| Full Name | Micronesia |
| Motto |
Peace Unity Liberty |
| National Anthem | Patriots of Micronesia |
| Primary Language |
English |
| Demonym |
Micronesian |
| Drives On |
The right side of the road |
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| Capital City | Palikir |
| Largest City | Kolonia |
| Continent |
Australia | ||||||||||||
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| Drinking Age |
18 | ||||||||||||
| Voting Age |
18 | ||||||||||||
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| Chief Executive | Manny Mori |
| Type | President |
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| Second Chief Executive | Alik L. Alik |
| Type | Vice President |
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| Legislature Size | 14 members | |||||||||
| Controlling Political Parties |
no formal parties |
| OECD Member |
No |
| Member of the United Nations | Yes |
| Security Council Member |
No |
| Percent of National Parliament Seats Held by Women | 0% |
Democratic Republic and Presidential with Very Small Legislature Micronesia's government is a Democratic Republic and Presidential with 14 members in its legislature. Executive elections are every 4 years. The percent of seats in Micronesian parliament held by women is 100% lower than the global average, 17%. Affiliations
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| Foreign Minister |
Lorin S. Robert |
| Defense Minister |
Vitalie Marinuta |
| Justice Minister |
Maketo Robert |
| Finance Minister |
Veaceslav Negruta |
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The graphs related to Micronesia's economic history plot data reported by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). See the economic outlook for all countries in 2018 here. |
| Currency Code | USD |
As of January 04, 2016, 1 US dollar buys 1.00 United States Dollar. Against the dollar, the United States Dollar is 92% stronger than the average currency for all countries (12.92). |
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Total Population Population Density Median Age |
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| Labor Force |
16,360 |
| Net Migration Rate |
-20.97 per 1000 people |
| Birth Rate |
22 per 1000 people |
| Death Rate |
4.00 per 1000 people |
| Fertility Rate |
3.00 child(ren) per woman |
High Fertility Rate Fertility rates above 2 such as this indicate Micronesia's population is both growing in size and declining in median age, which is currently 23 years old. |
| Average Sex Ratio |
0.99 male(s) per female |
Micronesian Gender Distribution by Age  |
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| Total Females |
53,449 |
| Total Males |
52,655 |
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| Rural Population |
80,414 |
| Rural Population Growth (annual %) |
0.12% |
| Urban Population |
23,135 |
| Urban Population Growth (annual %) |
0.26% |
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| Homicide Rate Source |
Public Health, WHO, 2008 |
| 2013 Homicide Count |
1 homicides |
| Homicide Count Source |
Public Health, WHO, 2008 |
Literacy Rate Literacy Rate Rank (out of 215 countries) Education Index |
| 1° Education Duration |
6 years |
| Primary School Starting Age |
6 years old |
| Secondary School Duration |
6 years |
| Secondary School Starting Age |
12 years old |
Life Expectancy Infant Mortality Rate Health Index 2012 |
Low Overall Health with Low Life Expectancy According to the International Human Development Index, Micronesia's health index value of 0.775 indicates low overall health. Life expectancies in Micronesia are 4.88 years shorter than the world average (73.84 years). Life Expectancy:
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| Obesity Adult Prevalency |
40.60% |
| Survival to Age 65, Female (% of cohort) |
75.46% |
| Survival to Age 65, Male (% of cohort) |
71.12% |
Tuberculosis Incidence and Case Detection in Micronesia
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Incidence of tuberculosis is the estimated number of new pulmonary, smear positive, and extra-pulmonary tuberculosis cases. Incidence includes patients with HIV. Tuberculosis case detection rate (all forms) is the percentage of newly notified tuberculosis cases (including relapses) to estimated incident cases (case detection, all forms). Source: World Bank |
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Child immunization measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received vaccinations before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against measles after receiving one dose of vaccine. Tuberculosis treatment success rate is the percentage of new, registered smear-positive (infectious) cases that were cured or in which a full course of treatment was completed. |
| Internet Percent |
15.96% |
Low Technology Prevalence With 27.80 of Micronesians using the internet, Micronesia is 15.10% below the global average (42.90%). Internet Users (per 100 people):
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| Secure Internet Servers |
6 |
| Secure Internet Servers (per 1 million people) |
53 per million people |
| Internet Hosts |
4,668 |
| Internet TLD |
.fm |
| Total COâ‚‚ emissions |
102.676 kilotons |
| COâ‚‚ Emissions Per Capita |
0.99 metric tons |
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| Area | 702 square kilometers |
| Area |
271 square miles |
| Area Rank (out of 194 countries) |
172 |
| Coastline | 6,112 miles |
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| Total Fit For Military Service |
45,509 |
| Female Fit For Military Service |
22,008 |
| Male Fit For Military Service |
23,501 |
