Location: Group of islands in western Pacific Ocean

Population: 106,500 

Form of Government: Constitutional government in free association with USA

Date of Constitution: 1978, amended 1990 & 2001 

Key Facts: Pacific Islands were often the site of weapons and other testing by governments and military

Preamble: We, the people of Micronesia, exercising our inherent sovereignty, do hereby establish this Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia. With this Constitution, we affirm our common wish to live together in peace and harmony, to preserve the heritage of the past, and to protect the promise of the future. To make one nation of many islands, we respect the diversity of our cultures. Our differences enrich us. The seas bring us together, they do not separate us. Our islands sustain us, our island nation enlarges us and makes us stronger. Our ancestors, who made their homes on these islands, displaced no other people. We, who remain, wish no other home than this. Having known war, we hope for peace. Having been divided, we wish unity. Having been ruled, we seek freedom.