Micronesia

Key facts

Land borders

Micronesia shares no land border with another sovereign state.

Micronesia in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Micronesia is a deep cut — answers this obscure only show up in hard puzzles. These are the 29 claims from the pool that are true of Micronesia, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Uses the US dollar as its currency1 of 8
• Is in Oceania1 of 14
• Its capital city's name begins with “P”1 of 17
• Its name begins with “M”1 of 18
• Spans more than one time zone1 of 18
• Its currency is called the dollar1 of 27
• Has an area smaller than 10,000 km²1 of 32
• Its capital is not its largest city1 of 36
• Has fewer than 1 million people1 of 37
• Its name ends with “-ia”1 of 39
• Has no land borders1 of 40
• Has no point higher than 1,000 m above sea level1 of 41
• Its flag contains no red1 of 43
• Its flag uses exactly two colours1 of 44
• Is an island nation1 of 47
• Its name has 10 letters or more1 of 48
• Has English as an official language1 of 59
• Its flag features a star1 of 67
• Has an area smaller than 50,000 km²1 of 69
• Borders fewer than 3 countries1 of 84
• Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
• Its flag contains blue1 of 99
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Has exactly one official language1 of 130
• Drives on the right1 of 141
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
• Has a coastline1 of 151
• Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153