Micronesia, in the western Pacific, consists of some 600 islands grouped into four states: Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk (Truk) and Yap.
Population
28,394,180
106,487
Life Expectancy
72.770 years
71.800 years
Capital City
Tashkent (Toshkent)
Largest city
Tashkent (population: 1,978,030)
Weno (population: 17,624)
Human Development Index
0.701
NA
GDP per capita
$3,300 US
Literacy Rate
99.3%
89%
Corruption Perception Index
1.8
NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
16.4%
NA
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
1.000%
Death Penalty
Abolished
NA
Political System
republic; authoritarian presidential rule, with little power outside the executive branch
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
1 September 1991 (from Soviet Union)
Religions
Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other 3%
Languages
Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%
English (official and common language), Chuukese, Kosrean, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi
Exports
cotton, gold, energy products, mineral fertilizers, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, textiles, food products, machinery, automobiles
External Debt
$8,570,000,000 $
Exchange Rate
Uzbekistani soum (UZS) per US dollar - 1,317 (2008 est.), 1,263.8 (2007), 1,219.8 (2006), 1,020 (2005), 971.265 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
3.500%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
6
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Location
Central Asia, north of Afghanistan
Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia
Area
447,400 km sq
702 km sq
Coastline
0 km
6,112 km
Climate
mostly midlatitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east
tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage
