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Country Profile of The Federated States of Micronesia
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A View from FSM
The past ten years have seen remarkable technological advances, such as the internet and global positioning satellites.
Yet the quality of life in many developing countries continues to decline. …The time for words is over. The time for action is now.
Address to World Summit on Sustainable Development by the Honourable Leo A. Falcam, the President of the Federated States of Micronesia [2002].
| Capital: | Pohnpei
| | Population: | 107 008 [2000]
| | Land Area: | 702 sq. km
| | Max Height [above Sea – level]: | 791 m
| | EEZ: | 2,978,000 sq km
| | Rainfall: | Rainfall is high, varying from about 3 000 mm on drier islands to over 10 000 mm per annum in Pohnpei
| | Mean Temperature: | 27° C
| | GDP per Capita: | US$2055.00 [2001].
| | Currency: | US$
| | Languages: | English [official and common language]Chuukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese
| | Government: | Independent with free association arrangements with the USA till 2023.
| | SOPAC Membership: | Full Members since 1990. |
Country Representative to SOPAC
Peter M. ChristianSecretary Department of Economic Affairs PO Box 12 Palikir Pohnpei Federated States of Micronesia Tel: (691) 3202620 Fax: (691) 3205854 E-Mail: fsmrd@dea.fm
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