Land covered by forest
92.1%% of land area
#2 of 2132024
290% of world average
SERIAL · 583Oceania
Federated States of Micronesia
CapitalPalikir
CurrencyUSD · United States dollar
LanguageEnglish
Area701 km²
Since1986
ISOFSM · FM
Population
113,683as of 2025
Watermark portrait: Manny Mori
— THE COUNTRY —
Island country in Oceania
The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), or simply Micronesia, is an island country in Micronesia, a region of Oceania. The federation encompasses the majority of the Caroline Islands and consists of four states—from west to east: Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei, and Kosrae—that span the western Pacific just north of the equator for a longitudinal distance of almost 2,700 km (1,700 mi). Together, the states comprise around 607 islands and a combined land area of approximately 702 km2 or 271 sq mi.
Text: Wikipedia — Federated States of MicronesiaCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-10-29
— FACTS —
- Capital
- Palikir
- Currency
- United States dollar (USD)
- Official language
- English
- Drives on the
- Right
- Calling code
- +691
- Top-level domain
- .fm
- Independence / founding
- 03 Nov 1986
- Highest point
- Dolohmwar (791 m)
- Lowest point
- Pacific Ocean (0 m)
- Anthem
- Preamble
— LAND —
Forest area
646km²
#163 of 2132025
0% of world average
Agricultural land
7.7%% of land area
#189 of 2092024
21% of world average
Farmable (arable) land
3.4%% of land area
#158 of 2062024
25% of world average
Land area
701km²
#185 of 2152024
0% of world average
— PEOPLE —
Population
113,683people
#189 of 2162025
0% of world average
Population growth
0.5%% per year
#142 of 2162025
47% of world average
Population density
161people per km²
#71 of 2152024
36% of world average
People living in cities
22.5%% of population
#207 of 2162025
36% of world average
Urban population growth
0.6%% per year
#152 of 2162025
37% of world average
People living rurally
77.5%% of population
#10 of 2162025
211% of world average
Population aged 0-14
31.5%% of population
#64 of 2162025
125% of world average
Population aged 15-64
62.3%% of population
#149 of 2162025
97% of world average
Population aged 65+
6.2%% of population
#134 of 2162025
57% of world average
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Age dependency ratio
60.5%% of working-age population
#68 of 2162025
105% of world average
Female population
50.3%% of population
#111 of 2162025
101% of world average
Births per woman
2.74births per woman
#61 of 2162024
117% of world average
Birth rate
22.3 /1,000per 1,000 people
#60 of 2162024
130% of world average
Death rate
7.7 /1,000per 1,000 people
#92 of 2162024
100% of world average
Net migration
-1,125people (5-year total)
#110 of 2162025
-1022% of world average
Migrants living in the country
2.6%% of population
#141 of 2152024
20% of world average
— MONEY —
GDP
$501.8Mcurrent US$
#206 of 2112025
0% of world average
GDP, purchasing power parity
$523.4Mcurrent int'l $
#195 of 1992025
0% of world average
GDP per person
$4,414current US$
#146 of 2112025
18% of world average
GDP per person, purchasing power parity
$4,604current int'l $
#170 of 1992025
14% of world average
GDP growth
1.1%% per year
#170 of 2102025
31% of world average
GDP per person growth
0.6%% per year
#161 of 2102025
25% of world average
Gross national income
$553.7Mcurrent US$
#199 of 2042025
0% of world average
Gross national income per person
$4,760current US$
#132 of 2032025
24% of world average
Gross national income per person, PPP
$5,080current int'l $
#165 of 1972025
16% of world average
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Inflation
5.4%% per year
#147 of 1902022
63% of world average
Inflation (GDP deflator)
3.2%% per year
#102 of 2092025
45% of world average
Real interest rate
10.6%%
#18 of 1342021
256% of world average
Lending interest rate
12.6%%
#40 of 1342021
112% of world average
Government debt
27.8%% of GDP
#11 of 632020
47% of world average
Government revenue
29.7%% of GDP
#51 of 1492020
113% of world average
Government spending
23.4%% of GDP
#91 of 1492020
85% of world average
Government consumption
73.8%% of GDP
