Yap State

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Yap State is one of the four constituent states of the Federated States of Micronesia, known for its traditional stone money and rich Micronesian cultural heritage.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf state of the Federated States of Micronesia
borderedBy Philippine Sea
capital Colonia
climate tropical rainforest climate
country Federated States of Micronesia NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Outer Islands Micronesians
Yapese people
hasAirport Yap International Airport
hasCallingCode +691
hasExecutiveHead Governor of Yap
hasLegislature Yap State Legislature
hasPart Eauripik
Elato
Faraulep
Ifalik
Lamotrek
Ngulu Atoll
Satawal
Sorol
Ulithi Atoll
Woleai Atoll
Yap Islands
hasTraditionalPoliticalStructure council of chiefs
hasTraditionalPractice dance ceremonies
men’s houses (faluw)
stick chart navigation
stone money banking
ISO3166-2 FM-YAP
knownFor Micronesian cultural heritage
stone money
traditional navigation
largestSettlement Colonia
locatedIn Caroline Islands
Federated States of Micronesia NERFINISHED
western Pacific Ocean
western part of the Federated States of Micronesia
officialLanguage English
Ifalikese
Satawalese
Ulithian
Woleaian
Yapese
partOf Federated States of Micronesia NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
sharesGovernmentTypeWith federal presidential republic
timeZone UTC+10
traditionalCurrency Rai stone money
usesCurrency United States dollar
usesLegalSystem FSM national law and state law


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