Q 01/05

The Federated States of Micronesia is made up of how many states?

A) Four

B) Two

C) Six

D) Eight

Answer · why

A) Four

Four states, each with its own elected governor and legislature, make up the federation under the constitution that took effect in 1979.

Q 02/05

Which of these is NOT a state of the Federated States of Micronesia?

A) Yap

B) Chuuk

C) Kosrae

D) Palau

Answer · why

D) Palau

Palau chose not to join in 1979 and became a separate republic.

Q 03/05

What is the capital of the Federated States of Micronesia?

A) Weno

B) Kolonia

C) Palikir

D) Colonia

Answer · why

C) Palikir

Palikir, a purpose-built capital on the island of Pohnpei, replaced the old colonial town of Kolonia as the seat of the national government.

Q 04/05

The FSM comprises roughly how many islands?

A) 100

B) 607

C) 250

D) 400

Answer · why

B) 607

About 607 islands make up the FSM, yet together they total only some 702 square kilometres of land.

Q 05/05

The FSM's territory forms most of which larger archipelago?

A) The Marianas

B) The Carolines

C) The Gilberts

D) The Solomons

Answer · why

B) The Carolines

The Carolines: the FSM occupies the central and eastern Caroline Islands, a scattered chain in the western Pacific north of New Guinea.