| Dhekelia (2007) | Micronesia, Federated States of (2004) | |
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| Administrative divisions | - | 4 states; Chuuk (Truk), Kosrae (Kosaie), Pohnpei (Ponape), Yap | 
| Age structure | - | 0-14 years: 37.7% (male 20,830; female 19,993) 
 15-64 years: 59.2% (male 32,055; female 31,927) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 1,505; female 1,845) (2004 est.)  | 
				
| Agriculture - products | - | black pepper, tropical fruits and vegetables, coconuts, cassava (tapioca), betel nuts, sweet potatoes; pigs, chickens | 
| Airports | - | 6 (2003 est.) | 
| Airports - with paved runways | - | total: 6 
 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2004 est.)  | 
				
| Area | total: 130.8 sq km 
 note: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves  | 
				total: 702 sq km 
 land: 702 sq km water: 0 sq km (fresh water only) note: includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Chuuk (Truk) Islands, Yap Islands, and Kosrae (Kosaie)  | 
				
| Area - comparative | about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC | four times the size of Washington, DC (land area only) | 
| Background | By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovereignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers - Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The larger of these is the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Eastern Sovereign Base Area. | 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 US, which was amended and renewed in 2003. Present concerns include large-scale unemployment, overfishing, and overdependence on US aid. | 
| Birth rate | - | 25.8 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) | 
| Budget | - | revenues: $161 million ($69 million less grants) 
 expenditures: $160 million, including capital expenditures of NA (1998 est.)  | 
				
| Capital | name: Episkopi Cantonment; located in Akrotiri 
 geographic coordinates: 34 40 N, 32 51 E time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October  | 
				Palikir | 
| Climate | temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters | tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage | 
| Coastline | 27.5 km | 6,112 km | 
| Constitution | Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960 | 10 May 1979 | 
| Country name | conventional long form: Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area 
 conventional short form: Dhekelia  | 
				conventional long form: Federated States of Micronesia 
 conventional short form: none former: Ponape, Truk, and Yap Districts (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands) abbreviation: FSM  | 
				
| Currency | - | US dollar (USD) | 
| Death rate | - | 4.97 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) | 
| Debt - external | - | $53.1 million (FY02/03 est.) | 
| Dependency status | overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus | - | 
| Diplomatic representation from the US | none (overseas territory of the UK) | chief of mission: Ambassador Suzanne K. HALE 
 embassy: 101 Upper Pics Road, Kolonia mailing address: P. O. Box 1286, Kolonia, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia 96941 telephone: [691] 320-2187 FAX: [691] 320-2186  | 
				
| Diplomatic representation in the US | none (overseas territory of the UK) | 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)  | 
				
| Disputes - international | - | none | 
| Economic aid - recipient | - | under terms of the Compact of Free Association, the US pledged $1.3 billion in grant aid during the period 1986-2001 | 
| Economy - overview | Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Dhekelia. All food and manufactured goods must be imported. | 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 remote location, a lack of adequate facilities, and limited air connections hinder development. In November 2002, the country experienced a further reduction in future revenues from the Compact of Free Association - the agreement with the US in which Micronesia received $1.3 billion in financial and technical assistance over a 15-year period until 2001. The country's medium-term economic outlook appears fragile due not only to the reduction in US assistance but also to the slow growth of the private sector. Geographical isolation and a poorly developed infrastructure remain major impediments to long-term growth. | 
| Electricity - consumption | - | NA kWh | 
| Electricity - production | - | NA kWh | 
| Elevation extremes | - | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m 
 highest point: Dolohmwar (Totolom) 791 m  | 
				
| Environment - current issues | netting and trapping of small migrant songbirds in the spring and autumn | overfishing, climate change, pollution | 
| Environment - international agreements | - | 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  | 
				
| Ethnic groups | - | nine ethnic Micronesian and Polynesian groups | 
| Exchange rates | Cypriot pounds per US dollar - 0.46019 (2006), 0.4641 (2005), 0.4686 (2004), 0.5174 (2003), 0.6107 (2002) | the US dollar is used | 
| Executive branch | chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) 
 head of government: Administrator Air Vice-Marshal Richard LACEY (since 26 April 2006); note - reports to the British Ministry of Defense elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is appointed by the monarch  | 
				chief of state: President Joseph J. URUSEMAL (since 11 May 2003); Vice President Redley KILLION (11 May 2003); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government 
 head of government: President Joseph J. URUSEMAL (since 11 May 2003); Vice President Redley KILLION (11 May 2003); 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 11 May 2003 (next to be held NA May 2007); note - a proposed constitutional amendment to establish popular elections for president and vice president failed election results: Joseph J. URUSEMAL elected president; percent of Congress vote - NA; Redley KILLION elected vice president; percent of Congress vote - NA  | 
				
| Exports | - | $22 million (f.o.b.) (FY99/00 est.) | 
| Exports - commodities | - | fish, garments, bananas, black pepper | 
| Exports - partners | - | Japan, US, Guam (2000) | 
| Fiscal year | - | 1 October - 30 September | 
| Flag description | the flag of the UK is used | light blue with four white five-pointed stars centered; the stars are arranged in a diamond pattern | 
| GDP | - | purchasing power parity - $277 million 
 note: GDP is supplemented by grant aid, averaging perhaps $100 million annually (2002 est.)  | 
				
