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Compare Micronesia, Federated States of (2004) z Coral Sea Islands (2008)

 Micronesia, Federated States of (2004)Coral Sea Islands (2008)
 Micronesia, Federated States ofCoral Sea Islands
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: 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 780,000 sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important
Area - comparative four times the size of Washington, DC (land area only) 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 US, which was amended and renewed in 2003. Present concerns include large-scale unemployment, overfishing, and overdependence on US aid. Scattered over more than three-quarters of a 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 the Willis Islets. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs.
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 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) -
Death rate 4.97 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) -
Debt - external $53.1 million (FY02/03 est.) -
Dependency status - territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Attorney-General's Department
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		 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 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
Electricity - consumption NA kWh -
Electricity - production NA kWh -
Elevation extremes lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


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


highest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m
Environment - current issues overfishing, climate change, pollution 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 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		 administered from Canberra by the Australian Attorney-General's Department
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 Australia 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 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 (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
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% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2005)
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 Australia, 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 Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia
Map references Oceania Oceania
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm		 territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 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 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; Chuukese, Kosraen(s), Pohnpeian(s), Yapese		 -
Natural hazards typhoons (June to December) occasional tropical cyclones
Natural resources forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals NEGL
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.) no indigenous inhabitants


note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station on Willis Island (July 2007 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 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 sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays)
Total fertility rate 3.37 children born/woman (2004 est.) -
Unemployment rate 16% (1999 est.) -
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