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Essay On Micronesia

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Micronesia, the word that means Small Island due to the Greek invention, Micronesia is also known as the Caroline islands. Micronesia is a widely scattered archipelago it lays in the western Pacific Ocean. Getting its independence in 1986 which came with the freedom association with the U.S. The full name of Micronesia is the Federated States of Micronesia. Micronesia became a part of the UN in under U.S trust territory following world war II. Now the reason there is a Micronesia is because four islands in the western pacific chose to adopt a constitution in 1979 and chose to be what now is Micronesia. The policy with the U.S was renewed in 2004. Now Micronesia is an archipelago of 5 islands the fifth one became Palau which is a country of its own now. The …show more content…

They became part of a UN Trust Territory under US administration following World War II. The whole independence came under a compact of free association with the U.S. the bravery of Micronesia helped in the process of becoming a country. Nowadays in Micronesia typhoons hit the country every now and then most commonly in the rainy season from April to December. Now a typhoon is a strong storm, this storm comes up rapidly in the weather causing severe damage. Now not all typhoons cause severe damage in Micronesia some hit slower and less dangerous. Recently the typhoon Maysak which hit on the 30th of March 2015 the typhoon hit Chuuk which is another state, this typhoon killed over 11 people. “"Governor Johnson Elimo declared a state of emergency (in Chuuk) due to damage by Typhoon Maysak, including five deaths," FSM President Manny Mori said on Wednesday in a statement, indicating foreign aid would be needed to support relief efforts” (SMH). (LONLYPLANET,SMH) So after the typhoons, the murders , and oil spills Micronesia stays strong with its

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