Category:Countries in Micronesia

This category is for articles about genealogical research in Micronesia area. Do not put island countries from Melanesia or Polynesia here.

Politically, the Micronesia area is divided into eight nation-states and territories:


 * [[Image:Guam flag.png|border|22x13px|Guam flag.png]] Guam ([[Image:United States flag.png|border|22x12px|United States flag.png]]United States territory)
 * [[Image:Kiribati flag.png|border|22x11px|Kiribati flag.png]] Kiribati
 * [[Image:Marshall Islands flag.png|border|22x12px|Marshall Islands flag.png]] Marshall Islands
 * [[Image:Micronesia, Federated States of, flag.png|border|22x12px|Micronesia, Federated States of, flag.png]] Federated States of Micronesia (sometimes referred to simply as "Micronesia", or abbreviated as "FSM")
 * [[Image:Nauru flag.png|border|22x11px|Nauru flag.png]] Nauru
 * [[Image:Northern Mariana Islands flag.png|border|22x11px|Northern Mariana Islands flag.png]] Northern Mariana Islands ([[Image:United States flag.png|border|22x12px|United States flag.png]]United States territory)
 * [[Image:Palau flag.png|border|22x14px|Palau flag.png]] Palau
 * Wake Island ([[Image:United States flag.png|border|22x12px|United States flag.png]]United States territory)

The islands of Micronesia are distant, remote, and primitive. The huge area covers 5 time zones. Micronesian islanders don’t perceive themselves as being one group. For a further explanation of the difference between the region of the Pacific called Micronesia, and the nation of the Federated States of Micronesia see.

The Micronesian island area consists of eight nations or territories:


 * 1. Federated States of Micronesia
 * 2. Guam
 * 3. Kiribati
 * 4. Marshall Islands
 * 5. Nauru
 * 6. Northern Mariana Islands
 * 7. Palau
 * 8. Wake Island (sparsely inhabited)

These distinct island nations are divided into tribes and clans. The chief of each tribe and clan influences the lives of his group. Although their languages are written now, few people have written information about their ancestors.

The records are in Spanish, German, English, or the native tongue, depending on the time period and the island or island group.