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 Micronesia, Federated States of (2004)Bouvet Island (2005)
 Micronesia, Federated States ofBouvet Island
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: 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)		 total: 58.5 sq km


land: 58.5 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative four times the size of Washington, DC (land area only) about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC
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 US, which was amended and renewed in 2003. Present concerns include large-scale unemployment, overfishing, and overdependence on US aid. This uninhabited volcanic island is almost entirely covered by glaciers and is difficult to approach. It was discovered in 1739 by a French naval officer after whom the island was named. No claim was made until 1825, when the British flag was raised. In 1928, the UK waived its claim in favor of Norway, which had occupied the island the previous year. In 1971, Bouvet Island and the adjacent territorial waters were designated a nature reserve. Since 1977, Norway has run an automated meteorological station on the island.
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 Palikir -
Climate tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage antarctic
Coastline 6,112 km 29.6 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: none


conventional short form: Bouvet Island
Currency US dollar (USD) -
Death rate 4.97 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) -
Debt - external $53.1 million (FY02/03 est.) -
Dependency status - territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Police from Oslo
Diplomatic representation from the US 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 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 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 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. no economic activity; declared a nature reserve
Electricity - consumption NA kWh -
Electricity - production NA kWh -
Elevation extremes lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: Dolohmwar (Totolom) 791 m		 lowest point: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m


highest point: Olav Peak 935 m
Environment - current issues overfishing, climate change, pollution NA
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 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 light blue with four white five-pointed stars centered; the stars are arranged in a diamond pattern the flag of Norway is used
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 6 55 N, 158 15 E 54 26 S, 3 24 E
Geography - note four major island groups totaling 607 islands covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve
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 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 0 sq km (1998 est.)
Judicial branch Supreme Court -
Labor force NA (2000 est.) -
Labor force - by occupation two-thirds are government employees -
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 5.71%


permanent crops: 45.71%


other: 48.58% (2001)		 arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (93% ice) (2001)
Languages English (official and common language), Trukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Kosrean, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi -
Legal system based on adapted Trust Territory laws, acts of the legislature, municipal, common, and customary laws the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply
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 Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
Map references Oceania Antarctic Region
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm		 territorial sea: 4 nm
Merchant marine none (2004 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 Norway
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) NA
Natural resources forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals none
Net migration rate -20.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) -
Political parties and leaders no formal parties -
Population 108,155 (July 2004 est.) uninhabited (July 2005 est.)
Population below poverty line 26.7% -
Population growth rate -0.02% (2004 est.) -
Ports and harbors Colonia (Yap), Kolonia (Pohnpei), Lele, Moen none; offshore anchorage only
Radio broadcast stations 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 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 volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible
Total fertility rate 3.37 children born/woman (2004 est.) -
Unemployment rate 16% (1999 est.) -
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