Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]

AM 5, FM 1, shortwave 1

Radios [time series]

17,000 (1993 est.)

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

domestic: islands interconnected by shortwave radiotelephone (used mostly for government purposes) international: satellite earth stations--4 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)

Telephones - fixed lines (Telephones) [time series]

960

Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]

2 (1997)

Televisions [time series]

1,290 (1993 est.)

Agricultural products (Agriculture--products) [time series]

black pepper, tropical fruits and vegetables, coconuts, cassava (tapioca), sweet potatoes; pigs, chickens

Budget [time series]

revenues: $58 million expenditures: $52 million, including capital expenditures of $4.7 million (FY95/96 est.)

Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]

1 United States dollar (US$) = 100 cents

Debt - external (Debt--external) [time series]

$129 million

Economic aid (Economic aid--recipient) [time series]

$77.4 million (1995); note?under terms of the Compact of Free Association, the US will provide $1.3 billion in grant aid during the period 1986-2001

Economic overview (Economy--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 1990s. Geographical isolation and a poorly developed infrastructure are major impediments to long-term growth.

Electricity - consumption (Electricity--consumption) [time series]

NA kWh

Electricity - exports (Electricity--exports) [time series]

NA kWh

Electricity - imports (Electricity--imports) [time series]

NA kWh

Electricity - production (Electricity--production) [time series]

NA kWh

Electricity - production by source (Electricity--production by source) [time series]

fossil fuel: NA% hydro: NA% nuclear: NA% other: NA%

Exchange rates [time series]

US currency is used

Exports [time series]

$73 million (f.o.b., 1996 est.)

Exports - commodities (Exports--commodities) [time series]

fish, garments, bananas, black pepper

Exports - partners (Exports--partners) [time series]

Japan, US, Guam

Fiscal year [time series]

1 October--30 September

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP) [time series]

purchasing power parity--$220 million (1996 est.) note: GDP is supplemented by grant aid, averaging perhaps $100 million annually

GDP - composition, by sector of origin (GDP--composition by sector) [time series]

agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%

Real GDP per capita (GDP--per capita) [time series]

purchasing power parity?$1,760 (1996 est.)

Real GDP growth rate (GDP--real growth rate) [time series]

1% (1996 est.)

Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]

lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%

Imports [time series]

$168 million (c.i.f., 1996 est.)

Imports - commodities (Imports--commodities) [time series]

food, manufactured goods, machinery and equipment, beverages

Imports - partners (Imports--partners) [time series]

US, Japan, Australia

Industrial production growth rate [time series]

NA%

Industries [time series]

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

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

4% (1996 est.)

Labor force [time series]

NA

Labor force - by occupation (Labor force--by occupation) [time series]

two-thirds are government employees

Population below poverty line [time series]

NA%

Unemployment rate [time series]

27% (1989)

Area [time series]

total: 702 sq km land: 702 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Truk (Chuuk) Islands, Yap Islands, and Kosrae

Area - comparative (Area--comparative) [time series]

four times the size of Washington, DC

Climate [time series]

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

Coastline [time series]

6,112 km

Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]

lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Totolom 791 m

Environment - current issues (Environment--current issues) [time series]

NA

International environmental agreements (Environment--international agreements) [time series]

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol

Geographic coordinates [time series]

6 55 N, 158 15 E

Geography - note (Geography--note) [time series]

four major island groups totaling 607 islands

Irrigated land [time series]

NA sq km

Land boundaries [time series]

0 km

Land use [time series]

arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% permanent pastures: NA% forests and woodland: NA% other: NA%

Location [time series]

Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia

Map references [time series]

Oceania

Maritime claims [time series]

exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm

Natural hazards [time series]

typhoons (June to December)

Natural resources [time series]

forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals

Terrain [time series]

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

Administrative divisions [time series]

4 states; Chuuk (Truk), Kosrae, Pohnpei, Yap

Capital [time series]

Palikir

Constitution [time series]

10 May 1979

Country name [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) abbreviation: FSM

