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(New page: {{dablink|This article is about the greater region. For the independent state, see Federated States of Micronesia.}} Micronesia [ˌmaɪkroʊˈniʒə] (help·info), from the Greek mikro...) |
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Template:Dablink Micronesia [ˌmaɪkroʊˈniʒə] (help·info), from the Greek mikros (μικρός) (meaning small) and nesos (νῆσος) (meaning island), is a subregion of Oceania, comprising hundreds of small islands in the Pacific Ocean. The Philippines lie to the northwest, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Melanesia to the west and south, and Polynesia to the east.