eeethicstak3'stapeda dRahce hei OO SRE ae.ES: Bee ensdealer, wDashorias? Mbta ah nsAue leetnce as 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. ~ 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 wre om BT mnie ge RR cert REAR SRAEEFRgO PRR AEIT