Federated States of Micronesia
Micronesia, officially the Federated States of Micronesia, is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean, northeast of Papua New Guinea. The country is a sovereign state in free association with the United States. The capital city of Federated States of Micronesia is Palikir, Pohnpei.
Federated States of Micronesia Estados Federados de Micronesia | |
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| Motto: ‘Peace, Unity, Liberty’ | |
| Anthem: ‘Patriots of Micronesia’ | |
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| Capital | Palikir 6°55′N 158°11′E / 6.917°N 158.183°E |
| Largest town | Weno[1] |
| Official language and national languagea | English |
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| Demonym(s) | Micronesian |
| Government | Federated parliamentary republic under a non-partisan democracy |
| Wesley Simina | |
| Aren Palik | |
| Legislature | Congress |
| Independence from the United States | |
| November 3, 1986 | |
| Area | |
• Total | 702 km2 (271 sq mi) (177th) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
| Population | |
• 2021 estimate | 113,131[2][3] (192nd) |
• Density | 158.1/km2 (409.5/sq mi) (75th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2011 estimate |
• Total | $310 million |
• Per capita | $3,000 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2011 estimate |
• Total | $277 million |
• Per capita | $2,300 |
| Gini (2000) | 61.1[4] very high |
| HDI (2015) |  0.638[5]medium · 127th |
| Currency | United States dollar (USD) |
| Time zone | UTC+10 and +11 |
• Summer (DST) | not observed |
| Date format | MM/DD/YYYY |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +691 |
| ISO 3166 code | FM |
| Internet TLD | .fm |
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The Federated States of Micronesia were formerly part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, a United Nations Trust Territory under US administration. In 1979, they adopted a constitution, and in 1986 independence was attained under a Compact of Free Association with the United States. Present concerns include large-scale unemployment, overfishing, and overdependence on U.S. aid.
The Federated States of Micronesia is hundreds of small islands divided in seven territories in Micronesia. The term Micronesia may mean the Federated States or to the region as a whole. This area is in Oceania.
History
changeThe first people here lived about 3000 years ago. Spain colonized the islands in 1886, but sold them to Germany 3 years later.[6][7]
Related pages
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change- ↑ Summary Analysis of Key Indicators: from the FSM 2010 Census of Population and Housing (PDF). Palikir: Division of Statistics, Office of SBOC. p. 8. Retrieved 16 March 2018 – via Prism (SPC).
- ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022: Demographic indicators by region, subregion and country, annually for 1950-2100" (XSLX). population.un.org ("Total Population, as of 1 July (thousands)"). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ↑ "GINI index". World Bank. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
- ↑ "2016 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ↑ "Micronesia - Government and society". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
- ↑ "Micronesia — History and Culture". www.iexplore.com. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
Other websites
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- Newspapers Archived 2012-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
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