Micronesia, in the western Pacific, consists of some 600 islands grouped into four states: Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk (Truk) and Yap.
President: Hamid Karzai
Population
106,487
30,419,928
Life Expectancy
71.800 years
49.720 years
Capital City
Kabul
Largest city
Weno (population: 17,624)
Kabul (population: 3,043,530)
Human Development Index
NA
0
GDP per capita
$1,000 US
Literacy Rate
89%
28.1%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
1.5
Percentage of Women in Parliament
NA
25.9%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
35.000%
Death Penalty
NA
Legal
Political System
constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 3 November 1986 and the Amended Compact entered into force May 2004
Islamic republic
Independence date
19 August 1919 (from UK control over Afghan foreign affairs)
Religions
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other 3%
Sunni Muslim 80%, Shia Muslim 19%, other 1%
Languages
English (official and common language), Chuukese, Kosrean, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi
Afghan Persian or Dari (official) 50%, Pashto (official) 35%, Turkic languages (primarily Uzbek and Turkmen) 11%, 30 minor languages (primarily Balochi and Pashai) 4%, much bilingualism
Exports
opium, fruits and nuts, handwoven carpets, wool, cotton, hides and pelts, precious and semi-precious gems
External Debt
$1,280,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
afghanis (AFA) per US dollar - 50 (2007), 46 (2006), 47.7 (2005), 48 (2004), 49 (2003)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.900%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
1
Location
Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia
Southern Asia, north and west of Pakistan, east of Iran
Area
702 km sq
652,230 km sq
Coastline
6,112 km
0 km
Climate
tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage
