Yap State
{{short description|Constituent state of the Federation of Micronesia}}
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| seat = Colonia
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| leader_name = Thomas G. Tun (acting){{cite web |last=Fredrick |first=Marly |date=29 May 2025 |title=
Vice President Palik Delivers Keynote Address at 9th COM-FSM Yap Campus and FSM-FMI Joint Commencement Exercise |url=https://gov.fm/vice-president-palik-delivers-keynote-address-at-9th-com-fsm-yap-campus-and-fsm-fmi-joint-commencement-exercise/ |website=gov.fm |location=Federated States of Micronesia |publisher=National Government of the Federated States of Micronesia |access-date=1 June 2025}}
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File:1886 Spanish nautical map of Federated States of Micronesia islands.jpg
Yap State ({{langx|yap|Wa'ab}} or {{lang|yap|Waqab}}) is one of the four states of the Federated States of Micronesia, located in the westernmost portion of the country. The state borders Palau to the southwest, Guam to the north, and Chuuk State to the east. According to the state's population census carried out in 2020, the total population is 11,577 residing across a total area of 119.54 sq km (46.15 sq mi), though a large majority of the area is water. The only town area in the state, Colonia, serves as the state capital.
What is now current-day Yap State and some parts of Chuuk State were the historical Yapese Empire, which at its peak, controlled 1,300 km of the western Pacific comprising all the inhabited islands and atolls between Yap and Chuuk. The rulers of the chiefdom of Gagil in Yap maintained sovereignty of these islands to the east and extracted resources and tribute, maintaining close economic and political relationships with the different island groups.Petersen, G. (2000). Indigenous Island Empires: Yap and Tonga Considered. The Journal of Pacific History, 35(1), 8-9. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25169463. After losing its influence and becoming incorporated territories of Spain, the German Empire, the Japanese Empire, and the United States through the UN-mandated Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI), Yap and the islands and atolls between Yap and Chuuk formed Yap State upon the founding of the FSM.
According to the FSM Statistics Office, the population of Colonia and the municipalities of Yap State was 11,577 in 2020.{{Cite web |title=Population Statistics – FSM Statistics |url=https://www.fsmstatistics.fm/social/population-statistics/ |access-date=2021-06-06 |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421145906/https://www.fsmstatistics.fm/social/population-statistics/ |url-status=live }} The state has a total land area of {{cvt|102|km2|sqmi}}.
History
The islands are thought to have been populated from the Malay Archipelago. In approximately 950 AD, it was the seat of the Yapese Empire, contemporary to the Tu'i Tonga Empire. The outer islands, now part of the Yap state, were settled from Polynesia.
The island nation formerly used rai stones as currency. Since this stone money had to be made from a rock that could not be extracted on the island, its value derived from the dangers taken on expeditions to obtain it, mainly from Palau.{{Cite web |title=Yap Islands {{!}} archipelago, Micronesia {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Yap-Islands |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}
The Portuguese were the first Westerners to visit the island in 1525 when the navigator Diogo da Rocha arrived in Ulithi and stayed there for four months.{{Cite web |title=The History of Yap Island from 1500 B.C. to Present |url=https://www.visityap.com/culture/history-of-yap/ |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=www.visityap.com |date=17 November 2014 |language=en-US}}
The Caroline Islands were under Spanish rule from the 16th century under Johannes von Yaplett until the end of the 19th century. Still, most of the communities on the islands of the present state of Yap had little contact with Europeans and lived in complete independence. In 1885, following a conflict between Spain and Germany, the arbitration of Pope Leo XIII confirmed possession to Spain against commercial advantages for Germany. On June 30, 1899, after the Spanish–American War, Spain sold the Carolines, the Palau Islands, and the majority of the Marianas to the German Empire. At the start of the First World War, in 1914, the Empire of Japan occupied the area. This occupation was formally recognized within the framework of the Mandate of the Pacific Islands created in 1919 by the League of Nations.{{Cite web |last=PacificWrecks.com |title=Pacific Wrecks |url=http://pacificwrecks.com/ |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=pacificwrecks.com |language=en}}
The Caroline Islands came under the control of the United States in 1944, which administered them as a Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands under a UN mandate received in 1947.{{Cite web |title=Yap Island |url=https://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1357.html |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=www.u-s-history.com}} The state was once the Yap District of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.{{Cite web |last=Kleiber |first=Eleanor |title=Research Guides: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Archives: Introduction |url=https://guides.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/c.php?g=105396&p=684937 |access-date=2023-03-01 |website=guides.library.manoa.hawaii.edu |language=en}} On May 10, 1979, Yap ratified the Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia and became an integral part of this new nation with official independence on November 3, 1986.{{Cite web|url=https://www.asianparliament.org/uploads/Country/Observers/Federated%20Micronesia/Micronesia%20const.pdf|title=Micronesia's constitution – 1975}}
Geography
File:Yap Islands municipalities.jpg
File:MonarchaGodeffroyiiSmit.jpg, the State Bird of Yap. The bird is native exclusively to the Yapanese Main Islands.]]
