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Federated States of Micronesia
President: Joseph J. Urusemal (2003)
Total area: 271 sq mi (702 sq km). Land area, same (includes islands of Pohnpei,
Yap, Chuuk, and Kosrae)
Population (2006 est.): 108,004 (growth rate: –0.1); birth rate: 24.7/1000;
infant mortality rate: 29.2/1000; life expectancy: 70.0; density per sq mi: 398
Capital (2003 est.): Palikir 11,600
Languages: English (official, common), Chukese, Pohnpeian, Yapase, Kosrean,
Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi
Ethnicity/race: nine ethnic Micronesian and Polynesian groups
Religions: Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%
Literacy rate: 89% (1980 est.)
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2002 est.): $277 million; note: GDP is supplemented
by grant aid, averaging perhaps $100 million annually; per capita $2,000. Real
growth rate: 1%. Inflation: 1%. Unemployment: 16% (1999 est.). Arable land: 6%.
Agriculture: black pepper, tropical fruits and vegetables, coconuts, cassava
(tapioca), betel nuts, sweet potatoes; pigs, chickens; fish. Labor force: n.a.;
two-thirds are government employees. Industries: tourism, construction; fish
processing, specialized aquaculture; craft items from shell, wood, and pearls.
Natural resources: forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals. Exports: $22
million (f.o.b., FY99/00 est.): fish, garments, bananas, black pepper. Imports:
$149 million (f.o.b., FY99/00 est.): food, manufactured goods, machinery and
equipment, beverages. Major trading partners: Japan, U.S., Guam, Australia
(2004).
Communications: Telephones: main lines in use: 11,000 (2001); mobile cellular:
newly installed in Pohnpei and Yap. Radio broadcast stations: AM 5, FM 1,
shortwave 0 (1998). Radios: 9,400 (1996). Television broadcast stations: 2
(1997). Televisions: 2,800 (1999). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1 (2000).
Internet users: 2,000 (2000).
Transportation: Railways: 0 km. Highways: total: 240 km; paved: 42 km; unpaved:
198 km (1999 est.). Ports and harbors: Colonia (Yap), Kolonia (Pohnpei), Lele,
Moen. Airports: 7 (2002).
International disputes: none.
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