Micronesia Country Info - Oceania

Description and Basic Information

Micronesia with its capital Palikir is located in Oceania (Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean). It covers some 703 square kilometres (four times the size of Washington, DC (land area only)) with 108,105 citizens. English and are the some of the languages spoken by the majority in Micronesia.

Micronesia is a subregion of Oceania, comprising thousands of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean. It is distinct from Melanesia to the south, and Polynesia to the east. The Philippines lie to the west, and Indonesia to the southwest.

Pictures from Capital (Palikir)

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About Micronesia

The terrain offers islands vary geologically from high mountainous islands to low, coral atolls having volcanic outcroppings on Pohnpei, Kosrae, and Chuuk. The average density of population is about 153 per km². The climate in Micronesia can be described as tropical with heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands, located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage. Possible natural disasters include typhoons (June to December).

To reach someone in Micronesia dial +691 prior to a number. There are 8,700 installed telephones. And there are 38,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".fm". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 120V - 60Hz. The following list are the 4 regions/states in Micronesia we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total Micronesian population shrinked at a rate of -0.28% (or by 304 citizens). With 471 deaths and 2,418 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 1.82%. -2,251 persons more in total emmigrated from the country than immigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Micronesia: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.