Area total: 702 sq km note: includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Chuuk (Truk) Islands, Yap Islands, and Kosrae (Kosaie) water: 0 sq km (fresh water only) land: 702 sq km
Population: 108,105 (July 2005 est.)
Ethnic groups: nine ethnic Micronesian and Polynesian groups
Capital: Palikir (7 000)
Official Language English (official and common language) Trukese Pohnpeian Yapese Kosrean Ulithian Woleaian Nukuoro Kapingamarangi
Religion Roman Catholic 50% Protestant 47%
Political system: constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force 3 November 1986 and the Amended Compact entered into force May 2004
GDP: purchasing power parity - $277 million note: GDP is supplemented by grant aid, averaging perhaps $100 million annually (2002 est.)
GDP per head: purchasing power parity - $2,000 (2002 est.)
Annual growth: 1% (2002 est.)
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: 50% industry: 4% services: 46% (2000 est.)
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