Micronesia

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• 🏝An island nation in Micronesia comprising four states — Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae — spanning over 600 islands across the western Pacific.
• 🏳️What does its flag mean? The light blue field symbolizes the surrounding Pacific Ocean and peace. The four white stars represent the four member states of the federation (Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae), arranged in a circle to signify unity among the islands.
• 🪨Giant stone money: The island of Yap is world-famous for Rai stones — carved limestone discs up to 3.5 meters (12 feet) in diameter used as traditional currency. Owners don't even need to move the heavy stones when ownership changes!
• 🏛️Nan Madol — the Venice of the Pacific: Located off Pohnpei, Nan Madol is an ancient ruined city built entirely on artificial islets connected by canals using massive basalt megaliths.
• 🚢Truk Lagoon ship graveyard: Chuuk Lagoon houses one of the world's largest underwater ship graveyards, containing over 50 sunken Japanese warships and planes from WWII, making it a famous wreck-diving destination.