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                         Micronesia, Federated States of
                                    Geography


Location:
    Oceania, in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way between
    Hawaii and Indonesia
Map references:
    Oceania, Southeast Asia, Standard Time Zones of the World
Area:
  total area:
    702 km2
  land area:
    702 km2
  comparative area:
    slightly less than four times the size of Washington, DC
  note:
    includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Truk (Chuuk), Yap, and Kosrae
Land boundaries:
    0 km
Coastline:
    6,112 km
Maritime claims:
  exclusive economic zone:
    200 nm
  territorial sea:
    12 nm
International disputes:
    none
Climate:
    tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands;
    located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasional severe damage
Terrain:
    islands vary geologically from high mountainous islands to low, coral
    atolls; volcanic outcroppings on Pohnpei, Kosrae, and Truk
Natural resources:
    forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals
Land use:
  arable land:
    NA%
  permanent crops:
    NA%
  meadows and pastures:
    NA%
  forest and woodland:
    NA%
  other:
    NA%
Irrigated land:
    NA km2
Environment:
    subject to typhoons from June to December; four major island groups totaling
    607 islands

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#CARD:Micronesia, Federated States of:People
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                         Micronesia, Federated States of
                                     People


Population:
    117,588 (July 1993 est.)
Population growth rate:
    3.37% (1993 est.)
Birth rate:
    28.48 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Death rate:
    6.46 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Net migration rate:
    11.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
    37.96 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
  total population:
    67.45 years
  male:
    65.49 years
  female:
    69.44 years (1993 est.)
Total fertility rate:
    4.04 children born/woman (1993 est.)
Nationality:
  noun:
    Micronesian(s)
  adjective:
    Micronesian; Kosrae(s), Pohnpeian(s), Trukese, Yapese
Ethnic divisions:
    nine ethnic Micronesian and Polynesian groups
Religions:
    Christian (divided between Roman Catholic and Protestant; other churches
    include Assembly of God, Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh-Day Adventist,
    Latter-Day Saints, and the Baha'i Faith)
Languages:
    English (official and common language), Trukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Kosrean
Literacy:
    age 15 and over can read and write (1980)
  total population:
    90%
  male:
    90%
  female:
    85%
Labor force:
    NA
  by occupation:
    two-thirds are government employees
  note:
    45,000 people are between the ages of 15 and 65

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#CARD:Micronesia, Federated States of:Government
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                         Micronesia, Federated States of
                                   Government


Names:
  conventional long form:
    Federated States of Micronesia
  conventional short form:
    none
  former:
    Kosrae, Ponape, Truk, and Yap Districts (Trust Territory of the Pacific
    Islands)
Abbreviation:
    FSM
Digraph:
    FM
Type:
    constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of
    Free Association entered into force 3 November 1986
Capital:
    Kolonia (on the island of Pohnpei)
  note:
    a new capital is being built about 10 km southwest in the Palikir valley
Administrative divisions:
    4 states; Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk (Truk), Yap
Independence:
    3 November 1986 (from the US-administered UN Trusteeship)
Constitution:
    10 May 1979
Legal system:
    based on adapted Trust Territory laws, acts of the legislature, municipal,
    common, and customary laws
National holiday:
    Proclamation of the Federated States of Micronesia, 10 May (1979)
Political parties and leaders:
    no formal parties
Suffrage:
    18 years of age; universal
Elections:
  President:
    last held ll May 1991 (next to be held March 1995); results - President
    Bailey OLTER elected president; Vice-President Jacob NENA
  Congress:
    last held on 5 March 1991 (next to be held March 1993); results - percent of
    vote NA; seats - (14 total)
Executive branch:
    president, vice president, Cabinet
Legislative branch:
    unicameral Congress
Judicial branch:
    Supreme Court
Leaders:
  Chief of State and Head of Government:
    President Bailey OLTER (since 21 May 1991); Vice President Jacob NENA (since
    21 May 1991)
Member of:
    AsDB, ESCAP, ICAO, SPARTECA, SPC, SPF, UN, UNCTAD, WHO
Diplomatic representation in US:
  chief of mission:
    Ambassador Jesse B. MAREHALAU
  chancery:
    1725 N St., NW, Washington, DC 20036

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                         Micronesia, Federated States of
                                   Government
  telephone:
    [phone]
US diplomatic representation:
  chief of mission:
    Ambassador Aurelia BRAZEAL
  embassy:
    address NA, Kolonia
  mailing address:
    P. O. Box 1286, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia 96941
  telephone:
    691-320-2187
  FAX:
    691-320-2186
Flag:
    light blue with four white five-pointed stars centered; the stars are
    arranged in a diamond pattern

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#CARD:Micronesia, Federated States of:Economy
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                         Micronesia, Federated States of
                                     Economy


Overview:
    Economic activity consists primarily of subsistence farming and fishing. The
    islands have few mineral deposits worth exploiting, except for high-grade
    phosphate. The potential for a tourist industry exists, but the remoteness
    of the location and a lack of adequate facilities hinder development.
    Financial assistance from the US is the primary source of revenue, with the
    US pledged to spend $1 billion in the islands in the l990s. Geographical
    isolation and a poorly developed infrastructure are major impediments to
    long-term growth.
National product:
    GNP - purchasing power equivalent - $150 million (1989 est.)
  note:
    GNP numbers reflect US spending
National product real growth rate:
    NA%
National product per capita:
    $1,500 (1989 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
    NA%
Unemployment rate:
    NA%
Budget:
    revenues $165 million; expenditures $115 million, including capital
    expenditures of $20 million (1988)
Exports:
    $2.3 million (f.o.b., 1988)
  commodities:
    copra
  partners:
    NA
Imports:
    $67.7 million (c.i.f., 1988)
  commodities:
    NA
  partners:
    NA
External debt:
    $NA
Industrial production:
    growth rate NA%
Electricity:
    18,000 kW capacity; 40 million kWh produced, 380 kWh per capita (1990)
Industries:
    tourism, construction, fish processing, craft items from shell, wood, and
    pearls
Agriculture:
    mainly a subsistence economy; black pepper; tropical fruits and vegetables,
    coconuts, cassava, sweet potatoes, pigs, chickens
Economic aid:
    under terms of the Compact of Free Association, the US will provide $1.3
    billion in grant aid during the period 1986-2001
Currency:
    US currency is used
Exchange rates:
    US currency is used
Fiscal year:
    1 October - 30 September

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#CARD:Micronesia, Federated States of:Communications
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                         Micronesia, Federated States of
                                 Communications


Highways:
    39 km of paved roads on major islands; also 187 km stone-, coral-, or
    laterite-surfaced roads
Ports:
    Colonia (Yap), Truk, Okat and Lelu (Kosrae)
Airports:
  total:
    6
  usable:
    5
  with permanent-surface runways:
    4
  with runways over 3,659 m:
    0
  with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
    0
  with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
    4
Telecommunications:
    telephone network - 960 telephone lines total at Kolonia and Truk; islands
    interconnected by shortwave radio (used mostly for government purposes);
    16,000 radio receivers, 1,125 TV sets (est. 1987); broadcast stations - 5
    AM, 1 FM, 6 TV, 1 shortwave; 4 Pacific Ocean INTELSAT earth stations

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                         Micronesia, Federated States of
                                 Defense Forces


Note:
    defense is the responsibility of the US

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