Domain names

General information Federated States of Micronesia


Micronesia, from the Greek mikros and nesos meaning island), is a subregion of Oceania, comprising hundreds of small islands in the Pacific Ocean. The Philippines lie to the northwest, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Melanesia to the west and southwest, and Polynesia to the east.

This region consists of many hundreds of small islands spread over a large region of the western Pacific. The only empire known to have originated in Micronesia was based in Yap.

General information

CountryFederated States of Micronesia
Top-level domain (ccTLD)fm
Population107.862
LanguageEnglish (official and common language), Trukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Kosrean, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi
CurrencyUS dollar (USD)
Telephone+691
Area+702 km2
ContinentOceania

Flag

ight blue with four white five-pointed stars centered; the stars are arranged in a diamond pattern