Micronesia March 11, 2020 archipelago , Chuuk , États fédérés de Micronésie , Federated States of Micronesia , îles Carolines , islands , Kolonia , Kosrae , Kusaie , Mélanésie , Micronesia , Moen , Oceania , Pacific , Pacific Ocean , Palikir , Pohnpei , Polynesia , Ponape , Truk , Weno , Yap Official name Federated States of Micronesia Name in local language Federated States of Micronesia (en) Continent Oceania Subcontinent Oceania Population (ranking: 210e ) 103,196 inhabitants (2019) Population growth -0.49 % / year Area 725 km² Density 142.34 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 231e )0.345 billions $USD (2018) GDP/capita (ranking ) 3,058 $USD (2018) GDP growth 1.40 % / year (2018) Life expectancy (ranking ) 67.80 years (2018) Birth rate 20.30 ‰ (2016) Fertility rate 2.45 children / woman (2016) Death rate (ranking ) 4.20 ‰ (2016) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 20.50 ‰ (2016) Literacy rate 98.00 % (2016) Official languages English Currency United States dollar ($ USD) HDI (ranking: 174e )0.614 / 1 (2018) EPI (ranking )0.00 (2018) Government Federated presidential republic Head of State President Peter Christian National Day 10 May (Day of the Federated States of Micronesia) ISO Codes FM, FSM Demonym Micronesian Tourists (ranking ) 30,000 people (2016)
Too much dependence on the outside Micronesia is a federal state of the Western Pacific located in part of the archipelago of the Caroline Islands. It is composed of four states. A small country in area (607 islands and 725 km2 in total) located on a huge area of the Pacific (2900 km long, with an exclusive economic zone of 2,992,415 km2 ), its neighbors are Palau to the west, Guam and Northern Mariana Islands to the north, Marshall Islands to the east, Nauru and Papua New Guinea to the south.
Kosrae, Micronesia. Photo: Matt Kieffer Atoll in Micronesia. Photo: Monde du Voyage Urban areas (2010) Urban areas Population Weno 13,802 inhabitants Kolonia 6,828 inhabitants Palikir 6,783 inhabitants Colonia 3,072 inhabitants Tofol 1,896 inhabitants
Administrative divisions States Population Area Chuuk 48,654 inhabitants 122 km² Kosrae 6,616 inhabitants 111 km² Pohnpei 36,196 inhabitants 372 km² Yap 11,377 inhabitants 120 km²
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