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Micronesia is a biodiversity hotspot with an exceptionally high richness of endemic plant species, 10 times higher than that of Hawaii. [1] The Mariana Islands form an archipelago in the northwest of the Micronesian region.
Kolonia is a coastal town and the capital of Pohnpei State in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). It's not to be confused with the far smaller Colonia , the capital of the State of Yap . It was also the former FSM capital before being replaced by Palikir in 1989, located nearby to the southwest in the municipality of Sokehs .
Flora of Micronesia, a subregion of the Oceanian realm, comprising thousands of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean. Included are: Banaba , Caroline Islands , Marshall Islands , Mariana Islands , Wake Island , Guam , Kiribati , Nauru , Palau , and the Federated States of Micronesia .
The Flora of the Federated States of Micronesia, in the floristic Micronesia subkingdom of the Oceanian realm. Subcategories.
Colonia is an urban area between the municipalities of Rull and Weloy which serves as the capital of Yap State, one of the states in the Federated States of Micronesia. It’s not to be confused with Kolonia , the capital of Pohnpei State .
The Federated States of Micronesia (/ ˌ m aɪ k r oʊ ˈ n iː ʒ ə / ⓘ; abbreviated FSM), or simply Micronesia, is an island country in Micronesia, a subregion of Oceania.The federation consists of four states—from west to east: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae—that span across the western Pacific just north of the equator, for a longitudinal distance of almost 2,700 km (1,700 mi).
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 19:45, 17 November 2016: 551 × 436 (30 KB): Bob Burkhardt {{Information |Description ={{en|1=A map of the Federated States of Micronesia, showing their capital, Kolonia, and the major islands and island groups.}} |Source =''The World Factbook'', 1990, p. 207. |Author =United States Central...
Pohnpei in Micronesia. Pohnpei (formerly known as Ponape or Ascension, from Pohnpeian: "upon (pohn) a stone altar (pei)") is an island of the Senyavin Islands which are part of the larger Caroline Islands group. It belongs to Pohnpei State, one of the four states in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).