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 Federated States of Micronesia Thematic Maps
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 134,597 (July 2001 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 N/A male, N/A female
Government Type constitutional government in free association with the US
Currency 1 United States dollar (US$) = 100 cents
GDP (per capita) 2,000 (1999 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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