Data code [time series]

FM

Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Ann WRIGHT embassy: address NA, Kolonia mailing address: P. O. Box 1286, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia 96941

Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Jesse Bibiano MAREHALAU chancery: 1725 N Street NW, Washington, DC 20036 consulate(s) general: Honolulu and Tamuning (Guam)

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: President Jacob NENA (acting president since NA July 1996, president since 9 May 1997); Vice President Leo A. FALCAM (since 9 May 1997); note--the president is both the chief of state and head of government; Vice President Jacob NENA became acting president in July 1996 after President Bailey OLTER suffered a stroke; OLTER was declared incapacitated in November 1996; as provided for by the constitution, 180 days later, with OLTER still unable to resume his duties, NENA was sworn in as the new president; he will serve for the remaining two years of OLTER's term head of government: President Jacob NENA (acting president since NA July 1996, president since 9 May 1997); Vice President Leo A. FALCAM (since 9 May 1997); note--the president is both the chief of state and head of government; Vice President Jacob NENA became acting president in July 1996 after President Bailey OLTER suffered a stroke; OLTER was declared incapacitated in November 1996; as provided for by the constitution, 180 days later, with OLTER still unable to resume his duties, NENA was sworn in as the new president; he will serve for the remaining two years of OLTER's term cabinet: Cabinet elections: president and vice president elected by Congress from among the four senators-at-large for four-year terms; election last held 11 May 1995 (next to be held NA May 1999); note--because of the vacancy to the post of vice president created after NENA left to become acting president, a new election to fill the position of vice president for the remaining two years of the term was held on 9 May 1997 (next to be held NA May 1999) election results: Bailey OLTER reelected president; percent of Congress vote--NA; Leo A. FALCAM elected vice president; percent of Congress vote--NA

Flag (Flag description) [time series]

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

Government type [time series]

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

Independence [time series]

3 November 1986 (from the US-administered UN Trusteeship)

International organization participation [time series]

AsDB, ESCAP, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFC, IMF, Intelsat, ITU, OPCW, Sparteca, SPC, SPF, UN, UNCTAD, WHO, WMO

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 Congress (14 seats; members elected by popular vote; four--one elected from each of state--to serve four-year terms and 10--elected from single-member districts delineated by population--to serve two-year terms) elections: elections for four-year term seats last held 7 March 1995 (next to be held 2 March 1999); elections for two-year term seats last held 3 March 1997 (next to be held NA March 1999) election results: percent of vote--NA; seats--independents 14

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

Military - note (Military--note) [time series]

Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is a sovereign, self-governing state in free association with the US; FSM is totally dependent on the US for its defense

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA

Birth rate [time series]

27.32 births/1,000 population (1999 est.)

Death rate [time series]

6.01 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.)

Ethnic groups [time series]

nine ethnic Micronesian and Polynesian groups

Infant mortality rate [time series]

33.99 deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.)

Languages [time series]

English (official and common language), Trukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Kosrean

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 68.48 years male: 66.52 years female: 70.48 years (1999 est.)

Literacy [time series]

definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 89% male: 91% female: 88% (1980 est.)

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 (1999 est.)

Population [time series]

131,500 (July 1999 est.)

Population growth rate [time series]

3.3% (1999 est.)

Religions [time series]

Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other and none 3%

Total fertility rate [time series]

3.87 children born/woman (1999 est.)

Disputes - international (Disputes--international) [time series]

none

Airports [time series]

6 (1998 est.)

Airports - with paved runways (Airports--with paved runways) [time series]

total: 5 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (1998 est.)

Airports - with unpaved runways (Airports--with unpaved runways) [time series]

total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (1998 est.)

Roadways (Highways) [time series]

total: 240 km paved: 42 km unpaved: 198 km (1996 est.)

Merchant marine [time series]

none

Ports (Ports and harbors) [time series]

Colonia (Yap), Kolonia (Pohnpei), Lele, Moen

Railways [time series]

0 km

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