Federated States of Micronesia

The Federated States of Micronesia is an island country in the western Pacific made up of four states, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae, spread across the Caroline Islands. Formerly part of the United Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands administered by the United States, it adopted a constitution in 1979 and became fully independent in 1986 under a Compact of Free Association with the United States. Its capital is Palikir on Pohnpei.