Micronesia, in the western Pacific, consists of some 600 islands grouped into four states: Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk (Truk) and Yap.
Population
46,912,768
106,487
Life Expectancy
53.140 years
71.800 years
Capital City
Largest city
Dar es Salaam (population: 2,698,650)
Weno (population: 17,624)
Human Development Index
0.503
NA
GDP per capita
Literacy Rate
69.4%
89%
Corruption Perception Index
3
NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
30.4%
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
mainland - Christian 30%, Muslim 35%, indigenous beliefs 35%; Zanzibar - more than 99% Muslim
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other 3%
Languages
Kiswahili or Swahili (official), Kiunguja (name for Swahili in Zanzibar), English (official, primary language of commerce, administration, and higher education), Arabic (widely spoken in Zanzibar), many local languages note: Kiswahili (Swahili) is the mother tongue of the Bantu people living in Zanzibar and nearby coastal Tanzania; although Kiswahili is Bantu in structure and origin, its vocabulary draws on a variety of sources including Arabic and English; it has become the lingua franca of central and eastern Africa; the first language of most people is one of the local languages
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
Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Kenya and Mozambique
Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia
Area
947,300 km sq
702 km sq
Coastline
1,424 km
6,112 km
Climate
varies from tropical along coast to temperate in highlands
tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage
