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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

French Polynesia, an overseas territory of France in the South Pacific. It is also called French Oceania.

Micronesia, a name given the Pacific islands extending from the Gilbert Islands, on the Equator, northwestward to the Marianas.