Micronesia
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This article is about the greater region. For the independent state, see Federated States of Micronesia.
Micronesia is an area in Oceania. Many islands in southwest Pacific Ocean are part of it. Micronesia means small islands in acient Greek language.
Philippines is to the west of Micronesia. Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Melanesia are to the south of Micronesia. Polynesia is to the east of Micronesia.
[edit] List of islands and countries in Micronesia
Gilbert Islands (in Republic of Kiribati) - Republic of the Marshall Islands - Federated States of Micronesia (It may be called just Micronesia.) - Republic of Nauru - Republic of Palau - Mariana Islands (in United States), and so on.
| Countries and territories of Oceania | |
| Australia : Australia · Coral Sea Islands · Norfolk Island | |
| Melanesia : East Timor · Fiji · Maluku Islands & Western New Guinea (part of Indonesia) · New Caledonia · Papua New Guinea · Solomon Islands · Vanuatu | |
| Micronesia : Guam · Kiribati · Marshall Islands · Northern Mariana Islands · Federated States of Micronesia · Nauru · Palau | |
| Polynesia : American Samoa · Cook Islands · French Polynesia · Hawaii · New Zealand · Niue · Pitcairn · Samoa · Tokelau · Tonga · Tuvalu · Wallis and Futuna | |
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