not enough data to rank1983
421% of world average
Household consumption
106.3%% of GDP
not enough data to rank1983
165% of world average
Investment (gross capital formation)
47.8%% of GDP
not enough data to rank1983
205% of world average
Fixed investment
44.9%% of GDP
not enough data to rank1983
202% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
$20.2Mcurrent US$
not enough data to rank2014
0% of world average
Foreign investment inflows
6.4%% of GDP
not enough data to rank2014
no comparison
Foreign investment outflows
-0.2%% of GDP
not enough data to rank2014
-8% of world average
Current account balance
7.1%% of GDP
not enough data to rank2014
no comparison
Foreign reserves
$497.4Mcurrent US$
#159 of 1772021
0% of world average
Income inequality (Gini)
40.10-100
not enough data to rank2013
113% of world average
People below the poverty line
26.1%% of population
not enough data to rank2013
204% of world average
Income share held by richest 10%
29.7%%
not enough data to rank2013
107% of world average
Income share held by poorest 10%
1.9%%
not enough data to rank2013
68% of world average
Money sent home by workers abroad
$23.3Mcurrent US$
not enough data to rank2014
0% of world average
Foreign aid received
25.1%% of GNI
#6 of 1372023
417% of world average
Exchange rate
1local currency per US$
#160 of 2112025
0% of world average
Agriculture's share of the economy
24.2%% of GDP
#23 of 1992025
242% of world average
Industry's share of the economy
5.3%% of GDP
#198 of 2022025
22% of world average
Manufacturing's share of the economy
0.5%% of GDP
#193 of 1952025
4% of world average
Services' share of the economy
65.3%% of GDP
#52 of 2022025
113% of world average
3 of 39 figures unavailable for Federated States of Micronesia.
— TRADE —
Exports
22.1%% of GDP
#138 of 1872025
51% of world average
Imports
70.9%% of GDP
#32 of 1872025
143% of world average
Trade balance
-48.8%% of GDP
#181 of 1872025
no comparison
Total trade (openness)
83.5%% of GDP
#46 of 2052025
129% of world average
Goods exported
$109.0Mcurrent US$
#184 of 2072025
0% of world average
Goods imported
$310.0Mcurrent US$
#200 of 2072025
0% of world average
Services exported
$38.1Mcurrent US$
not enough data to rank2014
0% of world average
Services imported
$76.8Mcurrent US$
not enough data to rank2014
0% of world average
Goods and services exported
$126.2Mcurrent US$
not enough data to rank2014
0% of world average
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Goods and services imported
$231.3Mcurrent US$
not enough data to rank2014
0% of world average
Terms of trade
100index
#113 of 2062024
95% of world average
1 of 12 figures unavailable for Federated States of Micronesia.
— HEALTH —
Life expectancy
67.4 yrsyears
#173 of 2162024
91% of world average
Life expectancy, women
71.3 yrsyears
#163 of 2162024
93% of world average
Life expectancy, men
63.6 yrsyears
#184 of 2162024
89% of world average
Infant deaths
20.3 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#129 of 1962024
110% of world average
Deaths under age 5
22.4 /1,000per 1,000 live births
#128 of 1962024
93% of world average
Maternal deaths
129per 100,000 live births
#138 of 1942023
111% of world average
Health spending
12.9%% of GDP
#7 of 1932023
189% of world average
Health spending per person
$508current US$
#90 of 1932023
35% of world average
Physicians
1.0 /1,000per 1,000 people
#118 of 1872020
46% of world average
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Nurses and midwives
2.2 /1,000per 1,000 people
#129 of 1962019
47% of world average
Hospital beds
3.2 /1,000per 1,000 people
not enough data to rank2009
109% of world average
Access to clean drinking water
89.9%% of population
#156 of 2142020
99% of world average
Access to basic sanitation
90.5%% of population
#121 of 2132020
112% of world average
Suicide rate
19.8per 100,000 people
#175 of 1852021
231% of world average
Tuberculosis cases
264per 100,000 people
#184 of 2082024
266% of world average
Children vaccinated against measles
81.0%% of children 12-23 months
#141 of 1932024
94% of world average
3 of 19 figures unavailable for Federated States of Micronesia.
