Tabuaeran (Fanning Island) seaweed farming
It was only in 1994 seaweed farming was introduced to the islands of Kiritimati (Christmas Is.) and Tabuaeran (Fanning Is.).…
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fast-facts — page 3
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Posts in the "fast-facts" category on micronesia.com — page 3.
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Christmas Island Education
English is the primary language taught in school. It is mandatory for children of ages between 6 and 15 to attend school.…
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Kiritimati Transport
Cassidy International Airport is the main airport in Kirimati. Fiji Airways operates a weekly service from Nadi and Honolulu to Kiritimati with one Boeing 737.…
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Caroline Islands Languages
The indigenous inhabitants speak the Micronesian languages of Pohnpeian, Chuukese, Carolinian, and Kosraean; the Western Malayo-Polynesian languages of Palauan…
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Pohnpei - Currency
All of the islands in the Federated States of Micronesia use the U.S. dollar as is their official currency.…
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Pohnpei - Economy
The main economic activities of the people of Pohnpei are subsistence farming and fishing, and tourism is also an emerging sector.