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Micronesia, Federated States of

2000 Edition — freely_associated

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Communications
Internet users (Internet Service Providers (ISPs)) [time series]
NA
Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]
AM 5, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios [time series]
NA
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 - main lines in use) [time series]
8,000 (1995)
Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]
NA
Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]
2 (1997)
Televisions [time series]
NA
Economy
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 [time series]
$111 million (1997 est.)
Economic aid (Economic aid - recipient) [time series]
$79 million (1998); 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 $1.3 billion in the islands in 1986-2001. Geographical isolation and a poorly developed infrastructure are major impediments to long-term growth.
Electricity - consumption [time series]
NA kWh
Electricity - exports [time series]
NA kWh
Electricity - imports [time series]
NA kWh
Electricity - production [time series]
NA kWh
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 [time series]
fish, garments, bananas, black pepper
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 - $240 million (1997 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: 19% industry: 4% services: 77% (1996 est.)
Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita) [time series]
purchasing power parity - $2,000 (1997 est.)
Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]
3% (1997 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 [time series]
food, manufactured goods, machinery and equipment, beverages
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 [time series]
two-thirds are government employees
Population below poverty line [time series]
NA%
Unemployment rate [time series]
27% (1989)
Geography
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 [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 [time series]
overfishing
International environmental agreements (Environment - international agreements) [time series]
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geographic coordinates [time series]
6 55 N, 158 15 E
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
Government
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 telephone: [691] 320-2187 FAX: [691] 320-2186
Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]
chief of mission: Ambassador Jesse Bibiano MAREHALAU chancery: 1725 N Street NW, Washington, DC 20036 telephone: [1] (202) 223-4383 FAX: [1] (202) 223-4391 consulate(s) general: Honolulu and Tamuning (Guam)
Executive branch [time series]
chief of state: President Leo A. FALCAM (since NA May 1999); Vice President Redley KILLION (since NA May 1999); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government head of government: President Leo A. FALCAM (since NA May 1999); Vice President Redley KILLION (since NA May 1999); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government cabinet: Cabinet elections: president and vice president elected by Congress from among the four senators-at-large for four-year terms; election last held NA May 1999 (next to be held NA May 2003) election results: Leo A. FALCAM elected president; percent of Congress vote - NA; Redley KILLION 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, IOC, 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 2 March 1999 (next to be held NA March 2003); elections for two-year term seats last held NA March 1999 (next to be held NA March 2001) 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
Introduction
Background [time series]
In 1979 the Federated States of Micronesia, a UN Trust Territory under US administration, adopted a constitution. In 1986 independence was attained under a Compact of Free Association with the United States. Present concerns include large-scale unemployment, overfishing, and overdependence on US aid.
Military
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
People
Age structure [time series]
0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA
Birth rate [time series]
27.09 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate [time series]
5.95 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Ethnic groups [time series]
nine ethnic Micronesian and Polynesian groups
Infant mortality rate [time series]
33.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Languages [time series]
English (official and common language), Trukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Kosrean
Life expectancy at birth [time series]
total population: 68.63 years male: 66.67 years female: 70.62 years (2000 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 (2000 est.)
Population [time series]
133,144 (July 2000 est.)
Population growth rate [time series]
3.28% (2000 est.)
Religions [time series]
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other and none 3%
Total fertility rate [time series]
3.83 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international [time series]
none [Country Listing] [ The World Factbook Home]
Transportation
Airports [time series]
6 (1999 est.)
Airports - with paved runways [time series]
total: 5 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (1999 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways [time series]
total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (1999 est.)
Roadways (Highways) [time series]
total: 240 km paved: 42 km unpaved: 198 km (1996 est.)
Merchant marine [time series]
none (1999 est.)
Ports (Ports and harbors) [time series]
Colonia (Yap), Kolonia (Pohnpei), Lele, Moen
Railways [time series]
0 km