Yap State is the westernmost state of the Micronesian Federation. Further eastwards in order are the states of Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae. It consists of the four main islands of Rumung, Maap, Gagil-Tamil, and Yap Proper (Marbaa') and 134 smaller islands southwest and east of Yap. The state stretches from the Yap main islands towards the east to Chuuk for {{convert|1,200|to|1,500|km|mi nmi|sp=us}}.{{Cite web |title=Yap – Legal Information System of the Federated States of Micronesia |url=http://fsmlaw.org/yap/index.htm |access-date=2021-05-29 |website=fsmlaw.org |archive-date=2021-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421004404/http://fsmlaw.org/yap/index.htm |url-status=live }}
The Yapanese Main Islands are located approximately {{convert|800|km|mi nmi|sp=us}} southwest of Guam, {{convert|3,200|km|mi nmi|sp=us}} from Tokyo, {{convert|2,000|km|mi nmi|sp=us}} from Manila, and {{convert|8,000|km|mi nmi|sp=us}} from Honolulu.
Languages
Yap State has five official languages: English, Ulithian, Woleaian, Satawalese and Yapese.{{cite web |url=http://www.prel.org/pacserv/yap.asp |publisher=Pacific Resources for Education and Learning |access-date=2006-10-24 |title=Yap, Federated States of Micronesia |archive-date=2006-10-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061014194237/http://www.prel.org/pacserv/yap.asp |url-status=dead }}
Demographics
According to the FSM Statistics Division, the 2020 population of Yap State is 11,577. The state has the third-largest population among the states in the FSM, with Chuuk and Pohnpei leading in this order.{{Cite web |title=Population Statistics – FSM Statistics |url=https://www.fsmstatistics.fm/social/population-statistics/ |access-date=2021-05-29 |language=en-US |archive-date=2021-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421145906/https://www.fsmstatistics.fm/social/population-statistics/ |url-status=live }} The population of the state consists mainly of the local Yapanese, Ulithians, Woleaians and Satawalese people; however, the state has been seeing a rise in the number of foreign citizens from countries such as the United States, Japan, Palau and the Philippines.
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{{main|Religion in Yap}}
According to the 2018 International Religious Freedom Report compiled by the United States Department of State, an estimated 80% of the state population is Catholic, and the remainder is Protestant. Religious affiliation tends to follow clan lines. A majority of foreign citizens in the FSM and the state is made up of Filipino Catholics.{{Cite web |title=International Religious Freedom Report for 2018 |url=https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/MICRONESIA-2018-INTERNATIONAL-RELIGIOUS-FREEDOM-REPORT.pdf |url-status=live |access-date=7 June 2021 |website=US Department of State |archive-date=22 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322152410/https://www.state.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/MICRONESIA-2018-INTERNATIONAL-RELIGIOUS-FREEDOM-REPORT.pdf }}
Municipalities
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Yap State is divided into 21 municipalities, with each municipality having several village units incorporated through customs and historically set boundary lines.{{Cite web |url=http://pacificweb.org/DOCS/fsm/1987%20Yap%20Census/yap87.pdf |title=Census 1987 with village population figures |access-date=2012-06-17 |archive-date=2016-03-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327151010/http://www.pacificweb.org/DOCS/fsm/1987%20Yap%20Census/yap87.pdf |url-status=live }} Each municipality can be placed in one of five main island groupings: Rumung, Maap, Gagil-Tamil, Marbaa' and the Neighboring Islands. The first four groupings are part of Yap Proper.
