| Asunto: | [CeHuNews] 200/03 - MICRONESIA | | Fecha: | Miercoles, 25 de Junio, 2003 15:44:06 (-0300) | | Autor: | Humboldt <humboldt @............ar>
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CeHuNews 200/03
MICRONESIA
The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) consists of (1) the
four island groups/states represented by purple dots-Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei,
and Kosrae, and (2) the million plus square miles of ocean surrounding the
islands. It's a small developing country with a population of slightly
over 105,000 and a per-capita income of about $2,000 per year
The
FSM's total land area amounts to only 271 square miles extending 1,700
miles from west (Yap) to east (Kosrae). The 133 square mile island of
Pohnpei is the largest in the FSM and home of the country's capital,
Palikir. FSM emerged as a nation in 1979 from the former United Nations
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI). The FSM is currently in a
political treaty with the United States called the Compact of Free
Association .
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| Economy |
Political
Status |
Currency: US Dollar
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Independent nation in free
association with the
United States |
| Income Sources: US payments,
government work, fisheries, tourism, subsistence agriculture |
Member of World Bank, International
Monetary Fund, Asian Development Bank |
Gross domestic product (GDP) $215.8
million,
Per Capita GDP (1995) $2,036 |
US-style democracy with a national
and four state governments |
| Population (1994
Census) |
Land Area |
| Total FSM: 105,506 |
Total: 270.5 square miles |
| Yap: 11,178 |
Yap: 45.6 square miles |
| Chuuk: 53,319 |
Chuuk: 49.2 square miles |
| Pohnpei: 33,692 |
Pohnpei: 133.4 square miles |
| Kosrae: 7,317 |
Kosrae: 42.3 square miles |
| General
Information |
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| Climate: Tropical |
Electricity: 110V AC, 60Hz |
| Language: English, Chuukese,
Pohnpeian, Kosraen, Yapese, and others |
Passport: Valid passport required by
all except USA nationals |
| International Dialing Code: 691 |
Time Zone: GMT +11 |
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