pohnpei include Parem, Sokehs, Takaieu, and Temwen. Nahnalaud is a peak standing at over 770 meters and 2,500 feet in the center of the island. Find out more about the Federated States of Micronesia!

States of the Fed. States of Micronesia

There are 4 states that form the FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae. Each state has its own capital; the main capital for Fed. States of Micronesia is Palikir. To learn more about the Federated States of Micronesia, view its post.

Federated States of Micronesia

The FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA is an island nation that is part of the Caroline Islands and the subregion of MICRONESIA. Micronesia's states (from west to east) are Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae. The Federated States of Micronesia are north of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea and east of The Philippines and Palau. The capital, which is located southwest of the State of Phonpei's capital (Kolonia), is Palikir. The official language is English, though local languages are widely used here. Inhabitants of the Federated States of Micronesia use the US Dollar.

August 18th, 2013 Update:  I wrote posts about Kosrae and Pohnpei.
Above map credit:  National Geographic Mapmaker (↗)