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	# [[Northern Mariana Islands]] (Commonwealth in political union with the [[United States]]).		# [[Northern Mariana Islands]] (Commonwealth in political union with the [[United States]]).
	# [[Palau]] (Island country).		# [[Palau]] (Island country).
	# [[Wake Island]] (Unorganized, unincorporated territory of the [[United States]]).		# [[Wake Island]] (Unorganized, unincorporated territory of the [[United States]]) - but we do not include this since it has no permanent local population.

	The people today form many ethnicities, but are all descended from and belong to the Micronesian culture. The Micronesian culture was one of the last native cultures of the region to develop. It developed from a mixture of Melanesians, Filipinos and Polynesians. Because of this mixture of descent, many of the ethnicities of Micronesia feel closer to some groups in Melanesia, Polynesia or the Philippines. A good example of this are the Yapese who are related to Austronesian tribes in the Northern Philippines.		The people today form many ethnicities, but are all descended from and belong to the Micronesian culture. The Micronesian culture was one of the last native cultures of the region to develop. It developed from a mixture of Melanesians, Filipinos and Polynesians. Because of this mixture of descent, many of the ethnicities of Micronesia feel closer to some groups in Melanesia, Polynesia or the Philippines. A good example of this are the Yapese who are related to Austronesian tribes in the Northern Philippines.

Pbacsich: added cat Micronesia and links to it - and cat V

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added cat Micronesia and links to it - and cat V

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	The people today form many ethnicities, but are all descended from and belong to the Micronesian culture. The Micronesian culture was one of the last native cultures of the region to develop. It developed from a mixture of Melanesians, Filipinos and Polynesians. Because of this mixture of descent, many of the ethnicities of Micronesia feel closer to some groups in Melanesia, Polynesia or the Philippines. A good example of this are the Yapese who are related to Austronesian tribes in the Northern Philippines.		The people today form many ethnicities, but are all descended from and belong to the Micronesian culture. The Micronesian culture was one of the last native cultures of the region to develop. It developed from a mixture of Melanesians, Filipinos and Polynesians. Because of this mixture of descent, many of the ethnicities of Micronesia feel closer to some groups in Melanesia, Polynesia or the Philippines. A good example of this are the Yapese who are related to Austronesian tribes in the Northern Philippines.

			For entities in Micronesia see [[:Category:Micronesia]].


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Pbacsich at 03:20, 7 April 2012

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	Micronesia, from the Greek mikros (μικρός) (meaning small) and nesos (νῆσος) (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 south, and [[Polynesia]] to the east.		''Micronesia'', from the Greek mikros (μικρός) (meaning small) and nesos (νῆσος) (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 south, and [[Polynesia]] to the east.

	This region consists of many hundreds of small islands spread over a large region of the western [[Pacific Ocean]].		This region consists of many hundreds of small islands spread over a large region of the western [[Pacific Ocean]].

Pbacsich at 10:37, 22 January 2010

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Pbacsich: entry

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Micronesia, from the Greek mikros (μικρός) (meaning small) and nesos (νῆσος) (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 south, and [[Polynesia]] to the east.

This region consists of many hundreds of small islands spread over a large region of the western [[Pacific Ocean]].

Politically, Micronesia is divided into eight nation-states and territories:

# [[Guam]] (Organized, unincorporated territory of the [[United States]]).
# [[Kiribati]] (Island country).
# [[Marshall Islands]] (Island country).
# [[Federated States of Micronesia]], abbreviated as FSM (Island country).
# [[Nauru]] (Island country).
# [[Northern Mariana Islands]] (Commonwealth in political union with the [[United States]]).
# [[Palau]] (Island country).
# [[Wake Island]] (Unorganized, unincorporated territory of the [[United States]]).

The people today form many ethnicities, but are all descended from and belong to the Micronesian culture. The Micronesian culture was one of the last native cultures of the region to develop. It developed from a mixture of Melanesians, Filipinos and Polynesians. Because of this mixture of descent, many of the ethnicities of Micronesia feel closer to some groups in Melanesia, Polynesia or the Philippines. A good example of this are the Yapese who are related to Austronesian tribes in the Northern Philippines.

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