With a very small population, and an economy often entailing subsistence farming and fishing,

Micronesia Micronesia (, ) is a subregion of Oceania, consisting of about 2,000 small islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It has a close shared cultural history with three other island regions: the Philippines to the west, Polynesia to the east, and ...

does not have a

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structure. There is a general constitutional right to form associations; however, the government is the primary source of formal jobs, and sets wages administratively. Micronesia is not a member of the

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* Organizations based in the Federated States of Micronesia Economy of the Federated States of Micronesia {{Micronesia-stub