| GDP - composition by sector | - | agriculture: 50% 
 industry: 4% services: 46% (2000 est.)  | 
				
| GDP - per capita | - | purchasing power parity - $2,000 (2002 est.) | 
| GDP - real growth rate | - | 1% (2002 est.) | 
| Geographic coordinates | 34 59 N, 33 45 E | 6 55 N, 158 15 E | 
| Geography - note | British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus | four major island groups totaling 607 islands | 
| Highways | - | total: 240 km 
 paved: 42 km unpaved: 198 km (1999 est.)  | 
				
| Household income or consumption by percentage share | - | lowest 10%: NA 
 highest 10%: NA  | 
				
| Imports | - | $149 million f.o.b. (FY99/00 est.) | 
| Imports - commodities | - | food, manufactured goods, machinery and equipment, beverages | 
| Imports - partners | - | US, Australia, Japan (2000) | 
| Independence | - | 3 November 1986 (from the US-administered UN Trusteeship) | 
| Industrial production growth rate | - | NA | 
| Industries | none | tourism, construction, fish processing, specialized aquaculture, craft items from shell, wood, and pearls | 
| Infant mortality rate | - | total: 31.28 deaths/1,000 live births 
 male: 34.45 deaths/1,000 live births female: 27.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)  | 
				
| Inflation rate (consumer prices) | - | 1% (2002 est.) | 
| International organization participation | - | ACP, AsDB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IMF, IOC, ITU, MIGA, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, WHO, WMO | 
| Irrigated land | - | NA sq km | 
| Judicial branch | - | Supreme Court | 
| Labor force | - | NA (2000 est.) | 
| Labor force - by occupation | - | two-thirds are government employees | 
| Land boundaries | total: NA | 0 km | 
| Land use | - | arable land: 5.71% 
 permanent crops: 45.71% other: 48.58% (2001)  | 
				
| Languages | English, Greek | English (official and common language), Trukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Kosrean, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi | 
| Legal system | the Sovereign Base Area Administration has its own court system to deal with civil and criminal matters; laws applicable to the Cypriot population are, as far as possible, the same as the laws of the Republic of Cyprus | based on adapted Trust Territory laws, acts of the legislature, municipal, common, and customary laws | 
| Legislative branch | - | unicameral Congress (14 seats; four - one elected from each state to serve four-year terms and 10 - elected from single-member districts delineated by population to serve two-year terms; members elected by popular vote) 
 elections: elections for four-year term seats last held 4 March 2003 (next to be held NA March 2007); elections for two-year term seats last held 4 March 2003 (next to be held NA March 2005) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 14  | 
				
| Life expectancy at birth | - | total population: 69.44 years 
 male: 67.68 years female: 71.29 years (2004 est.)  | 
				
| Literacy | - | definition: age 15 and over can read and write 
 total population: 89% male: 91% female: 88% (1980 est.)  | 
				
| Location | on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta | Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia | 
| Map references | Middle East | Oceania | 
| Maritime claims | - | territorial sea: 12 nm 
 exclusive economic zone: 200 nm  | 
				
| Merchant marine | - | none (2004 est.) | 
| Military - note | includes Dhekelia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway | 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 | 
| National holiday | - | Constitution Day, 10 May (1979) | 
| Nationality | - | noun: Micronesian(s) 
 adjective: Micronesian; Chuukese, Kosraen(s), Pohnpeian(s), Yapese  | 
				
| Natural hazards | - | typhoons (June to December) | 
| Natural resources | - | forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals | 
| Net migration rate | - | -20.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) | 
| Political parties and leaders | - | no formal parties | 
| Population | no indigenous personnel 
 note: approximately 2,200 resident military personnel; there are another 5,000 British citizens who are families of military personnel or civilian staff on both the bases of Akrotiri and Dhekelia; Cyprus citizens work on the base but do not live there  | 
				108,155 (July 2004 est.) | 
| Population below poverty line | - | 26.7% | 
| Population growth rate | - | -0.02% (2004 est.) | 
| Ports and harbors | - | Colonia (Yap), Kolonia (Pohnpei), Lele, Moen | 
| Radio broadcast stations | AM NA, FM 1 (located in Akrotiri), shortwave NA (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006) | AM 5, FM 1, shortwave 0 (2004) | 
| Religions | - | Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47% | 
| Sex ratio | - | 1.05 male(s)/female (2004 est.) | 
| Suffrage | - | 18 years of age; universal | 
| Telephone system | - | general assessment: adequate system 
 domestic: islands interconnected by shortwave radiotelephone (used mostly for government purposes), satellite (Intelsat) ground stations, and some coaxial and fiber-optic cable; cellular service available on Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap international: country code - 691; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2002)  | 
				
| Telephones - main lines in use | - | 10,100 (2001) | 
| Telephones - mobile cellular | - | 1,800 (2002) | 
| Television broadcast stations | 0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006) | 3; note - cable TV also available (2004) | 
| Terrain | - | islands vary geologically from high mountainous islands to low, coral atolls; volcanic outcroppings on Pohnpei, Kosrae, and Chuuk | 
| Total fertility rate | - | 3.37 children born/woman (2004 est.) | 
| Unemployment rate | - | 16% (1999 est.) |