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Statistics Federated States of Micronesia

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Federated States of Micronesia in the World

Federated States of Micronesia - Introduction 2016

Background: The Caroline Islands are a widely scattered archipelago in the western Pacific Ocean; they became part of a UN Trust Territory under US administration following World War II. The eastern four island groups adopted a constitution in 1979 and chose to become the Federated States of Micronesia. (The westernmost island group became Palau.) Independence came in 1986 under a Compact of Free Association with the US which was amended and renewed in 2004. Present concerns include large-scale unemployment overfishing overdependence on US foreign aid and state perception of inequitable allocation of US aid.

Geographic coordinates: 6 55 N 158 15 E

Map reference: Oceania

Area
Total: 702 km²
Land: 702 km²
Water: 0 km²
Note: includes Pohnpei Chuuk (Truk) Islands Yap Islands and Kosrae (Kosaie)
Rank: 191
Comparative: four times the size of Washington DC (land area only)

Land boundaries: 0 km

Coastline: 6,112 km

Maritime claims
Territorial sea: 12 nm
Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

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

Elevation
Mean elevation: NA
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m: highest point: Dolohmwar (Totolom) 791 m

Natural resources: timber marine products deep-seabed minerals phosphate

Land use
Agricultural land: 25.5%

arable land: 2.3%
permanent crops: 19.7%
permanent pasture: 3.5%

Forest: 74.5%
Other: 0%

Irrigated land: 0 km² NA (2012)

Major rivers

Major watersheds area km²

Total water withdrawal

Total renewable water resources

Natural hazards: typhoons (June to December)

Geography
Note: composed of four major island groups totaling 607 islands

Federated States of Micronesia - People 2016

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Population: 104,719 (July 2016 est.)
Rank: 194
Growth rate: -0.49% (2016 est.)
Growth rate rank: 225
Below poverty line: 26.7% (2000 est.)

Nationality
Noun: Micronesian
Adjective: Micronesian; Chuukese Kosraen Pohnpeian Yapese

Ethnic groups: Chuukese/Mortlockese 49.3% Pohnpeian 29.8% Kosraean 6.3% Yapese 5.7% Yap outer islanders 5.1% Polynesian 1.6% Asian 1.4% other 0.8% (2010 est.)

Languages: English (official and common language) Chuukese Kosrean Pohnpeian Yapese Ulithian Woleaian Nukuoro Kapingamarangi

Religions: Roman Catholic 54.7% Protestant 41.1% (includes Congregational 38.5% Baptist 1.1% Seventh Day Adventist 0.8% Assembly of God 0.7%) Mormon 1.5% other 1.9% none 0.7% unspecified 0.1% (2010 est.)

Demographic profile

Age structure
0-14 years: 30.81%
15-24 years: 19.8%
25-54 years: 38.8%
55-64 years: 6.87%
65 years and over: 3.72% (2016 est.)

Dependency ratios
Total dependency ratio: 62.4%
Youth dependency ratio: 55.3%
Elderly dependency ratio: 7.1%
Potential support ratio: 14.1%

Median age
24total: 24.7 years
Male: 24 years
Female: 25.3 years
Rank: 157

Population growth rate: -0.49% (2016 est.)
Rank: 225

Birth rate: 20.3 births/1000 population (2016 est.)
Rank: 80

Death rate: 4.2 deaths/1000 population (2016 est.)
Rank: 206

Net migration rate: -20.9 migrant(s)/1000 population (2016 est.)
Rank: 222

Population distribution

Urbanization
Urban population: 22.4% of total population
Rate of urbanization: 0.27% annual rate of change

Major urban areas
Population: PALIKIR (capital) 7,000 (2014)

Environment
Current issues: overfishing climate change pollution
International agreements party to: Biodiversity Climate Change Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification Hazardous Wastes Law of the Sea Ozone Layer Protection
International agreements signed but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Air pollutants

Sex ratio
At birth: 1.05 male/female
0-14 years: 1.03 male/female
15-24 years: 1.01 male/female
25-54 years: 0.94 male/female
55-64 years: 0.97 male/female
65 years and over: 0.81 male/female
Total population: 0.98 male/female

Mothers mean age at first birth

Maternal mortality ratio

Infant mortality rate
Total: 20.5 deaths/1000 live births
Male: 22.7 deaths/1000 live births
Female: 18.1 deaths/1000 live births
Rank: 81

Life expectancy at birth
Total population: 72.9 years
Male: 70.8 years
Female: 75 years
Rank: 137

Total fertility rate: 2.45 children born/woman (2016 est.)
Rank: 79

Contraceptive prevalence rate

Drinking water source:

urban: 94.8% of population
rural: 87.4% of population
total: 89% of population
urban: 5.2% of population
rural: 12.6% of population
total: 11% of population (2015 est.)

Current health expenditure

Physicians density: 0.18 physicians/1000 population (2009)

Hospital bed density: 3.2 beds/1000 population (2009)

Sanitation facility access:

urban: 85.1% of population
rural: 49% of population
total: 57.1% of population
urban: 14.9% of population
rural: 51% of population
total: 42.9% of population (2015 est.)

Hivaids
Adult prevalence rate: NA
People living with hivaids: NA
Deaths: NA

Major infectious diseases
Note: active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country ; it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex via blood transfusion or during pregnancy in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)

Obesity adult prevalence rate: 33.2% (2014)
Rank: 12

Alcohol consumption

Tobacco use

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

Education expenditures: NA

Literacy

School life expectancy primary to tertiary education

Youth unemployment

Federated States of Micronesia - Government 2016

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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
Etymology: the term 'Micronesia' is a 19th-century construct of two Greek words 'micro' and 'nesoi' (islands) and refers to thousands of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean

Government type: federal republic in free association with the US

Capital
Name: Palikir
Geographic coordinates: 6 55 N 158 09 E
Time difference: UTC+11

Administrative divisions: 4 states; Chuuk (Truk) Kosrae (Kosaie) Pohnpei (Ponape) Yap

Dependent areas

Independence: 3 November 1986 (from the US-administered UN trusteeship)

National holiday: Constitution Day 10 May (1979); Independence Day 3 November (1986)

Constitution: drafted June 1975 ratified 1 October 1978 entered into force 10 May 1979; amended 1990; note - in 2001 all 26 amendments proposed by the FSM constitutional convention were defeated in a national referendum (2016)

Legal system: mixed legal system of common and customary law

International law organization participation: has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt

Citizenship
Citizenship by birth: no
Citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of FSM
Dual citizenship recognized: no
Residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal

Executive branch
Chief of state: President Peter M. CHRISTIAN ; Vice President Yosiwo P. GEORGE (since 12 May 2015); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government
Head of government: President Peter M. CHRISTIAN ; Vice President Yosiwo P. GEORGE (since 12 May 2015)
Cabinet: Cabinet includes the vice president and the heads of the 8 executive departments
Electionsappointments: president and vice president indirectly elected by Congress from among the 4 'at large' senators for a 4-year term ; election last held on 11 May 2011 (next to be held in May 2015)
Election results: Peter M. CHRISTIAN elected president by Congress; Yosiwo P. GEORGE elected vice president

Legislative branch
Description: unicameral Congress
Elections: last held on 5 March 2013
Election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 14

Judicial branch
Highest court: Federated States of Micronesia Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and not more than 5 associate justices and organized into appellate and criminal divisions)
Judge selection and term of office: justices appointed by the president of the Federated States of Micronesia with the approval of two-thirds of Congress; justices appointed for life
Subordinate courts: the highest state-level courts are: Chuuk Supreme Court; Korsae State Court; Pohnpei State Court; Yap State Court

Political parties and leaders: no formal parties

International organization participation: ACP ADB AOSIS FAO G-77 IBRD ICAO ICRM IDA IFC IFRCS IMF IOC IOM IPU ITSO ITU MIGA OPCW PIF Sparteca SPC UN UNCTAD UNESCO WHO WMO

Diplomatic representation
In the us chief of mission: Ambassador ; Charge d'Affaires Ad interim James A. NAICH
In the us chancery: 1725 N Street NW Washington DC 20,036
In the us telephone: [1] 223-4,383
In the us FAX: [1] 223-4,391
In the us consulate general: Honolulu Tamuning
From the us chief of mission: Ambassador Dorothea-Maria ROSEN (since 9 August 2012)
From the us embassy: 101 Upper Pics Road Kolonia
From the us mailing address: P. O. Box 1286 Kolonia Pohnpei 96,941; U.S. Embassy in Micronesia 4,120 Kolonia Place Washington D.C. 20,521-4,120
From the us telephone: [691] 320-2,187
From the us FAX: [691] 320-2,186

Flag description

: light blue with four white five-pointed stars centered; the stars are arranged in a diamond pattern; blue symbolizes the Pacific Ocean the stars represent the four island groups of Chuuk Kosrae Pohnpei and Yap

National symbols: four five-pointed white stars on a light blue field; national colors: light blue white

National anthem
Name: 'Patriots of Micronesia'
Lyrics and music: unknown
Note: adopted 1991; also known as 'Across All Micronesia'; the music is based on the 1820 German patriotic song 'Ich hab mich ergeben' which was the West German national anthem from 1949-1950; variants of this tune are used in Johannes Brahms' 'Festival Overture' and Gustav Mahler's 'Third Symphony'

National heritage

Federated States of Micronesia - Economy 2016

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Economy overview:

Economic activity consists largely of subsistence farming and fishing and government which employs two-thirds of the adult working population and receives funding largely - 58% in 2013 – from Compact of Free Association assistance provided by the US. The islands have few commercially valuable mineral deposits. The potential for tourism is limited by isolation lack of adequate facilities and limited internal air and water transportation.
Under the terms of the original Compact the US provided $1.3 billion in grants and aid from 1986 to 2001. The US and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) negotiated a second (amended) Compact agreement in 2002-03 that took effect in 2004. The amended Compact runs for a 20-year period to 2023; during which the US will provide roughly $2.1 billion to the FSM. The amended Compact also develops a Trust Fund for the FSM that will provide a comparable income stream beyond 2024 when Compact grants end.
The country's medium-term economic outlook appears fragile because of dependence on US assistance and lackluster performance of its small and stagnant private sector.

Real gdp purchasing power parity:

$306 million (2015 est.)
$306.5 million (2014 est.)
$317.3 million (2013 est.)

Note: data are in 2013 US dollars; GDP supplemented by grant aid averaging about $100 million annually
Rank: 216

Real gdp growth rate:

-0.2% (2015 est.)
-3.4% (2014 est.)
-3.6% (2013 est.)

Rank: 197

Real gdp per capita:

$3,000 (2015 est.)
$2,900 (2014 est.)
$3,100 (2013 est.)

Note: data are in 2015 US dollars
Rank: 191

Gross national saving

Gdp composition by end use
Household consumption: 83.5%
Government consumption: 41.8%
Investment in fixed assets: 24.3%
Investment in inventories: 0%
Exports of goods and services: 26.6%
Imports of goods and services: -76.2%

Gdp composition by sector of origin
Agriculture: 26.3%
Industry: 18.9%
Services: 54.8%

Agriculture products: taro yams coconuts bananas cassava (manioc tapioca) sakau (kava) Kosraen citrus betel nuts black pepper fish pigs chickens

Industries: tourism construction; specialized aquaculture craft items (shell and wood)

Industrial production growth rate: NA%

Labor force: 37,920 (2010 est.)
Rank: 198
By occupation agriculture: 0.9%
By occupation industry: 5.2%
By occupation services: 93.9%
By occupation note: two-thirds of the labor force are government employees

Unemployment rate: 16.2% (2010 est.)
Rank: 158

Youth unemployment

Population below poverty line: 26.7% (2000 est.)

