Micronesia, in the western Pacific, consists of some 600 islands grouped into four states: Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk (Truk) and Yap.
President: Dr Nicholas Liverpool Prime minister: Roosevelt Skerrit
Population
106,487
73,126
Life Expectancy
71.800 years
76.180 years
Capital City
Largest city
Weno (population: 17,624)
Roseau (population: 16,571)
Human Development Index
NA
0.797
GDP per capita
Literacy Rate
89%
94%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
NA
19.4%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
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
parliamentary democracy
Independence date
Religions
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other 3%
Roman Catholic 61.4%, Seventh Day Adventist 6%, Pentecostal 5.6%, Baptist 4.1%, Methodist 3.7%, Church of God 1.2%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.2%, other Christian 7.7%, Rastafarian 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.6%, none 6.1% (2001 census)
Languages
English (official and common language), Chuukese, Kosrean, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi
English (official), French patois
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
Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about half way between Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago
Area
702 km sq
751 km sq
Coastline
6,112 km
148 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; moderated by northeast trade winds; heavy rainfall
