Micronesia, in the western Pacific, consists of some 600 islands grouped into four states: Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk (Truk) and Yap.
Population
16,344,687
106,487
Life Expectancy
53.800 years
71.800 years
Capital City
Largest city
Niamey (population: 774,235)
Weno (population: 17,624)
Human Development Index
0.37
NA
GDP per capita
Literacy Rate
28.7%
89%
Corruption Perception Index
2.8
NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
12.4%
NA
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice
NA
Political System
republic
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
Independence date
Religions
Muslim 80%, other (includes indigenous beliefs and Christian) 20%
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other 3%
Languages
French (official), Hausa, Djerma
English (official and common language), Chuukese, Kosrean, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi
Exports
External Debt
Exchange Rate
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Western Africa, southeast of Algeria
Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia
Area
1,267,000 km sq
702 km sq
Coastline
0 km
6,112 km
Climate
desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south
tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage
