Airports [time series]

6 total, 5 usable; 4 with permanent-surface runways; none with runways over 2,439 m; 4 with runways 1,220-2,439

Roadways (Highways) [time series]

39 km of paved roads on major islands; also 187 km stone-, coral-, or laterite-surfaced roads

Ports [time series]

Colonia (Yap), Truk (Kosrae), Okat (Kosrae)

Telecommunication systems (Telecommunications) [time series]

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

Note [time series]

defense is the responsibility of the US

Agricultural products (Agriculture) [time series]

mainly a subsistence economy; copra, black pepper; tropical fruits and vegetables, coconuts, cassava, sweet potatoes, pigs, chickens

Budget [time series]

revenues $165 million; expenditures $115 million, including capital expenditures of $20 million (1988)

Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]

US currency is used

Economic aid [time series]

under terms of the Compact of Free Association, the US will provide $1.3 billion in grant aid during the period 1986-2001

Electricity [time series]

18,000 kW capacity; 40 million kWh produced, 380 kWh per capita (1990)

Exchange rates [time series]

US currency is used

Exports [time series]

$2.3 million (f.o.b., 1988) commodities: copra partners: NA

Debt - external (External debt) [time series]

$NA

Fiscal year [time series]

1 October - 30 September

GNP [time series]

purchasing power equivalent - $150 million, per capita $1,500; real growth rate NA% (1989 est.); note - GNP numbers reflect US spending

Imports [time series]

$67.7 million (c.i.f., 1988) commodities: NA partners: NA

Industrial production growth rate (Industrial production) [time series]

growth rate NA%

Industries [time series]

tourism, construction, fish processing, craft items from shell, wood, and pearls

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

NA%

Economic overview (Overview) [time series]

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.

Unemployment rate [time series]

NA

Climate [time series]

tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasional severe damage

Coastline [time series]

6,112 km

Area - comparative (Comparative area) [time series]

slightly less than four times the size of Washington, DC

Disputes - international (Disputes) [time series]

none

Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]

subject to typhoons from June to December; four major island groups totaling 607 islands

Area (Land area) [time series]

702 km2; includes Pohnpei, Truk, Yap, and Kosrae

Land boundaries [time series]

none

Land use [time series]

arable land NA%; permanent crops NA%; meadows and pastures NA%; forest and woodland NA%; other NA%

Maritime claims [time series]

Exclusive economic zone: 200 nm Territorial sea: 12 nm

Natural resources [time series]

forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals

Note [time series]

located 5,150 km west-southwest of Honolulu in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way between Hawaii and Indonesia

Terrain [time series]

islands vary geologically from high mountainous islands to low, coral atolls; volcanic outcroppings on Pohnpei, Kosrae, and Truk

Area (Total area) [time series]

702 km2

Administrative divisions [time series]

4 states; Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk, Yap

Capital [time series]

Kolonia (on the island of Pohnpei); note - a new capital is being built about 10 km southwest in the Palikir valley

Constitution [time series]

10 May 1979

Diplomatic representation in the US (Diplomatic representation) [time series]

Ambassador Jesse B. MAREHALAU; Embassy at 1725 N St., NW, Washington, DC 20036; telephone (202) 223-4383 US: Ambassador Aurelia BRAZEAL; Embassy at address NA, Kolonia (mailing address is P. O. Box 1286, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia 96941); telephone 691-320-2187; FAX 691-320-2186

Executive branch (Elections) [time series]

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 [time series]

president, vice president, Cabinet

Flag [time series]

light blue with four white five-pointed stars centered; the stars are arranged in a diamond pattern

Independence [time series]

3 November 1986 (from the US-administered UN Trusteeship; formerly the Kosrae, Pohnpei, Truk, and Yap districts of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands)

Judicial branch [time series]

Supreme Court

Executive branch (Leaders) [time series]

Chief of State and Head of Government: President Bailey OLTER (since 21 May 1991); Vice President Jacob NENA (since 21 May 1991)

Legal system [time series]

based on adapted Trust Territory laws, acts of the legislature, municipal, common, and customary laws

Legislative branch [time series]

unicameral Congress

Country name (Long-form name) [time series]

Federated States of Micronesia (no short-form name)

International organization participation (Member of) [time series]

ESCAP (associate), ICAO, SPC, SPF, UN, UNCTAD

National holiday [time series]

Proclamation of the Federated States of Micronesia, 10 May (1979)

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

no formal parties

Suffrage [time series]

universal at age 18

Government type (Type) [time series]

constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 3 November 1986

Birth rate [time series]

29 births/1,000 population (1992)

Death rate [time series]

7 deaths/1,000 population (1992)

Ethnic groups (Ethnic divisions) [time series]

nine ethnic Micronesian and Polynesian groups

Infant mortality rate [time series]

39 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)

Labor force [time series]

NA; two-thirds are government employees; 45,000 people are between the ages of 15 and 65

Languages [time series]

English is the official and common language; most indigenous languages fall within the Austronesian language family, the exceptions are the Polynesian languages; major indigenous languages are Trukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese, and Kosrean

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

65 years male, 69 years female (1992)

Literacy [time series]

90% (male 90%, female 85%) age 15 and over can read and write (1980)

Nationality [time series]

noun - Micronesian(s); adjective - Micronesian; Kosrae(s), Pohnpeian(s), Trukese (singular and plural), Yapese (singular and plural)

Net migration rate [time series]

12 migrants/1,000 population (1992)

Organized labor [time series]

NA

Population [time series]

114,694 (July 1992), growth rate 3.4% (1992)

Religions [time series]

predominantly 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

Total fertility rate [time series]

4.1 children born/woman (1992)

Micronesia, Federated States of