Capital City |
Palikir note: Palikir became the new capital of the country in 1989, three years after independence; Kolonia, the former capital, remains the site for many foreign embassies; it also serves as the Pohnpei state capital |
Capital location | 6 55 N, 158 09 E |
Capital - history | islands name comes from the Greek mikros ("small") and nesos ("island"). |
Capital - time difference |
UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) time zone note: Micronesia has two time zones |