), ▁and ▁Kos ra e ▁( former ly ▁K usa ie ). ▁These ▁four ▁states ▁are ▁each ▁represented ▁by ▁a ▁white ▁star ▁on ▁the ▁national ▁flag . ▁The ▁capital ▁is ▁Pal ik ir , ▁on ▁P ohn pe i . ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁The ▁Feder ated ▁States ▁of ▁Mic ron esia ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁four ▁international ▁air ports . ▁ ▁P ohn pe i ▁International ▁Airport , ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁island ▁of ▁P ohn pe i ▁State . ▁ ▁Ch u uk ▁International ▁Airport , ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁island ▁of ▁Ch u uk ▁State . ▁ ▁Kos ra e ▁International ▁Airport , ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁island ▁of ▁Kos ra e ▁State . ▁ ▁Y ap ▁International ▁Airport , ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁island ▁of ▁Y ap ▁State . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁ ▁Econom ic ▁activity ▁in ▁the ▁Feder ated ▁States ▁of ▁Mic ron esia ▁consists ▁primarily ▁of ▁subs istence ▁far ming ▁and ▁fish ing . ▁The ▁islands ▁have ▁few ▁min eral ▁depos its ▁worth ▁explo iting , ▁except ▁for ▁high - grade ▁ph osph ate . ▁Long ▁line ▁fish ing ▁of ▁t una ▁is ▁also ▁vi able ▁with ▁foreign ▁vessels ▁from ▁China ▁that ▁operated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁The ▁potential ▁for ▁a ▁tour ist ▁industry ▁exists , ▁but ▁the ▁rem oten ess ▁of ▁the ▁location ▁and ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁ade qu ate ▁facilities ▁h inder ▁development . ▁Fin an cial ▁assistance ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁is ▁the ▁primary ▁source ▁of ▁re venue , ▁with