The rainfall on each island varies, however, so check with the local visitor authority for anticipated dry and wet seasons. Trade winds come mainly from the northeast from December through June. Light tropical clothing is the norm year 'round in the FSM. Pohnpei reputedly is one of the wettest places on Earth, with some locations on the interior of the island receiving up to inches of rain per year.
The trade wind season generally occurs from December to March. Geological land forms in the FSM are diverse, beautiful and pristine. Visitors will find a wide range of natural features, including 2,foot mountain peaks, deeply gorged river valleys, rolling hills, open grassland, lush mangrove forests, protected lagoons, and secluded and often pristine sandy beaches.
Recognizing the beauty and abundance of the land and the sea, the inhabitants of the FSM have developed settlement patterns in keeping with their surroundings. Each inhabited island is divided into municipalities, villages sections of municipalities , and farmsteads smallest land holding unit within a village. The manner in which the people have arranged over the landscape varies from disbursed settlement to neatly clustered, but not overcrowded, villages.
Special importance is attached to land in Micronesia both because of its short supply and its traditional importance. Many parcels of land are held by families or clans. Still, visitors are able to access areas of interest in the country, and along the way they are afforded a glimpse into the daily activities of the people of the country.
English is the official language of the government and of commerce. Many elderly people are fluent in Japanese. Some common phrases for each of the main languages are available below:. They are actually a heterogeneous mixture with different customs and traditions bound together by recent history and common aspiration.
The cultural diversity is typified by the existence of eight major indigenous languages, although English remains the official language of commerce.
The cultural similarities are indicated by the importance of traditional extended family and clan systems found on each island. Each of the State has developed unique cultural characteristics which are important to the potential outsiders especially those interested in visiting or investing in the islands.
In Kosrae State, the Congregational Church plays an extremely important role in everyday life while in Chuuk, clan relationships remain an important factor. Yap continues as the most traditional society in the FSM with a strong caste system. Over the last 15 years Pohnpei has rapidly developed as the most westernized state in the nation.
This results in large part because the national government is located here. At the same time, traditional leadership continues to play an important role. The people of the FSM are culturally and linguistically Micronesian, with a small number of Polynesians living primarily on Nukuoro and Kapingamarangi atolls of Pohnpei State. Oceania has so many different and cool kinds of activities available, especially when it comes to outdoor life.
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Search for places, activities and experiences…. Whole atolls were destroyed or made uninhabitable, populations moved away from their ancestral homelands, and ways of life were changed as the people were involuntarily exposed to radiation. Residual effects initially included radiation sickness, but later increased rates thyroid cancer as well as lung cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, leukemia and lymphoma Anderson et al. Today, these island nations struggle with the legacy of the colonization and westernization of their island homelands.
The Samoan islands were populated more than 2, years ago and subsequent migrations settled the rest of Polynesia further to the east. Contact with Europeans began in the early s but did not intensify until the arrival of English missionaries and traders in the s. At the turn of the 20th century, the Samoan islands were split into two sections. At such times, showers and light, variable winds predominate, interspersed with heavier showers or thunderstorms, occasionally accompanied by strong and shifting winds.
In the average annual temperature was Since the twenty-first century began, Yap has experienced two major typhoon disaster declarations, Typhoon Lupit in and Typhoon Sudal in [2].
The total estimated population of all four states in the FSM is , July est. According to the national census, populations for the individual states are: Chuuk 53,; Pohnpei 34,; Kosrae 7,; and Yap, 11, [3]. Because of the wide variety of languages spoken throughout the country, English is the official language.
The first settlers of the islands now known as the Federated States of Micronesia arrived more than 4, years ago, gradually spreading from east to west across the archipelago [11, 12]. A decentralized chieftain-based system eventually evolved into a more centralized economic and religious empire based principally in Yap and Pohnpei [12]. Nan Madol, one of the few well-preserved large archaeological sites in Micronesia, was the seat of power in Pohnpei from AD until [11].
Each of the four States exhibits its own distinct culture and tradition, but there are also common cultural and economic bonds that are centuries old. Cultural similarities are evidenced in the importance of the traditional extended family and clan systems.
Land is especially important, both because of its short supply and traditional importance. Most property is held as family trusts and land use rights are passed down from generation to generation within the extended family system. Many of these islands still have matrilineal land tenure systems and recognized traditional leaders in addition to the government system [3]. European explorers reached the Carolines in the 16 th century, and Spain claimed the islands as part of its colonial empire.
They then passed into Japanese control through the Treaty of Versailles in [11, 12]. During World War II, a large portion of the Japanese fleet was based in Chuuk Lagoon, and one of the most important naval battles in the war also took place there [11].
The neighboring districts of the Marshall Islands, Palau, and the Northern Mariana Islands chose not to participate and instead have their own individual relationships with the U. The main elements of the FSM economy, although it varies from state to state, are subsistence farming, including local fishing; lease of fishing rights to FSM waters; servicing of the fishing fleets; government employment; and tourism [9]. Tourism seems to have potential for near-term income generation, because of the natural and marine beauty of the islands.
However, limitations in air transportation, land- use issues, and competition with other island destinations closer to tourist markets represent challenges that must be overcome in order to develop larger-scale tourism investment [3]. However, there is virtually no national participation in its exploitation, and major developmental activity and the investment of significant funds are needed [3].
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