Micronesia is a subregion of Oceania, comprising hundreds of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It is distinct from Melanesia to the south, and Polynesia to the east. The Philippines and Indonesia lie to the west.
The name Micronesia derives from the Greek mikros (μικρός), meaning small, and nesos (νῆσος), meaning island. The term was first proposed to distinguish the region in 1831 by Jules Dumont d'Urville.
Western Pacific island group, meaning "island archipelago." Located at latitude 2 ° ~ latitude 22 °, longitude 130 ° ~ 177 ° between. More than 2,500 islands. The total area of 2,700 square kilometers. Economy based on agriculture and tourism.
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n.: micronesia, Federated States of Micronesia
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