These municipalities are listed with their populations at the 2010 Census:{{Cite web |url=https://www.fsmstatistics.fm/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/PopHseY_details.xlsx |title=2010 Census Basic Table – Yap |access-date=2022-03-01 |archive-date=2021-09-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912112114/https://www.fsmstatistics.fm/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/PopHseY_details.xlsx |url-status=live }}
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|+Municipalities (Population, 2010 Census) ! colspan="4"|Yap Main Islands (7,371) ! rowspan="2"|Neighboring Islands (4,006) |
| Rumung
!Maap !Gagil-Tamil !Marbaa' |
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| Rumung (58)
|Maap (621) |Gagil (863) |Fanif (509) |Eauripik (114) |
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| rowspan="10"| |Tamil (1,231) |Weloy (1,031) |
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|Dalipebinaw (397) |Fais (294) |
| Kanifay (314) |
| Rull (2,095)
|Ifalik (578) |
| Gilman (252)
|Lamotrek (329) |
| rowspan="5"|
|Ngulu (6) |
| Satawal (501)Includes Piagailoe Atoll/West Fayu. |
| Sorol (0) |
| Ulithi (847) |
| Woleai (1,039) |
Not included: Pikelot
Politics and government
Yap State is one of the four federal states of the Federated States of Micronesia. As a democratic federation, each state can retain a large amount of power within the state as well as a certain level of sovereignty typical of federal states. As such, the State adheres to the FSM National and Yap State constitutions to develop policies and regulations.
The State Government is unique because it consists of four government branches, each serving a specific function for policymaking. The Executive Branch consists of the Governor as well as the Lieutenant Governor, along with the members of the government departments affiliated with the branch. The Executive Branch is responsible for executing laws and administering government services. The Yap State Legislature makes up the Legislative Branch, responsible for creating, debating, and passing bills for the Executive Branch to approve into law and enforce. The Yap State Court makes up the Judicial Branch, responsible for ensuring laws passed do not violate the state and national constitutions. The unique traditional branch vests its power into two groups of Yapanese chiefs. The group of Yap Main Island chiefs is known as the Council of Pilung, and the group of Yapanese outer island chiefs is known as the Council of Tamol. The two councils make sure whether proposed bills do not violate local traditional customs and regulate cultural issues.
Information about some state government leaders and administrative staff is included below.
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|+Legislative Branch: Legislature of Yap State !Roles/Responsibilities !Individual |
| Speaker of the Legislature
|Hon. Nicholas Figirlaarwon |
| Vice Speaker
|Hon. Theodore "Ted" Rutun |
| Floor Leader
|Hon. Terrence Fong |
| Chairman, Committee on Finance
|Hon. Pius Telimesei |
| Vice Chairman, Committee on Finance
|Hon. Anne Marie Laamar |
| Chairman, Committee on Health and Welfare
|Hon. Victor Bamog |
| Vice Chairman, Committee on Health and Welfare
|Hon. Gabriel Ramoloilug |
| Chairman, Committee on Resources, Education and Development
|Hon. John A. Mafel |
| Vice Chairman, Committee on Resources, Education and Development
|Hon. Liyon Sulog |
| Other Members
|Hon. John Masiwemai |
| Chief Clerk
|Dee N. Libian |
| Assistant Chief Clerk
|Ben Chosmal |
| Budget Officer
|Noimilynn N.F. Pigao |
| Administrative Secretary
|Theresa Kitin |
| Legislative Counsel
|Genevieve M. Mangefel |
| Assistant Legislative Counsel
|Vacant |
File:Bridge in Yap island in 1932.png of the islands.]]
