Micronesia, in the western Pacific, consists of some 600 islands grouped into four states: Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk (Truk) and Yap.
President: Ivo Josipovic Prime minister : Zoran Milanovic
Population
106,487
4,480,043
Life Expectancy
71.800 years
75.990 years
Capital City
Zagreb
Largest city
Weno (population: 17,624)
Zagreb - Centar (population: 800,000)
Human Development Index
NA
0.862
GDP per capita
$18,400 US
Literacy Rate
89%
98.1%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
4.4
Percentage of Women in Parliament
NA
20.9%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
17.700%
Death Penalty
NA
Abolished
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
presidential/parliamentary democracy
Independence date
25 June 1991 (from Yugoslavia)
Religions
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other 3%
Roman Catholic 87.8%, Orthodox 4.4%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 1.3%, other and unspecified 0.9%, none 5.2% (2001 census)
Languages
English (official and common language), Chuukese, Kosrean, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi
Croatian 96.1%, Serbian 1%, other and undesignated 2.9% (including Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, and German) (2001 census)
Exports
transport equipment, machinery, textiles, chemicals, foodstuffs, fuels
External Debt
$66,300,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
kuna (HRK) per US dollar - 4.98 (2008 est.), 5.3735 (2007), 5.8625 (2006), 5.9473 (2005), 6.0358 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
2.390%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0
5
Location
Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia
Area
702 km sq
56,594 km sq
Coastline
6,112 km
5,835 km
Climate
tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage
Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast
