Match 161 DB Rec# - 7,613 Dataset-WOFACT
Title :Micronesia, Federated States of
Text :
Micronesia, Federated States of
Geography
Location:
Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of
the way from Hawaii to Indonesia
Map references:
Oceania
Area:
total area:
702 sq km
land area:
702 sq km
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 sq km
Environment:
current issues:
NA
natural hazards:
typhoons (June to December)
international agreements:
party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Law of the Sea
Note:
four major island groups totaling 607 islands
People
Population:
122,950 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
NA
15-64 years:
NA
65 years and over:
NA
Population growth rate:
3.35% (1995 est.)
Birth rate:
28.12 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Death rate:
6.3 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Net migration rate:
11.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
36.52 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
67.81 years
male:
65.84 years
female:
69.81 years (1995 est.)
Total fertility rate:
3.98 children born/woman (1995 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Micronesian(s)
adjective:
Micronesian; Kosrae(s), Pohnpeian(s), Trukese, Yapese
Ethnic divisions:
nine ethnic Micronesian and Polynesian groups
Religions:
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other and none 3%
Languages:
English (official and common language), Trukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Kosrean
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1980)
total population:
89%
male:
91%
female:
88%
Labor force:
NA
by occupation:
two-thirds are government employees
note:
45,000 people are between the ages of 15 and 65
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)
National holiday:
Proclamation of the Federated States of Micronesia, 10 May (1979)
Constitution:
10 May 1979
Legal system:
based on adapted Trust Territory laws, acts of the legislature, municipal,
common, and customary laws
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state and head of government:
President Bailey OLTER (since 21 May 1991); Vice President Jacob NENA (since
21 May 1991); election last held 11 May 1991 (next to be held 7 March 1995);
results - Bailey OLTER elected president; Jacob NENA elected vice-president
cabinet:
Cabinet
Legislative branch:
unicameral
Congress:
elections last held 5 March 1991 (next to be held 7 March 1995); results -
percent of vote NA; seats - (14 total) independents 14
Judicial branch:
Supreme Court
Political parties and leaders:
no formal parties
Member of:
AsDB, ESCAP, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFC, IMF, ITU, SPARTECA, SPC, SPF, UN, UNCTAD,
WHO
Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission:
Ambassador Jesse B. MAREHALAU
chancery:
1725 N Street NW, Washington, DC 20036
telephone:
[1] (202) 223-4383
Government
FAX:
[1] (202) 223-4391
consulate(s) general:
Honolulu and Tamuning (Guam)
US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission:
Ambassador March Fong EU
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
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 1990s. Geographical
isolation and a poorly developed infrastructure are major impediments to
long-term growth.
National product:
GDP - purchasing power parity - $160 million (1990 est.)
note:
GDP was supplemented by approximately $100 million in grant aid in 1990
National product real growth rate:
4% (1994)
National product per capita:
$1,500 (1990 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
NA%
Unemployment rate:
27% (1989)
Budget:
revenues:
$45 million
expenditures:
$31 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY94/95 est.)
Exports:
$3.2 million (f.o.b., 1990)
commodities:
fish, copra, bananas, black pepper
partners:
Japan, US
Imports:
$91.2 million (c.i.f., 1990)
commodities:
food, manufactured goods, machinery and equipment, beverages
partners:
US, Japan, Australia
External debt:
$NA
Industrial production:
growth rate NA%
Electricity:
capacity:
18,000 kW
production:
40 million kWh
consumption per capita:
380 kWh (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:
recipient:
under terms of the Compact of Free Association, the US will provide $1.3
billion in grant aid during the period 1986-2001
Economy
Currency:
1 United States dollar (US$) = 100 cents
Exchange rates:
US currency is used
Fiscal year:
1 October - 30 September
Transportation
Railroads:
0 km
Highways:
total:
226 km
paved:
39 km (on major islands)
unpaved:
stone, coral, laterite 187 km
Ports:
Colonia (Yap), Kolonia (Pohnpei), Lele, Moen
Merchant marine:
none
Airports:
total:
6
with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m:
4
with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
1
Communications
Telephone system:
960 telephones on Kolonia and Truk
local:
NA
intercity:
islands interconnected by shortwave radio (used mostly for government
purposes
international:
4 INTELSAT (Pacific Ocean) earth stations
Radio:
broadcast stations:
AM 5, FM 1, shortwave 1
radios:
16,000
Television:
broadcast stations:
6
televisions:
1,125 (1987 est.)
Defense Forces
Note:
defense is the responsibility of the US
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