Gini index

Household income or consumption by percentage share
Lowest 10: NA%
Highest 10: NA%

Distribution of family income gini index: 61.1 (2013 est.)
Rank: 4

Budget
Revenues: $213.8 million
Expenditures: $192.1 million
Surplus or deficit: 6.8% of GDP (FY12/13 est.)
Surplus or deficit rank: 7

Taxes and other revenues: 67.2% of GDP (FY12/13 est.)
Rank: 5

Public debt:

28% of GDP (2013)
27% of GDP (2012)

Rank: 146

Revenue

Fiscal year: 1 October - 30 September

Inflation rate consumer prices:

-1% (2015 est.)
0.6% (2014 est.)

Rank: 18

Central bank discount rate

Commercial bank prime lending rate:

7.1% (2013 est.)
6.4% (2012 est.)

Rank: 116

Stock of narrow money: $196 million (31 December 2013 est.)
Rank: 182

Stock of broad money: $225.2 million (31 December 2013 est.)
Rank: 189

Stock of domestic credit:

$56.98 million (2013 est.)
$56.77 million (31 December 2011 est.)

Rank: 186

Market value of publicly traded shares

Current account balance:

$3 million (2015 est.)
$22 million (2014 est.)

Rank: 53

Exports:

$88.3 million (2013 est.)
$95.7 million (2012 est.)

Rank: 195
Commodities: fish sakau (kava) betel nuts black pepper

Imports:

$258.5 million (2013 est.)
$263.4 million (2012 est.)

Rank: 203
Commodities: food beverages clothing computers household electronics appliances manufactured goods automobiles machinery and equipment furniture tools

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: $75.06 million (31 December 2011 est.)
Rank: 167

Debt external:

$93.6 million (2013 est.)
$93.5 million (2012 est.)

Rank: 195

Stock of direct foreign investment at home:

$15.8 million (2013 est.)
$34.4 million (2012 est.)

Rank: 120

Stock of direct foreign investment abroad

Exchange rates: the US dollar is used

Federated States of Micronesia - Energy 2016

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Coal

Petroleum
Petroleum total petroleum production: 0 bbl/day (2014)
Petroleum total petroleum production rank: 136
Crude oil exports: 0 bbl/day (2014)
Crude oil exports rank: 125
Crude oil imports: 0 bbl/day (2014)
Crude oil imports rank: 190
Crude oil proven reserves: 0 bbl (1 January 2014)
Crude oil proven reserves rank: 134

Crude oil

Refined petroleum
Products production: 0 bbl/day (2014)
Products production rank: 182
Products exports: 0 bbl/day
Products exports rank: 181

Natural gas
Production: 0 m³ (2014)
Production rank: 187
Proven reserves: 0 m³
Proven reserves rank: 139

Carbon dioxide emissions
From consumption of energy: 105 Mt (2010 est.)
From consumption of energy rank: 213

Energy consumption per capita

Federated States of Micronesia - Communication 2016

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Telephones
Fixed lines total subscriptions: 6,808
Fixed lines subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 6
Fixed lines rank: 204
Mobile cellular total: 31,400
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 30
Mobile cellular rank: 208

Telephone system
General assessment: adequate system
Domestic: islands interconnected by shortwave radiotelephone satellite (Intelsat) ground stations and some coaxial and fiber-optic cable; mobile-cellular service available on the major islands
International: country code - 691; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (2015)

Broadcast media: no TV broadcast stations; each state has a multi-channel cable service with TV transmissions carrying roughly 95% imported programming and 5% local programming; about a half-dozen radio stations (2009)

Internet
Country code: .fm
Users total: 33,000
Users percent of population: 31.5%
Users rank: 196

Broadband fixed subscriptions

Federated States of Micronesia - Military 2016

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Military expenditures

Military and security forces

Military service age and obligation

Space program

Terrorist groups

Federated States of Micronesia - Transportation 2016

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National air transport system