Micronesia is a region in Oceania that includes approximately 2100 islands, with a total land area of 2,700 km (1,000 sq mi), the largest of which is Guam, which covers 582 km (225 … See more

Nationally, the primary income is the sale of fishing rights to foreign nations that harvest tuna using huge purse seiners. A few Japanese long liners still ply the waters. The crews aboard fishing fleets contribute little to the local economy since their ships typically … See more

Animals and food
By the time Western contact occurred, although Palau did not have dogs, they did have fowls and possibly pigs. Pigs are not native to Micronesia. See more

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Prehistory
The Northern Mariana Islands were the first islands in Oceania colonized by the Austronesian peoples. They were settled by the voyagers who sailed eastwards from the Philippines in approximately 1500 BCE. These … See more

The people today form many ethnicities, but all are descended from and belong to the Micronesian culture.
Because of this mixture of descent, many of the ethnicities of Micronesia feel closer to some groups in Melanesia, or the Philippines See more

The predominant religion in Micronesia is Christianity (93%) According to 2023 government statistics, 55% of the population were Catholic and 42% were Protestant, while 2% belonged to other Christian denominations. Other religious groups exist … See more