 Micronesia
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
6 55 N, 158 15 E |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| Population |
107,862 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
English (official and common language), Trukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Kosrean, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi |
| Imports |
food, manufactured goods, machinery and equipment, beverages |
| Exports |
fish, garments, bananas, black pepper, sakau (kava), betel nut |
| Hazards |
typhoons (June to December) |
| Resources |
forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals, phosphate |
| Geography |
four major island groups totaling 607 islands |
| Nationality |
noun: Micronesian(s) adjective: Micronesian; Chuukese, Kosraen(s), Pohnpeian(s), Yapese |
| Capital |
name: Palikir geographic coordinates: 6 55 N, 158 08 E time difference: UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Internet Country Code |
.fm |
| Internet Users |
14,000 (2005) |
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