— LEARNING —
Education spending
11.6%% of GDP
#3 of 1902020
267% of world average
Education spending
18.6%% of government spending
#29 of 1892020
138% of world average
Primary school enrolment
82.2%% gross
#186 of 2002024
82% of world average
Secondary school enrolment
87.3%% gross
not enough data to rank2005
100% of world average
University enrolment
13.4%% gross
not enough data to rank2000
27% of world average
Primary school completion
78.9%% of relevant age group
#144 of 1802024
88% of world average
Pupils per teacher, primary school
19.7pupils per teacher
not enough data to rank2015
89% of world average
Years of compulsory education
8.0 yrsyears
#156 of 1972025
80% of world average
2 of 10 figures unavailable for Federated States of Micronesia.
— WORK —
Labour force with advanced education
82.0%% of labour force
not enough data to rank2014
108% of world average
11 of 12 figures unavailable for Federated States of Micronesia.
— CONNECTED —
People online
39.5%% of population
#172 of 2072024
55% of world average
Mobile phone subscriptions
20per 100 people
#210 of 2102022
17% of world average
Fixed broadband subscriptions
5.82per 100 people
#135 of 2082022
32% of world average
Fixed telephone lines
5.78per 100 people
#130 of 2132022
39% of world average
Access to electricity
88.9%% of population
#163 of 2142024
100% of world average
Access to clean cooking fuel
35.0%% of population
#158 of 1892024
50% of world average
Container port traffic
25,234TEU
#153 of 1672019
0% of world average
Scientific journal articles published
3.74count
#189 of 1972023
0% of world average
Tourists arriving
18,000count
#187 of 1942019
0% of world average
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Money earned from tourism
$27.0Mcurrent US$
not enough data to rank2008
1% of world average
8 of 18 figures unavailable for Federated States of Micronesia.
— NATURE —
Carbon emissions per person
0.00177tonnes per person
#3 of 2032024
0% of world average
Carbon emissions
0.0002Mt CO2
#6 of 2032024
0% of world average
Greenhouse gas emissions
0.0614Mt CO2-equivalent
#8 of 2032024
0% of world average
Protected land
0.0%% of land area
#210 of 2132025
0% of world average
Protected coastal waters
0.0%% of territorial waters
#150 of 1742025
0% of world average
Renewable energy use
2.0%% of final energy consumption
#179 of 2122022
7% of world average
Electricity from renewables
4.9%% of total
#163 of 2062021
14% of world average
Electricity from fossil fuels
95.1%% of total
#168 of 2092021
160% of world average
Electricity from nuclear power
0.0%% of total
#33 of 2082021
0% of world average
3 of 12 figures unavailable for Federated States of Micronesia.
— STATE —
Tax revenue
7.0%% of GDP
#139 of 1492020
42% of world average
Homicides
0.907per 100,000 people
#37 of 1582019
12% of world average
5 of 7 figures unavailable for Federated States of Micronesia.
— TRADE PARTNERS —
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— TRADE —
No trade data available for Federated States of Micronesia.
— EXTRAS —
Anthem
No anthem audio available
Capital time
--:--:--Palikir · approx. UTC+11
Neighbours
Federated States of Micronesia has no land borders
Landmarks
Nan MadolImage: Wikimedia Commons
People
Manny MoriPresident of the Federated States of Micronesia
Peter M. ChristianPresident of the Federated States of Micronesia
David W. PanueloPresident of the Federated States of Micronesia (2019-present)
Tosiwo NakayamaPresident of Federated States of Micronesia (1931-2007)
Joseph UrusemalPresident of Micronesia
Jacob NenaPresident of Federated States of Micronesia (1941–2022)
Leo FalcamPresident of Federated States of Micronesia (1935-2018)
Wesley SiminaFederated States of Micronesia politician
John HaglelgamPresident of Federated States of Micronesia (1949–2024)
Bailey OlterPresident of Federated States of Micronesia (1932-1999)
Yosiwo GeorgeMicronesian politician (1941–2022)
Amando SamoMicronesian Catholic bishop
History
03 Nov 1986Federated States of Micronesia founded as a sovereign state
17 Sep 1991Joined the United Nations
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1960 → now
2026
Population113,6832025
GDP$501.8M2025
GDP per person$4,4142025