Micronesia, in the western Pacific, consists of some 600 islands grouped into four states: Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk (Truk) and Yap.
President: Joseph Kabila
Population
106,487
73,599,190
Life Expectancy
71.800 years
55.740 years
Capital City
Largest city
Weno (population: 17,624)
Kinshasa (population: 7,785,960)
Human Development Index
NA
0.361
GDP per capita
Literacy Rate
89%
67.2%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
1.7
Percentage of Women in Parliament
NA
7.7%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
Death Penalty
NA
NA
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
republic
Independence date
Religions
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other 3%
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 20%, Kimbanguist 10%, Muslim 10%, other (includes syncretic sects and indigenous beliefs) 10%
Languages
English (official and common language), Chuukese, Kosrean, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi
French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba
Exports
External Debt
Exchange Rate
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia
Central Africa, northeast of Angola
Area
702 km sq
2,344,858 km sq
Coastline
6,112 km
37 km
Climate
tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage
tropical; hot and humid in equatorial river basin; cooler and drier in southern highlands; cooler and wetter in eastern highlands; north of Equator - wet season (April to October), dry season (December to February); south of Equator - wet season (November to March), dry season (April to October)
