Legislative powers of the national government is vested in the Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia , a unicameral (one house) Body with fourteen Senators.  The chief function of the Legislative Branch is to enact laws.

Each state elects one senator as its at-large representative to serve a term of four years.

The other ten Senators are elected for a two-year term and apportioned by population. As such, the composition of the two-year Members are five from Chuuk, three from Pohnpei with one each from Kosrae and Yap

FSM Embassy to Japan

Hon. Mr. John Fritz
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Reinanzaka Building, 2nd Floor
14-2, Akasaka 1-chome
Minato-ku, Tokyo 107
Japan
Phone: (81)(33) 585-5456
Fax: (81)(33) 585-5348
E-mail: fsmemb@fsmemb.or.jp

FSM Embassy to Fiji

Hon. Mr. Sebastian Anefal
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
P.O. Box 15493
Suva, Fiji
Phone: (679) 304-180/566
Fax: (679) 304-081
E-mail: fsmsuva@fsmsuva.org.fj

FSM Embassy to China

Hon. Mr. Carlson D. Apis
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
1-1-11 Jianguomenwai Diplomatic Compound
Chaoyang District, Beijing 100600
People's Republic of China
Phone: (86)10 6532 4738/4708/4609
E-mail: embassy@fsmembassy.cn

FSM Embassy to the United States

Mr. James Naich
Charge d'Affaires a.i.
1725 N Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
USA
Phone: (202) 223-4383
Fax: (202) 223-4391/94
E-mail: firstsecretary@fsmembassydc.org

FSM Consulate-General in Guam

Hon. Mr. Robert Ruecho
Consul-General
P.O. Box 10630
Tamuning, Guam 96911
Phone: (671) 646-9154/5/6
Fax: (671) 646-6320
E-mail: fsmguam@ite.net

FSM Consulate-General in Honolulu

Hon. Mr. Kandhi Elieisar
Consul-General
3049 Ualena Street, Suite 908
Honolulu, Hawaii 96819
USA
Phone: (808) 836-4775
Fax: (808) 836-6896
E-mail: fsmconsulatehnl@fsmcghnl.com

FSM Mission to the United Nations

Hon. Ms. Jane Jimmy Chigiyal
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative to the United Nations
300 East 42nd Street, Suite 1600
New York, NY 10017
USA
Phone: (212) 697-8370
Fax: (212) 697-8295
E-mail: fsmun@fsmgov.org

The State of Yap is one of the four states that make up the Federated States of Micronesia, along with the states of Pohnpei, Chuuk and Kosrae. Yap is the Western-most island in the FSM, located about midway between Guam and Palau.

Yap is comprised of the main islands of Yap, Gagil, Tomil, and Rumung. Yap State stretches eastward, for another 1,200 or so kilometers and includes another 134 outer islands, most of them low-lying atolls.

The Yapese were seafaring people who sailed vast distances over the Pacific. Even in recent times, canoes from Yap have sailed to the Marianas, Okinawa, and Palau. The trip to Palau was made to re-enact the quarrying of stone money. In centuries past, Yapese made the life-threatening 1000 kilometer round trip voyage to Palau's Rock Islands to quarry the now famous stone money. Yap is probably best known for this stone money - huge disks of crytalline stone. These stone disks measure up to two meters in diameter, and weigh as much as four tons, making them the world's largest currency.

Yap State has its own constitutional government with three co-equal branches of government consisting of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Yap also has traditional leaders that serve in the Council of Pilung and the Council of Tamol which perform functions concerning tradition and custom. See Art. III of the Yap State Constitution .

The Executive Branch is headed by a Govenor and a Lt. Governor and they are primarily resposible for executing the laws and administering state government services. See Art. VI of the Yap State Constitution.

The legislative power of the State is vested in the Legislature. Such power extends to all rightful subjects of legislation not inconsistent with the Yap Constitution. The Legislature is composed of ten members, who shall be elected by the qualified voters of their respective election districts. See Art. V of the Yap State Constitution.

The judicial power of the State is vested in its State Court, and other courts as may be created by law. The State Court is the highest court of the State and consists of a Chief Justice and two Associate Justices. The number of Associate Justices may be increased by law upon the request of the State Court. Retired justices may serve temporarily on the State Court at the request of the Chief Justice. See Art. VII of the Yap State Constitution.