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Compare Micronesia, Federated States of (2001) - Coral Sea Islands (2001)

Compare Micronesia, Federated States of (2001) z Coral Sea Islands (2001)

 Micronesia, Federated States of (2001)Coral Sea Islands (2001)
 Micronesia, Federated States ofCoral Sea Islands
Administrative divisions 4 states; Chuuk (Truk), Kosrae, Pohnpei, Yap -
Age structure 0-14 years:
NA%

15-64 years:
NA%

65 years and over:
NA%		 -
Agriculture - products black pepper, tropical fruits and vegetables, coconuts, cassava (tapioca), sweet potatoes; pigs, chickens -
Airports 7 (2000 est.) -
Airports - with paved runways total:
6

1,524 to 2,437 m:
4

914 to 1,523 m:
2 (2000 est.)		 -
Airports - with unpaved runways total:
1

914 to 1,523 m:
1 (2000 est.)		 -
Area total:
702 sq km

land:
702 sq km

water:
0 sq km

note:
includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Truk (Chuuk) Islands, Yap Islands, and Kosrae		 total:
less than 3 sq km

land:
less than 3 sq km

water:
0 sq km

note:
includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 1 million sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important
Area - comparative four times the size of Washington, DC NA
Background 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. Scattered over some 1 million square kilometers of ocean, the Coral Sea Islands were declared a territory of Australia in 1969. They are uninhabited except for a small meteorological staff on Willis Island. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs.
Budget revenues:
$161 million ($69 million less grants)

expenditures:
$160 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1998 est.)		 -
Capital Palikir -
Climate tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage tropical
Coastline 6,112 km 3,095 km
Constitution 10 May 1979 -
Country name 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		 conventional long form:
Coral Sea Islands Territory

conventional short form:
Coral Sea Islands
Currency US dollar (USD) -
Debt - external $111 million (1997 est.) -
Dependency status - territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories
Diplomatic representation from the US chief of mission:
Ambassador Diane E. WATSON

embassy:
address NA, Kolonia

mailing address:
P. O. Box 1286, Kolonia, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia 96941

telephone:
[691] 320-2187

FAX:
[691] 320-2186		 none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US 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)		 none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient under terms of the Compact of Free Association, the US will provide $1.3 billion in grant aid during the period 1986-2001 -
Economy - overview 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. In 1996, the country experienced a 20% reduction in revenues from the Compact of Free Association - the agreement between the US and Micronesia in which Micronesia receives $1.3 billion in financial and technical assistance over a 15-year period until 2001 - as a result of the second step-down under the agreement. Since these revenues accounted for 57% of consolidated government revenues, reduced Compact funding resulted in a severe depression. While Micronesia's economy appears to have bottomed out in 1999, the country's medium-term economic outlook remains fragile due to likely further reductions in external grants made under the US Compact funding. Geographical isolation and a poorly developed infrastructure remain major impediments to long-term growth. no economic activity
Electricity - consumption NA kWh -
Electricity - production NA kWh -
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel:
NA%

hydro:
NA%

nuclear:
NA%

other:
NA%		 -
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Pacific Ocean 0 m

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

highest point:
unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m
Environment - current issues overfishing no permanent fresh water resources
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 the US dollar is used -
Executive branch chief of state:
President Leo A. FALCAM (since 21 July 1999); Vice President Redley KILLION (since 21 July 1999); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government

head of government:
President Leo A. FALCAM (since 21 July 1999); Vice President Redley KILLION (since 21 July 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%		 administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories
Exports $73 million (f.o.b., 1996 est.) -
Exports - commodities fish, garments, bananas, black pepper -
Exports - partners Japan, US, Guam -
Fiscal year 1 October - 30 September -
Flag description light blue with four white five-pointed stars centered; the stars are arranged in a diamond pattern the flag of Australia is used
GDP purchasing power parity - $263 million (1999 est.)

note:
GDP is supplemented by grant aid, averaging perhaps $100 million annually		 -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
19%

industry:
4%

services:
77% (1996 est.)		 -
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $2,000 (1999 est.) -
GDP - real growth rate 0.3% (1999 est.) -
Geographic coordinates 6 55 N, 158 15 E 18 00 S, 152 00 E
Geography - note four major island groups totaling 607 islands important nesting area for birds and turtles
Highways total:
240 km

paved:
42 km

unpaved:
198 km (1996)		 -
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%		 -
Imports $168 million (c.i.f., 1996 est.) -
Imports - commodities food, manufactured goods, machinery and equipment, beverages -
Imports - partners US, Japan, Australia -
Independence 3 November 1986 (from the US-administered UN Trusteeship) -
Industrial production growth rate NA% -
Industries tourism, construction, fish processing, craft items from shell, wood, and pearls -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2.6% (FY98/99) -
International organization participation ACP, AsDB, ESCAP, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFC, IMF, Intelsat, IOC, ITU, OPCW, Sparteca, SPC, SPF, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, WHO, WMO -
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 1 (2000) -
Irrigated land NA sq km 0 sq km (1993)
Judicial branch Supreme Court -
Labor force NA -
Labor force - by occupation two-thirds are government employees -
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land:
NA%

permanent crops:
NA%

permanent pastures:
NA%

forests and woodland:
NA%

other:
NA%		 arable land:
0%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
100% (mostly grass or scrub cover)
Languages English (official and common language), Trukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Kosrean -
Legal system based on adapted Trust Territory laws, acts of the legislature, municipal, common, and customary laws the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply
Legislative branch 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 6 March 2001 (next to be held NA March 2003)

election results:
percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 14		 -
Literacy definition:
age 15 and over can read and write

total population:
89%

male:
91%

female:
88% (1980 est.)		 -
Location Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia
Map references Oceania Oceania
Maritime claims exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM		 exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
3 NM
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) -
Military - note 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 defense is the responsibility of Australia; visited regularly by the Royal Australian Navy; Australia has control over the activities of visitors
National holiday Constitution Day, 10 May (1979) -
Nationality noun:
Micronesian(s)

adjective:
Micronesian; Kosrae(s), Pohnpeian(s), Trukese, Yapese		 -
Natural hazards typhoons (June to December) occasional tropical cyclones
Natural resources forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals NEGL
Political parties and leaders no formal parties -
Population 134,597 (July 2001 est.) no indigenous inhabitants

note:
there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% -
Ports and harbors Colonia (Yap), Kolonia (Pohnpei), Lele, Moen none; offshore anchorage only
Radio broadcast stations AM 5, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) -
Radios NA -
Railways 0 km -
Religions Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other and none 3% -
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal -
Telephone system general assessment:
adequate system

domestic:
islands interconnected by shortwave radiotelephone (used mostly for government purposes)

international:
satellite earth stations - 4 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)		 -
Telephones - main lines in use 11,000 (2001) -
Telephones - mobile cellular NA -
Television broadcast stations 2 (1997) -
Terrain islands vary geologically from high mountainous islands to low, coral atolls; volcanic outcroppings on Pohnpei, Kosrae, and Truk sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays)
Unemployment rate 16% (1999 est.) -
Waterways none none
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