Geography
The following islands and groups of islands are considered part of Micronesia:
- Caroline Islands, politically divided between Palau and the Federated States of Micronesia
- Gilbert Islands, the main part of Kiribati
- Mariana Islands, politically divided between the United States territories of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands
- Marshall Islands
- Nauru
- Wake Island, a United States Minor Outlying Island
Total Land Area: 1,229.95 square miles (3,185.6 km2)
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