Micronesia
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.35|Subregions (Melanesia, Micronesia, [[Polynesia and Australasia), as well as sovereign and dependent islands of Oceania]] thumb|upright=1.35|Micronesia is one of three major cultural areas of the List of islands in the Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean islands, along with [[Melanesia and Polynesia.]] thumb|upright=1.35|Outline of sovereign (dark orange) and dependent islands (bright orange)
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Micronesia is one of three major cultural regions of the Pacific Ocean islands, alongside Melanesia and Polynesia. It comprises both sovereign nations and dependent territories scattered across the Pacific, making it a significant geopolitical and cultural area in the broader Oceania region.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Micronesia
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- Micronesian Cultural Area.png
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- Geographical map of Micronesia (cropped)
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Largest cities
- Settlement.population_total
- 517.464
- Settlement.population_demonym
- Micronesian
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- Other information
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- Countries
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- Dependencies
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50 sectionsContents
- Geography
- Caroline Islands
- Gilbert Islands
- Mariana Islands
- Marshall Islands
- Nauru
- Wake Island
- Geology
- Fauna
- Climate
- History
- Prehistory{{anchor|Pre-history}}
- Early European contact
- Colonisation and conversion
- German–Spanish Treaty of 1899
- 20th century
- 21st century
- States and dependencies
- Politics
- Economy
- Demographics
- Demographic table
- Indigenous groups
- Micronesians
- Carolinian people
- Chamorro people
- Chuukese people
- Nauruan people
- Kaping people
- Immigrant groups
- East, South, and Southeast Asian people
- European people
- Languages
- Culture
- Animals and food
- Architecture
- Art
- Cuisine
- Education
- Law
- Media
- Music and dance
- Sports
- Religion and mythology
- See also
- References
- Citations
- General bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|upright=1.35|Subregions (Melanesia, Micronesia, [[Polynesia and Australasia), as well as sovereign and dependent islands of Oceania]] thumb|upright=1.35|Micronesia is one of three major cultural areas of the List of islands in the Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean islands, along with [[Melanesia and Polynesia.]] thumb|upright=1.35|Outline of sovereign (dark orange) and dependent islands (bright orange)
Micronesia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania, consisting of approximately 2,000 small islands in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean. It has a close shared cultural history with three other island regions: Maritime Southeast Asia to the west, Polynesia to the east, and Melanesia to the south—as well as with the wider community of Austronesian peoples.