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|+Executive Branch !Roles/Responsibilities !Individual |
| Governor
|Hon. Charles S. Chieng |
| Lieutenant Governor
| Hon. Francis Itimai |
| Acting Attorney General
|Quintina Letawerpiy |
| Acting Chief, Division of Public Safety
|Zachary Gamow |
| Director, Administrative Services
|Thomas Gilwuyoch Tun |
| Director, Planning and Budget
|Julius Liyon Tun |
| Director, Youth and Civic Affairs
|Alex Gilfiley |
| Director, Department of Resources & Development
|Bernard Gorong |
| Director, Department of Public Works & Transportation
|Joe Giltug |
| Director, Department of Health Services
|Theo Thinnifel |
| Director, Department of Education
|Dominic Fanasog |Commissioner, Yap State Election Office |VACANT |
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|+Judicial Branch: Yap State Court !Roles/Responsibilities !Individual |
| Chief Justice
|Hon. Cyprian Manmaw |
| Associate Justice
|Hon. Jesse Torwan |
| |Hon. Jonathan M. Tun |
| Yap State Court Counsel
|Seema Shaw, Esq. |
| Clerk of Court
|Julianne Giley |
| Court Administrator
|Achilles Defngin |
File:Yapese men dancers in traditional dress celebrating Yap Day.jpg through a men's standing dance.]]
| class="wikitable"
|+Traditional Leaders: Council of Pilung, Council of Tamol !Roles/Responsibilities !Individual |
| Chairman, Council of Pilung
|Hon. Thomas Falngin |
| Chairman, Council of Tamol
|Hon. Paul Marlul |
| class="wikitable"
|+Select Government Agencies/Organisations !Roles/Responsibilities !Individual |
| Public Defender
|[VACANT] |
| MLSC, Dir. Attorney
|John T. Mootmag, Esq. |
| Acting Director, Yap Environmental Protection Agency
|Jordan Mautaman |
| Director, Yap Community Action Program
|Sabino Sauchomal |
| Director, Yap Investment Trust
|Patricia D. Moonfel |
| Director, Yap Fishing Authority
|Timothy Igemai |
| Director, Yap State Public Service Corporation
|Victor Nabeyan |
| Director, Yap State Public Library
|Erica Ruepin |
| Director, Yap Visitors Authority
|Susan Gooliyan |
| Director, Yap Sports Council Office
|Lawrence Uwelur |
Climate
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|Feb record high F=93
|Mar record high F=93
|Apr record high F=95
|May record high F=95
|Jun record high F=94
|Jul record high F=93
|Aug record high F=96
|Sep record high F=94
|Oct record high F=94
|Nov record high F=94
|Dec record high F=96
|year record high F=96
|Jan high C=30.1
|Feb high C=30.2
|Mar high C=31.1
|Apr high C=31.2
|May high C=30.9
|Jun high C=30.7
|Jul high C=30.6
|Aug high C=30.8
|Sep high C=30.9
|Oct high C=30.9
|Nov high C=30.4
|Dec high C=30.7
|year high C=30.7
|Jan mean C=26.8
|Feb mean C=26.9
|Mar mean C=27.5
|Apr mean C=27.6
|May mean C=27.3
|Jun mean C=27.1
|Jul mean C=27.1
|Aug mean C=27.1
|Sep mean C=27.2
|Oct mean C=27.3
|Nov mean C=27.1
|Dec mean C=27.2
|year mean C=27.2
|Jan low C=23.5
|Feb low C=23.5
|Mar low C=24.0
|Apr low C=24.1
|May low C=23.8
|Jun low C=23.6
|Jul low C=23.4
|Aug low C=23.4
|Sep low C=23.5
|Oct low C=23.7
|Nov low C=23.8
|Dec low C=23.7
|year low C=23.7
|Jan record low F=67
|Feb record low F=66
|Mar record low F=66
|Apr record low F=67
|May record low F=65
|Jun record low F=66
|Jul record low F=65
|Aug record low F=66
|Sep record low F=66
|Oct record low F=63
|Nov record low F=65
|Dec record low F=63
|year record low F=63
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|Jan precipitation inch=7.33
|Feb precipitation inch=5.98
|Mar precipitation inch=5.96
|Apr precipitation inch=5.76
|May precipitation inch=9.06
|Jun precipitation inch=12.69
|Jul precipitation inch=14.54
|Aug precipitation inch=15.20
|Sep precipitation inch=13.51
|Oct precipitation inch=11.97
|Nov precipitation inch=9.07
|Dec precipitation inch=8.99
|year precipitation inch=120.06
|Jan humidity=82
|Feb humidity=81
|Mar humidity=80
|Apr humidity=79
|May humidity=81
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|Jul humidity=84
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|Jan precipitation days=16.8
|Feb precipitation days=13.4
|Mar precipitation days=13.7
|Apr precipitation days=12.6
|May precipitation days=17.1
|Jun precipitation days=20.2
|Jul precipitation days=21.2
|Aug precipitation days=20.9
|Sep precipitation days=19.3
|Oct precipitation days=20.1
|Nov precipitation days=18.7
|Dec precipitation days=17.6
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|Feb sun=211.9
|Mar sun=251.1
|Apr sun=255.0
|May sun=244.9
|Jun sun=201.0
|Jul sun=189.1
|Aug sun=176.7
|Sep sun=180.0
|Oct sun=170.5
|Nov sun=192.0
|Dec sun=198.4
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Economy
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The GDP per capita in 2018 was US$4,510, while the total GDP in 2018 was US$52 million.{{Cite web |last=McKinlay |first=Glenn |date=August 2019 |title=Federated States of Micronesia Fiscal Year 2018 Statistical Appendices |url=https://pitiviti.org/storage/dm/alternate/2021/11/fsm-econstat-tabs-fy18-pub2-20211122214427805.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605021012/https://pitiviti.org/storage/dm/alternate/2021/11/fsm-econstat-tabs-fy18-pub2-20211122214427805.pdf |archive-date=2022-06-05 |access-date=2022-06-04 |website=The Pacific Islands Training Initiative (PITI-VITI)}} According to the 2010 Labor Market Statistics data compiled by the FSM Statistics Office, 67% of the total state population is in the labor force, the highest percentage of people in the labor force in the entire nation. Most of those in the labor force are in formal work, while the rest are in home production, including subsistence.{{Cite web |title=Labour Market Statistics detailed |url=https://www.fsmstatistics.fm/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Labor-Market-Statistics-detailed.xlsx |url-status=live |access-date=6 June 2021 |website=FSM Statistics Office |archive-date=26 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426085803/https://www.fsmstatistics.fm/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Labor-Market-Statistics-detailed.xlsx }}
Yap has a relatively small tourism industry, with the Yap Visitors Bureau reporting only 4,000 annual visitors from 2010 to 2017.{{cite news |last=Lin |first=Daniel |date=15 August 2017 |title=This Pacific Island Is Caught in a Global Power Struggle (And It's Not Guam) |publisher='National Geographic' |url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/08/yap-pacific-island-tourism-development-conservation-china-us-cofa/?mc_cid=f3815a0269&mc_eid=1f9d28130a |access-date=16 September 2019 |archive-date=20 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620124858/https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/08/yap-pacific-island-tourism-development-conservation-china-us-cofa/?mc_cid=f3815a0269&mc_eid=1f9d28130a |url-status=dead }} China's Exhibition & Travel Group has announced plans to develop a 4,000-unit resort on the island. Businesses that contribute to the state's tourism share of state GDP are Manta Ray Resort and Spa, ESA, and Yap Pacific Dive Resort.
The largest retail businesses in the State are Yap Cooperative Association (YCA) General Store, Guang Mao Enterprises, Yap Savemore Enterprises and EMI Enterprises. These businesses contribute primarily to the State's retail and wholesale sectors.
