▁for ▁freedom ▁of ▁religion , ▁and ▁the ▁Government ▁generally ▁respect ed ▁this ▁right ▁in ▁practice . ▁The ▁US ▁government ▁received ▁no ▁reports ▁of ▁soci etal ▁ab uses ▁or ▁disc rim ination ▁based ▁on ▁religious ▁belief ▁or ▁practice ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁ ▁Health ▁ ▁See ▁Health ▁in ▁the ▁Feder ated ▁States ▁of ▁Mic ron esia ▁ ▁Sport ▁ ▁Baseball ▁ ▁Baseball ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁sport ▁in ▁Mic ron esia . ▁ ▁Association ▁football ▁The ▁sport ▁of ▁Association ▁football ▁in ▁the ▁Feder ated ▁States ▁of ▁Mic ron esia ▁is ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁Feder ated ▁States ▁of ▁Mic ron esia ▁Football ▁Association . ▁They ▁control ▁the ▁Mic ron esian ▁Games , ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁football ▁championship ▁and ▁the ▁Mic ron esia ▁national ▁football ▁team . ▁ ▁F S MA A ▁The ▁Feder ated ▁States ▁of ▁Mic ron esia ▁Athlet ic ▁Association ▁is ▁the ▁gover ning ▁body ▁for ▁the ▁country ' s ▁sports ▁and ▁athlet ics . ▁ ▁Culture ▁ ▁Each ▁of ▁the ▁four ▁states ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁culture ▁and ▁trad itions , ▁but ▁there ▁are ▁also ▁common ▁cultural ▁and ▁economic ▁b onds ▁that ▁are ▁centuries ▁old . ▁Cultural ▁similar ities ▁include ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁extended ▁family ▁and ▁cl an ▁systems ▁and ▁are ▁found ▁on ▁all ▁the ▁islands . ▁ ▁The ▁island ▁of ▁Y ap ▁is ▁notable ▁for ▁its ▁" stone ▁money " ▁( R ai ▁stones ), ▁large ▁dis ks ▁usually ▁of ▁cal cite , ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁in ▁diameter , ▁with ▁a ▁hole ▁in ▁the ▁middle .