Micronesia, in the western Pacific, consists of some 600 islands grouped into four states: Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk (Truk) and Yap.
President: Asif Ali Zardari
Population
106,487
190,291,129
Life Expectancy
71.800 years
66.350 years
Capital City
Islamabad
Largest city
Weno (population: 17,624)
Karachi (population: 11,624,200)
Human Development Index
NA
0.562
GDP per capita
$2,800 US
Literacy Rate
89%
49.9%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
2.5
Percentage of Women in Parliament
NA
21.2%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
5.600%
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
federal republic
Independence date
14 August 1947 (from British India)
Religions
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other 3%
Muslim 95% (Sunni 75%, Shia 20%), other (includes Christian and Hindu) 5%
Languages
English (official and common language), Chuukese, Kosrean, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi
Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski and other 8%
Exports
textiles (garments, bed linen, cotton cloth, yarn), rice, leather goods, sports goods, chemicals, manufactures, carpets and rugs
External Debt
$61,830,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Pakistani rupees (PKR) per US dollar - 70.64 (2008 est.), 60.6295 (2007), 60.35 (2006), 59.515 (2005), 58.258 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
3.000%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea, between India on the east and Iran and Afghanistan on the west and China in the north
Area
702 km sq
796,095 km sq
Coastline
6,112 km
1,046 km
Climate
tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage
mostly hot, dry desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north
