Yap Islands

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The Yap Islands are a group of islands in the western Pacific Ocean known for their traditional culture and use of large stone money, forming one of the states of the Federated States of Micronesia.

All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Yap 18
Outer Islands of Yap 7
Yap Islands canonical 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf island group
state of the Federated States of Micronesia
capital Colonia
climate tropical rainforest climate
country Federated States of Micronesia
formerColonialPower Germany
Japan
Spain
United States
governingBody Yap State Government
linked to: Yap State
hasAirport Yap International Airport
hasDemographics small population spread across several islands
hasEconomicActivity copra production
fishing
subsistence agriculture
tourism
hasEthnicGroup Yapese people
hasIsland Gagil-Tamil
Maap
Rumung
Yap Island
linked to: Yap Islands
hasMarineArea coral reefs
hasOfficialLanguage English
Yapese
hasReligion Christianity
hasStoneMoney rai stones
hasTraditionalArchitecture men’s houses (faluw)
hasTraditionalArtifact canoes
stone paths
hasTraditionalPoliticalSystem council of chiefs
hasTraditionalReligion indigenous Micronesian beliefs
hasTransportConnection air service to Guam
air service to Palau
knownFor manta ray diving
traditional stone money
well-preserved traditional culture
largestSettlement Colonia
locatedIn Caroline Islands
Micronesia
western Pacific Ocean
partOf Federated States of Micronesia
partOfAdministrativeDivision Yap State
partOfRegion Western Pacific
sovereignState United States-associated state (Federated States of Micronesia)
timeZone UTC+10
usesCurrency United States dollar
linked to: US dollar
usesLegalSystem customary law alongside statutory law

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (39)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Micronesia hasPart Yap Islands
United Nations Trust Territory includes Yap
linked to: Yap Islands
Yapese spokenIn Yap
linked to: Yap Islands
Yapese hasAlternativeName Yap
linked to: Yap Islands
Yapese primaryIsland Yap Island
linked to: Yap Islands
Yap State hasPart Yap Islands
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands includes Yap
linked to: Yap Islands
Caroline Islands hasPart Yap Islands
Yapese people primaryLocation Yap Islands
Yapese people primaryLocation State of Yap
linked to: Yap Islands
Yap Islands hasIsland Yap Island
linked to: Yap Islands
Asia Pacific Airlines operatesTo Yap
linked to: Yap Islands
South Seas Mandate contains Yap Islands
Mandated Islands includes Yap
linked to: Yap Islands
Japanese South Pacific Mandate includes Yap
linked to: Yap Islands
Lamotrek partOf Outer Islands of Yap
linked to: Yap Islands
Elato partOf Outer Islands of Yap
linked to: Yap Islands
Elato hasCulturalRegion Yap outer islands culture area
linked to: Yap Islands
Faraulep partOf Outer Islands of Yap
linked to: Yap Islands
Yap State Legislature locatedIn Yap
linked to: Yap Islands
Governor of Yap hasJurisdiction Yap Islands
Governor of Yap hasJurisdiction Outer Islands of Yap
linked to: Yap Islands
Governor of Yap residence Colonia, Yap
linked to: Yap Islands
Governor of Yap seat Colonia, Yap
linked to: Yap Islands
Yap International Airport locatedIn Yap Island
linked to: Yap Islands
Yap International Airport serves Colonia, Yap
linked to: Yap Islands
FM-YAP subdivisionName Yap
linked to: Yap Islands
Colonia locatedIn Yap
linked to: Yap Islands
Colonia locatedOnIsland Yap
linked to: Yap Islands
Congress of Micronesia appliesToJurisdiction Yap
linked to: Yap Islands
Woleai Atoll partOf Outer Islands of Yap
linked to: Yap Islands
Satawal partOf Outer Islands of Yap
linked to: Yap Islands
Ngulu Atoll isPartOfIslandGroup Outer Islands of Yap
linked to: Yap Islands
Strategic Trust Territory includes Yap
linked to: Yap Islands
Rai stones locatedIn Yap
linked to: Yap Islands