| Country (long form) |
Federated States of Micronesia |
| Capital |
Palikir |
| Total Area |
271.04 sq mi
702.00 sq km
(four times the size of Washington, DC) |
| Population |
133,144 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
142,951 |
| Languages |
English (official and common language), Trukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Kosrean |
| Literacy |
89.0% total, 91.0% male, 88% female (1980 est.) |
| Religions |
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other and none 3% |
| Life Expectancy |
66.67 male, 70.62 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
constitutional government in free association with the US |
| Currency |
1 United States dollar (US$) = 100 cents |
| GDP (per capita) |
2,000 (1997 est.) |
| Industry |
tourism, construction, fish processing, craft items from shell, wood, and pearls |
| Agriculture |
black pepper, tropical fruits and vegetables, coconuts, cassava (tapioca), sweet potatoes; pigs, chickens |
| Arable Land |
N/A% |
| Natural Resources |
forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals |
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