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Pohnpei

Location In the E Caroline Islands of Micronesia, N Pacific Ocean, N of Solomon Islands
Latitude and longitude  6 84 N, 158 30 E
Sovereignty Federated States of Micronesia
Political status notes A State of the Federated States of Micronesia; formerly Ponape
Population  33,692
Census notes 1994
Land area in square kilometers 133
Capital  Kolonia

Fundamental legal document(s) online
Constitution of the State of Pohnpei, from the Legal Information System of the Federated States of Micronesia
Constitution of the State of Pohnpei, from the Pohnpei Legislature (Microsoft Word download)

Sources and other useful websites
Legal Information System of the Federated States of Micronesia: State of Pohnpei
Pohnpei State, map from the South Pacific Island Web Atlas, provided by the GIS Unit of the University of the South Pacific
Pohnpei Legislature
United Nations System-Wide Earthwatch Island Directory

Selected Bibliography on the Federated States of Micronesia

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