▁the ▁Spanish ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁issued ▁the ▁following ▁declaration : ▁"... ▁The ▁Ministry ▁recogn ises ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁certain ▁fact ▁and ▁historic ▁truth ▁due ▁to ▁Article ▁ 3 ▁of ▁the ▁Tre aty ▁of ▁July ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 9 9 , ▁that ▁Spain ▁reserved ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁rights ▁in ▁Mic ron esia ▁and ▁for ▁another ▁thing , ▁the ▁specific ations ▁of ▁the ▁territ ories ▁which ▁Spain ▁c eded ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁leaves ▁apart ▁certain ▁groups ▁of ▁islands ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁zone ." ▁Success ive ▁Spanish ▁govern ments ▁have ▁not ▁abandoned ▁Spain ' s ▁so vere ig nt y , ▁or ▁ins isted ▁on ▁enfor cing ▁it , ▁or ▁recognized ▁the ▁so vere ig nt y ▁of ▁the ▁Feder ated ▁States ▁of ▁Mic ron esia ▁over ▁Kap ing amar ang i . ▁The ▁Feder ated ▁States ▁of ▁Mic ron esia ▁claims ▁so vere ig nt y ▁and ▁has ▁de ▁fact o ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁island . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁The ▁Feder ated ▁States ▁of ▁Mic ron esia ▁consists ▁of ▁ 6 0 7 ▁islands ▁extending ▁ ▁across ▁the ▁arch ip el ago ▁of ▁the ▁Caroline ▁Islands ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁The ▁islands ▁have ▁a ▁combined ▁area ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁islands ▁are ▁grouped ▁into ▁four ▁states , ▁which ▁are ▁Y ap , ▁Ch u uk ▁( called ▁Tru k ▁until ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 0 ), ▁P ohn pe i ▁( known ▁as ▁" P ona pe " ▁until ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 4