The State also has a small but essential financial sector that supports the population's investment and capital needs, local small- and medium-enterprises (SMEs), the government and state institutions, and the academic sector. It has five financial services institutions: the Bank of Guam (BOG),{{Cite web |url=https://www.bankofguam.com/ |title=Bank of Guam |access-date=2022-03-01 |archive-date=2022-02-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217230245/https://bankofguam.com/ |url-status=live }} the Bank of the Federated States of Micronesia (BFSM), Community Ayuw Services Credit Union, Western Union, and the FSM Development Bank.{{Cite web |url=http://www.fsmdb.fm/ |title=FSM Development Bank |access-date=2022-03-01 |archive-date=2022-02-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220205092056/http://www.fsmdb.fm/ |url-status=live }}
The State is now expected to be one of the fastest-growing economies in the country as technological innovation is highly encouraged. Although the FSM communications industry is largely monopolized by the state-operated FSM Telecommunications Corporation based in Pohnpei, Yap saw the rise of the tech startup company iBoom when the company is expected to utilise the National Government's Digital FSM Project 2017 grant funding from the World Bank to connect each home, work office, etc.{{Cite web |last=McClure |first=Joyce |date=2021-03-10 |title=The little island that could: Yap takes the lead in digital communications for FSM |url=https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/the-little-island-that-could-yap-takes-the-lead-in-digital-communications-for-fsm |access-date=2021-06-06 |website=pactimes |language=en |archive-date=2021-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210606075038/https://www.pacificislandtimes.com/post/the-little-island-that-could-yap-takes-the-lead-in-digital-communications-for-fsm |url-status=live }} iBoom is expected to challenge previous monopoly of the FSM Telecom Corporation through competitive pricing and services.
Transportation
Yap International Airport receives service from United Airlines as well as Pacific Mission Aviation. The state also has a small dockyard, colloquially known as Gampek, in Colonia just south of Tamil Harbor that services maritime vessels for inter-state and cross-border transport and freight.
Education
Post-secondary institutions:
- College of Micronesia-FSM Yap Campus in Rull
- [http://shark.comfsm.fm/fmi/index.html FSM Fisheries and Maritime Institute] in Gagil
Private Secondary and Elementary Schools:
- Yap Catholic High School in Lamer village, Rull{{Cite web |url=http://www.ychs.net/aboutychs.htm |title=ABOUT YCHS |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180620101354/http://www.ychs.net/aboutychs.htm |archive-date=2018-06-20 |work=Yap Catholic High School |access-date=22 February 2018}}
- [http://stmarysyap.org/ Saint Mary's School] in Colonia
- [https://yapfm.adventistschoolconnect.org/ Yap Seventh Day Adventist School] in Tamil
- Faith Christian Academy in Makiy, Gagil
- Yap International Christian School in Gaanelay, Rull
Notable people
- John Mangefel: FSM Founding Father; First State Governor
- Petrus Tun: FSM Founding Father; first FSM Vice President; Second State Governor
- Jennifer Chieng: Boxer and mixed martial artist (MMA)
- Manuel Minginfel: Yap State renowned Weightlifter and FSM Olympian
See also
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Habele, a South Carolina–based charitable organization providing private economic educational assistance in Yap
- History of the Federated States of Micronesia.
- Traditional Councils in the Yap State
References
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External links
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- [http://www.yapstategov.org The Official Government Website for the Island of Yap] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204224312/https://www.yapstategov.org/ |date=2022-02-04 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20030410135139/http://visit-fsm.org/yap/index.html Federated States of Micronesia – Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae]
- [https://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A242506 BBC]
- [http://pacificweb.org/DOCS/fsm/1987%20Yap%20Census/yap87.pdf Statistics on buildings, population; Source: Statistics Section, Office of Planning and Budget, Yap State]
- [http://www.worldlii.org/int/other/LNTSer/1922/112.html United States of America and Japan – Treaty concerning the Yap Island and the other islands under mandate, situated in the Pacific North of the Equator and exchange of Notes relating thereto. Washington, 11 February 1922]
- [http://www.prh.noaa.gov/yap/ NOAA's National Weather Service – Yap, FSM]
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