LOCATION@1 was once a separate state with a long trading history within the MISC@1 world ; it united with PERSON@1 to form LOCATION@2 in NUMBER@1 and still enjoys a high degree of autonomy within the union .

The archipelago was once the separate state of LOCATION@1 , which united with PERSON@1 to form LOCATION@2 -LRB- derived from the two names -RRB- , and still enjoys a high degree of autonomy within the union .
