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Compare Micronesia, Federated States of (2008) z Palmyra Atoll (2008)

 Micronesia, Federated States of (2008)Palmyra Atoll (2008)
 Micronesia, Federated States ofPalmyra Atoll
Administrative divisions 4 states; Chuuk (Truk), Kosrae (Kosaie), Pohnpei (Ponape), Yap -
Age structure 0-14 years: 35.9% (male 19,726/female 19,011)


15-64 years: 61.2% (male 32,891/female 33,071)


65 years and over: 2.9% (male 1,379/female 1,784) (2007 est.)		 -
Agriculture - products black pepper, tropical fruits and vegetables, coconuts, bananas, cassava (tapioca), sakau (kava), betel nuts, sweet potatoes; pigs, chickens; fish -
Airports 6 (2007) 1 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways total: 6


1,524 to 2,437 m: 4


914 to 1,523 m: 2 (2007)		 -
Airports - with unpaved runways - total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)
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: 11.9 sq km


land: 11.9 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative four times the size of Washington, DC (land area only) about 20 times the size of The Mall in 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 2004. Present concerns include large-scale unemployment, overfishing, and overdependence on US aid. The Kingdom of Hawaii claimed the atoll in 1862, and the US included it among the Hawaiian Islands when it annexed the archipelago in 1898. The Hawaii Statehood Act of 1959 did not include Palmyra Atoll, which is now privately owned by the Nature Conservancy. This organization is managing the atoll as a nature preserve. The lagoons and surrounding waters within the 12 nautical mile US territorial seas were transferred to the US Fish and Wildlife Service and were designated a National Wildlife Refuge in January 2001.
Birth rate 24.14 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) -
Budget revenues: $127.3 million ($69 million less grants)


expenditures: $144.2 million (FY05 est.)		 -
Capital name: Palikir


geographic coordinates: 6 55 N, 158 09 E


time difference: UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)		 -
Climate tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage equatorial, hot, and very rainy
Coastline 6,112 km 14.5 km
Constitution 10 May 1979 -
Country name conventional long form: Federated States of Micronesia


conventional short form: none


local long form: Federated States of Micronesia


local short form: none


former: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Ponape, Truk, and Yap Districts


abbreviation: FSM		 conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Palmyra Atoll
Death rate 4.66 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) -
Debt - external $60.8 million (FY05 est.) -
Dependency status - incorporated territory of the US; privately owned, but administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior; the Office of Insular Affairs of the US Department of the Interior continues to administer nine excluded areas comprising certain tidal and submerged lands within the 12 nm territorial sea or within the lagoon
Diplomatic representation from the US chief of mission: Ambassador Miriam K. HUGHES


embassy: 101 Upper Pics Road, Kolonia


mailing address: P. O. Box 1286, Kolonia, Pohnpei, 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, Tamuning (Guam)		 -
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient $106.4 million


note: under terms of the Compact of Free Association, the US pledged $1.3 billion in grant aid during the period 1986-2001; the level of aid has been subsequently reduced (2005)		 -
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. The Amended Compact of Free Association with the US guarantees the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) millions of dollars in annual aid through 2023, and establishes a Trust Fund into which the US and the FSM make annual contributions in order to provide annual payouts to the FSM in perpetuity after 2023. The country's medium-term economic outlook appears fragile due not only to the reduction in US assistance but also to the current slow growth of the private sector. no economic activity
Electricity - consumption 178.6 million kWh (2002) -
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (2002) -
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (2002) -
Electricity - production 192 million kWh (2002) -
Elevation extremes lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


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


highest point: unnamed location 2 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 Chuukese 48.8%, Pohnpeian 24.2%, Kosraean 6.2%, Yapese 5.2%, Yap outer islands 4.5%, Asian 1.8%, Polynesian 1.5%, other 6.4%, unknown 1.4% (2000 census) -
Exchange rates the US dollar is used -
Executive branch chief of state: President Emmanuel MORI (since 11 May 2007); Vice President Alik L. ALIK (11 May 2007) note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government


head of government: President Emmanuel MORI (since 11 May 2007); Vice President Alik L. ALIK (11 May 2007)


cabinet: Cabinet includes the vice president and the heads of the eight executive departments


elections: president and vice president elected by Congress from among the four senators at large for a four-year term (eligible for a second term); election last held 11 May 2007 (next to be held May 2011); note - a proposed constitutional amendment to establish popular elections for president and vice president failed


election results: Emmanuel MORI elected president; percent of Congress vote - NA; Alik L. ALIK elected vice president; percent of Congress vote - NA		 -
Exports $14 million (f.o.b.) (2004 est.) -
Exports - commodities fish, garments, bananas, black pepper, sakau (kava), betel nut -
Exports - partners Japan, US, Guam (2006) -
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 the US is used
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: 28.9%


industry: 15.2%


services: 55.9% (2004 est.)		 -
GDP - real growth rate 0.3% (2005 est.) -
Geographic coordinates 6 55 N, 158 15 E 5 52 N, 162 04 W
Geography - note four major island groups totaling 607 islands about 50 islets covered with dense vegetation, coconut trees, and balsa-like trees up to 30 meters tall
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%		 -
Illicit drugs major consumer of cannabis -
Imports $132.7 million f.o.b. (2004) -
Imports - commodities food, manufactured goods, machinery and equipment, beverages -
Imports - partners US, Japan, Hong Kong (2006) -
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: 28.15 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 31.08 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 25.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)		 -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2.2% (2005) -
International organization participation ACP, ADB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IFC, IFRCS, IMF, IOC, ITSO, ITU, MIGA, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, WHO, WMO -
Irrigated land NA -
Judicial branch Supreme Court -
Labor force 37,410 (2000) -
Labor force - by occupation agriculture: 0.9%


industry: 34.4%


services: 64.7%


note: two-thirds are government employees (FY05 est.)		 -
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 5.71%


permanent crops: 45.71%


other: 48.58% (2005)		 arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (forests and woodlands) (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 the US, where applicable, apply
Legislative branch unicameral Congress (14 seats; 4 - 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: last held 6 March 2007 (next to be held in March 2009)


election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 14		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population: 70.35 years


male: 68.52 years


female: 72.28 years (2007 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, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and American Samoa
Map references Oceania Oceania
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm		 territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine total: 3 ships (1000 GRT or over) 3,560 GRT/2,060 DWT


by type: cargo 1, passenger/cargo 2 (2007)		 -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the US defense is the responsibility of the US
Military branches no regular military forces (2007) -
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, phosphate terrestrial and aquatic wildlife
Net migration rate -21.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) -
Political parties and leaders no formal parties -
Population 107,862 (July 2007 est.) no indigenous inhabitants


note: 4 to 20 Nature Conservancy staff, US Fish and Wildlife staff (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line 26.7% (2000) -
Population growth rate -0.154% (2007 est.) -
Radio broadcast stations AM 5, FM 1, shortwave 0 (2004) -
Religions Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other 3% -
Sex ratio NA (2007 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 12,400 (2005) -
Telephones - mobile cellular 14,100 (2005) -
Television broadcast stations 3 (cable TV also available) (2004) -
Terrain islands vary geologically from high mountainous islands to low, coral atolls; volcanic outcroppings on Pohnpei, Kosrae, and Chuuk very low
Total fertility rate 3.07 children born/woman (2007 est.) -
Unemployment rate 22% (2000 est.) -
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