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Micronesia  

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  • Micronesia (formally called the Federated States of Micronesia) covers an area within what is known as Oceania and includes a number of islands within the western Pacific Ocean, including Saipan, Guam, the Marshall Islands, the Caroline Islands, and others. Melanesia lies to its south, while to its east is Polynesia. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Micronesia]

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