Micronesia, in the western Pacific, consists of some 600 islands grouped into four states: Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk (Truk) and Yap.
President: Porfirio Lobo Sosa
Population
106,487
8,296,693
Life Expectancy
71.800 years
70.710 years
Capital City
Tegucigalpa
Largest city
Weno (population: 17,624)
Tegucigalpa (population: 850,848)
Human Development Index
NA
0.714
GDP per capita
$4,400 US
Literacy Rate
89%
80%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
2.6
Percentage of Women in Parliament
NA
23.4%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
4.800%
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
democratic constitutional republic
Independence date
15 September 1821 (from Spain)
Religions
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other 3%
Roman Catholic 97%, Protestant 3%
Languages
English (official and common language), Chuukese, Kosrean, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi
lempiras (HNL) per US dollar - 18.983 (2008 est.), 18.9 (2007), 18.895 (2006), 18.92 (2005), 18.206 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
0.600%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia
Central America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the Gulf of Fonseca (North Pacific Ocean), between El Salvador and Nicaragua
Area
702 km sq
112,090 km sq
Coastline
6,112 km
820 km
Climate
tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage
