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The Federated States of Micronesia comprise a republic located in the Pacific Ocean, northeast of Papua New Guinea. The country is a sovereign state in free association with the United States.

It consists of 607 islands extending 1,800 miles across the archipelago of the Caroline Islands. The four constituent island groups are Yap, Chuuk (called Truk until January 1990), Pohnpei (called Ponape until November 1984), and Kosrae. The population is 135,869 (2000) and the capital is Palikir, on Pohnpei.