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Micronesia
Last update: Saturday 11th of February 2012
This article is about the greater region. For the independent state, see Federated States of Micronesia.
Micronesia, from the ancient Greek μικρος (small) and νησος (island), is the name of a region in the Pacific Ocean. The Philippines lie to the west, Indonesia to the south west, Papua New Guinea and Melanesia to the south, and Polynesia to the south-east and east.







