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Micronesia, Federated States of

1994 Edition — freely_associated

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Communications
Airports [time series]
total: 6 usable: 5 with permanent-surface runways: 4 with runways over 3,659 m: 0 with runways 2,440-3,659 m: 0 with runways 1,220-2,439 m: 4
Roadways (Highways) [time series]
total: 226 km paved: 39 km (on major islands) unpaved: stone, coral, laterite 187 km
Ports [time series]
Colonia (Yap), Truk, Okat and Lelu (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
Defense Forces
Affiliation [time series]
(territory of the US)
Note [time series]
defense is the responsibility of the US
Economy
Agricultural products (Agriculture) [time series]
mainly a subsistence economy; 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 $20 million (1988 est.)
Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]
1 United States dollar (US$) = 100 cents
Economic aid [time series]
recipient: 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]
capacity: 18,000 kW production: 40 million kWh consumption per capita: 380 kWh (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
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%
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (National product) [time series]
GNP - purchasing power equivalent - $150 million (1989 est.) note: GNP numbers reflect US spending
Real GDP per capita (National product per capita) [time series]
$1,500 (1989 est.)
Real GDP growth rate (National product real growth rate) [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]
27% (1989)
Geography
Area [time series]
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
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
Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]
current issues: NA natural hazards: subject to typhoons (June to December) international agreements: party to - Climate Change, Law of the Sea; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity
Disputes - international (International disputes) [time series]
none
Irrigated land [time series]
NA sq km
Land boundaries [time series]
0 km
Land use [time series]
arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% meadows and pastures: NA% forest and woodland: NA% other: NA%
Location [time series]
Oceania, Micronesia, in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way between Hawaii and Indonesia
Map references [time series]
Oceania, Southeast Asia, Standard Time Zones of the World
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]
four major island groups totaling 607 islands
Terrain [time series]
islands vary geologically from high mountainous islands to low, coral atolls; volcanic outcroppings on Pohnpei, Kosrae, and Truk
Government
Abbreviation [time series]
FSM
Administrative divisions [time series]
4 states; Kosrae, Pohnpei, Chuuk (Truk), 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
Legislative branch (Congress) [time series]
elections last held on 5 March 1991 (next to be held March 1993); results - percent of vote NA; seats - (14 total)
Constitution [time series]
10 May 1979
Digraph [time series]
FM
Diplomatic representation in the US (Diplomatic representation in US) [time series]
chief of mission: Ambassador Jesse B. MAREHALAU chancery: 1725 N Street NW, Washington, DC 20036 telephone: (202) 223-4383
Executive branch [time series]
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 ll May 1991 (next to be held March 1995); results - President Bailey OLTER elected president; Vice-President Jacob NENA cabinet: Cabinet
Diplomatic representation in the US (FAX) [time series]
(202) 223-4391 consulate(s) general: Honolulu and Tamuning (Guam)
Diplomatic representation in the US (FAX) [time series]
691-320-2186
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)
Judicial branch [time series]
Supreme Court
Legal system [time series]
based on adapted Trust Territory laws, acts of the legislature, municipal, common, and customary laws
Legislative branch [time series]
unicameral
International organization participation (Member of) [time series]
AsDB, ESCAP, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFC, IMF, ITU, SPARTECA, SPC, SPF, UN, UNCTAD, WHO
Country name (Names) [time series]
conventional long form: Federated States of Micronesia conventional short form: none former: Kosrae, Ponape, Truk, and Yap Districts (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands)
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]
18 years of age; universal
Government type (Type) [time series]
constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 3 November 1986
Diplomatic representation from the US (US diplomatic representation) [time series]
chief of mission: Ambassador Aurelia E. BRAZEAL embassy: address NA, Kolonia mailing address: P. O. Box 1286, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia 96941 telephone: 691-320-2187
People
Birth rate [time series]
28.3 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Death rate [time series]
6.38 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Ethnic groups (Ethnic divisions) [time series]
nine ethnic Micronesian and Polynesian groups
Infant mortality rate [time series]
37.24 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)
Labor force [time series]
NA by occupation: two-thirds are government employees note: 45,000 people are between the ages of 15 and 65
Languages [time series]
English (official and common language), Trukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Kosrean
Life expectancy at birth [time series]
total population: 67.63 years male: 65.67 years female: 69.62 years (1994 est.)
Literacy [time series]
age 15 and over can read and write (1980) total population: 90% male: 90% female: 85%
Nationality [time series]
noun: Micronesian(s) adjective: Micronesian; Kosrae(s), Pohnpeian(s), Trukese, Yapese
Net migration rate [time series]
11.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Population [time series]
120,347 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate [time series]
3.36% (1994 est.)
Religions [time series]
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]
4.01 children born/woman (1994 est.)