The Federated States of Micronesia is an island country in Oceania. It consists of four states—from west to east,Yap,Chuuk,Pohnpei and Kosrae—that are spread across the western Pacific. Together,the states comprise around 607 islands that cover a longitudinal distance of almost 2,700 km (1,700 mi) just north of the equator. They lie northeast of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea,south of Guam and the Marianas,west of Nauru and the Marshall Islands,east of Palau and the Philippines,about 2,900 km (1,800 mi) north of eastern Australia,3,400 km (2,100 mi) southeast of Japan,and some 4,000 km (2,485 mi) southwest of the main islands of the Hawaiian Islands.
The politics of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) takes place in a framework of a federal assembly-independent representative democratic republic. The President of the Federated States of Micronesia is both head of state and head of government. Executive power is exercised by the president and his cabinet,while legislative power is vested in both the president and the Congress. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
Weno,formerly Moen,is an island municipality of Chuuk State of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). It is the largest town in the FSM. It has an estimated area of 20 square kilometers.
Chuuk State is one of the four states of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The other states are Kosrae State,Pohnpei State,and Yap State. It consists of several island groups:Namoneas,Faichuuk,the Hall Islands,Namonuito Atoll,Pattiw,and the Mortlock Islands. Chuuk is the FSM's most populous state,with 50,000 inhabitants on 120 square kilometers. Chuuk Lagoon is where most people live. Weno island,in the lagoon,is Chuuk's state capital and the country's biggest city. It may hold a referendum on independence in the near future,although this referendum has been repeatedly postponed.
Yap State,is one of the four states of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The other states are Kosrae State,Pohnpei State,and Chuuk State.
The College of Micronesia-FSM (COM-FSM) is a public community college in the Federated States of Micronesia. It began operation in 1963 as the Micronesian Teacher Education Center.
Indirect presidential elections were held in the Federated States of Micronesia on May 11,2007.
The Habele Outer Island Education Fund is a South Carolina–based charitable organization serving K-12 aged students in Micronesia. Habele's initial geographic focus was the so-called "Outer Islands" of Yap State as well as lagoon and outer islands in neighboring Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia. It now serves students of all backgrounds throughout the Freely Associated States.
Emanuel "Manny" Mori is a Micronesian politician who served as President of the Federated States of Micronesia from 11 May 2007 to 11 May 2015.
Micronesian Americans are Americans who are descended from people of the Federated States of Micronesia. According to the 2010 census,a total of 8,185 residents self-identified as having origins in the country,which consists of four states. More than half of these residents identified their origin as Chuuk State (4,211) with the rest as follows:2,060 people from Pohnpei,1,018 from Yap,and 906 people from Kosrae.
Parliamentary elections were held in the Federated States of Micronesia on 8 March 2011,alongside a three-part referendum. As there were no political parties,all 34 candidates ran as independents. For the first time in the country's history,two women ran for election,both in Chuuk State. However,neither was elected.
Iris Green Falcam was an American-born Micronesian librarian,researcher and public servant. Falcam served as the First Lady of the Federated States of Micronesia from 1999 to 2003 during the tenure of her husband,former President Leo Falcam.
An independence referendum for Chuuk State to secede from the Federated States of Micronesia was originally scheduled to take place in March 2015. However,it has been delayed three times and it is uncertain if it will take place. The most populous of the four states within the FSM,Chuuk has high levels of unemployment and there are long-standing tensions over the distribution of funding within the FSM. Other concerns include political power within the federation and the preservation of cultural identity.
Christina Stinnett is a Micronesian Women's rights activist and businesswoman,who is the President of Chuuk Women's Council (CWC),which overlooks more than 60 women's organisations within Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia.
Parliamentary elections were held in the Federated States of Micronesia on 5 March 2019,alongside a referendum on calling a Constitutional Convention. All 14 seats in Congress were up for election,and all 13 incumbents standing for re-election were returned to Congress.
Typhoon Wutip,known in the Philippines as Tropical Depression Betty,was the most powerful February typhoon on record,surpassing Typhoon Higos of 2015. The third tropical cyclone,second tropical storm,and the first typhoon of the 2019 Pacific typhoon season,Wutip originated from a low-pressure area on February 16,2019 that generally tracked westward,passing just south of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM),before organizing to a tropical depression on February 18. The depression was later classified a tropical storm a day later,attaining the name Wutip from the Japan Meteorological Agency. The storm gradually intensified before it underwent rapid intensification while passing to the southwest of Guam on February 23 and reached its first peak intensity. With winds of 270 km/h (165 mph) estimated by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center,Wutip became the first Category 5-equivalent super typhoon on record in the month of February. Wutip underwent an eyewall replacement cycle shortly afterward,causing the storm to weaken as it turned northwest. The storm finished its cycle on February 24,resulting in Wutip rapidly intensifying once again. Wutip reached a secondary peak intensity the following day,again attaining Category 5-equivalent winds. Afterward,Wutip rapidly weakened throughout its lifespan from strong wind shear as it moved northwestward,before dissipating on March 2.
David W. Panuelo is a Micronesian politician who is serving as the president of the Federated States of Micronesia. His term started on May 11,2019.
The COVID-19 pandemic in the Federated States of Micronesia is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus has reached the Federated States of Micronesia on 8 January 2021.
Kimiuo Aisek Memorial Museum is a museum in Chuuk State,in the Federated States of Micronesia. It is the first museum to be established on the island.
Parliamentary elections were held in the Federated States of Micronesia on 7 March 2023 to elect the fourteen members of the Congress:ten representatives of the districts,and four senators each representing one of the four states.
