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Federated States of Micronesia
Motto: "Peace, Unity, Liberty"
Anthem: "Patriots of Micronesia"
Location of the Federated States of Micronesia
CapitalPalikir
6°55′N158°11′E / 6.917°N 158.183°E / 6.917; 158.183
Largest townWeno[1]
Official languageEnglish
Recognized regional
languages
Ethnic groups
(2000)
Religion
(2016)[2]
Demonym(s)Micronesian
GovernmentFederalassembly-independentrepublic under non-partisan democracy
David Panuelo
Yosiwo George
LegislatureCongress
Independence 
from the United States
• Republic proclaimed
May 10, 1979
November 3, 1986
Area
• Total
702 km2 (271 sq mi) (177th)
• Water (%)
negligible
Population
• 2019 estimate
104,468 [3] (198th)
• Density
158.1/km2 (409.5/sq mi) (75th)
GDP (PPP)2019 estimate
• Total
$367 million
• Per capita
$3,584[4]
GDP (nominal)2019 estimate
• Total
$383 million
• Per capita
$3,735[4]
Gini (2013)40.1[5]
medium
HDI (2019)Increase 0.620[6]
medium · 136th
CurrencyUnited States dollar (USD)
Time zoneUTC+10 and +11
• Summer (DST)
not observed
Date formatMM/DD/YYYY
Driving sideright
Calling code+691
ISO 3166 codeFM
Internet TLD.fm
Preceded by
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
  1. Regional languages used at state and municipal levels.

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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