Micronesia is a vast region stretching from Hawaii to the Philippines.Continental Air Micronesia links five of the seven countries and territories shown on our map of Micronesia: the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Republic of Palau.All four states of the Federated States of Micronesia - Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk, and Yap - are on the Continental Micronesia "Island Hopper" routings. Resorts and hotels exist on all the islands, making a Micronesian vacation quite practical.

The history of Micronesia begins 3,000 years ago when the first canoes traveled to the islands from South East Asia. Much later the culture of Micronesia was influenced by Spain, Germany, Japan, and the United States.Micronesia lies between Hawaii and the Philippines in the North Pacific. Dumont d'Urville named it for its mikros (small) nesos (islands), literally thousands of which make up the Marshall, Caroline, Mariana, and Gilbert groups.Micronesia is broken down into seven distinct entities, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Territory of Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of Palau, the Republic of Kiribati, and Nauru.The most popular air travel route through the region features stops on Majuro, Kwajalein, Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk, Guam, Saipan, Yap, and Koror.