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Yap (yăp, yäp), state (1990 pop. 10,886), c.47 sq mi (121 sq km), in the W Caroline Islands Caroline Islands, archipelago, c.830 sq mi (2,150 sq km), W Pacific, just north of the equator. The largest islands are Palau (Belau), Yap , Chuuk (Truk), Pohnpei (Ponape), and Kosrae. The islands are fertile and rich in minerals. ..... Click the link for more information. , W Pacific. One of four states comprising the Federated States of Micronesia Micronesia, Federated States of, independent nation (2005 est. pop. 108,000), c.271 sq mi (702 sq km), an island group in the W Pacific Ocean. It comprises four states: Kosrae, Pohnpei (formerly Ponape), Chuuk (formerly Truk), and Yap . ..... Click the link for more information. , the island group was formerly part of the U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Yap is a communications center, the principal cable station of the Pacific and an important radio transmitting point. The Yap Islands consist of five closely grouped islands within a triangular coral reef. Discovered by the Spanish in 1791, Yap was sold to Germany in 1899. It became part of the Japanese-mandated area of the Pacific under the League of Nations in 1920 and fell to U.S. forces in 1945 during World War II. Yap is known for the stone disks used as money by the Micronesian natives. Yap a group of four main islands in the W Pacific, in the W Caroline Islands: administratively a district of the US Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands from 1947; became self-governing in 1979 as part of the Federated States of Micronesia; important Japanese naval base in World War II. Pop.: 12 055 (1999 est.). Area: 101 sq. km (39 sq. miles) |
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In 1995, a dengue epidemic caused by DENV-4 occurred in Yap state (6), but no dengue outbreaks have since been reported. Tamanaha's demonstrable success in that endeavour may well derive from his unique vantage point as a thoughtful, reflective observer, detached from (but hardly disinterested in) the legal ideas and affairs of the people amongst whom he has lived and worked, and his distinctive role as an assistant attorney general with the Yap state government. Durand is a public health physician and director of Health Services in Yap State, Federated States of Micronesia. |
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