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GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF
THE TRUST TERRITORY
The Trust Territory of the Pacific
Islands covers some 3 million square
miles of the Western Pacific Ocean just
above the equator, ranging from about
1° to 22° north latitude and 130°. to
172° east longitude. The Territory
embraces more than 2,000 islands and
islets, lying in three major archipel-
agoes:
the Carolines, the Marshalls,
and the Marianas. The latter archipelago, however, includes Guam whichis
not part of the Trust Territory, but
rather is an unincorporated territory
of the United States.
Four districts—Palau, Yap, Truk
and Ponape—lie within the Carolines
archipelago. The Mariana Islands District and the Marshall Islands District
lie in separate archipelagoes of the
same respective names. The Provisional
Headquarters of the Trust Territory
Administration remains on Saipan in
the MarianaIslands District.
The Mariana Islands District, com-
prising 183 square miles, has the
largest land area. Palau and Ponapeare
slightly smaller with 178 and 176
square miles, respectively. The Marshail
The entire area, including the
Gilbert Islands which lie to the south
of the Marshalls and are not part of
the Trust Territory, is often called
Micronesia, or the “Tiny Islands.”
Anthropological evidence and studies
indicate that the present Micronesian
population probably originated in
Southeast Asia and Malaysia.
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Resemblances and _interrelationships among the Micronesians are
many. Differences in customs and in
the nine major languages of the Territory do exist, however, and generally
correspond to the six administrative
districts of the Territory.
Islands District covering 70 square
miles, and Yap and TrukDistricts with
46
square
smaller.
miles
each,
are
much
Total population at the end of
fiscal year
1968 was 94,469. Truk
District is the largest, with 26,368,
followed by the Marshall Islands Dis-
trict, 18,998; Ponape District, 18,877,
Palau District, 11,904; Mariana Islands
District,
6,870.
11,452; and Yap District,
Climate
Temperatures generally range from
the mid-70’s to the mid-80’s and are
Fiscal Year 1968
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