Micronesia
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| Basic Facts |
| Country name |
conventional long form: Federated States of Micronesia
conventional short form: none local long form: Federated States of Micronesia local short form: none former: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Ponape, Truk, and Yap Districts abbreviation: FSM |
| Gevernment type | 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 |
| Capital |
name: Palikir
geographic coordinates: 6 55 N, 158 08 E time difference: UTC+10 (15 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Flag description | light blue with four white five-pointed stars centered; the stars are arranged in a diamond pattern |
| Currency | US dollar (USD) |
| Internet country code | .fm |
| Ports and terminals | Tomil Harbor |
| Agriculture products | black pepper, tropical fruits and vegetables, coconuts, cassava (tapioca), betel nuts, sweet potatoes; pigs, chickens; fish |
| Industries | tourism, construction; fish processing, specialized aquaculture; craft items from shell, wood, and pearls |
| Geography |
| Location | Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia |
| Coordinates | 6 55 N, 158 15 E |
| Continent | Oceania |
| Area |
total: 702 sq km
land: 702 sq km water: 0 sq km (fresh water only) note: includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Chuuk (Truk) Islands, Yap Islands, and Kosrae (Kosaie) |
| Boundaries | 0 km |
| Coastline | 6,112 km |
| Climate | tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage |
| Terrain | islands vary geologically from high mountainous islands to low, coral atolls; volcanic outcroppings on Pohnpei, Kosrae, and Chuuk |
| Natural resources | forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals, phosphate |
| Natural hazards | typhoons (June to December) |
| People |
| Population | 108,004 (July 2006 est.) |
| Ethnic groups | nine ethnic Micronesian and Polynesian groups |
| Religions | Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other 3% |
| Languages | English (official and common language), Trukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Kosrean, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi |
