| Surface : Kosrae
(five islands) – 110 sq km (42 sq miles); Pohnpei (163 islands) –
344 sq km (133 sq miles); Chuuk (formerly Truk) (294 islands) – 127
sq km (49 sq miles); Yap (145 islands) – 119
sq km (46 sq miles). Total: 700 sq km
(270.3 sq miles) |
| Population : 122,950 inhabitants |
| Climate: FSM enjoys a tropical climate, with
relatively even, warm temperatures throughout the year. Rainfall is
generally plentiful, and Pohnpei reputedly is one of the wettest
places on Earth, with up to 330 inches of rain per year. Nevertheless,
drought conditions do occur periodically throughout FSM, especially
when the El Niño condition moves into the Western Pacific. At these
times groundwater supplies have dwindled to emergency proportions.
Tropical typhoons constitute an annual threat, particularly to the
low-lying atolls. |
| Capital : Palikir (Pohnpei).
Population: 34,486 |
| System : constitutional government in free association with
the US - parliamentary republic - The locally
drafted constitution promulgated in May 1979 provides for a separate
legislature for each of the four states of Kosrae, Yap, Pohnpei (formerly
Ponape) and Chuuk (formerly Truk) and for a federal legislature (congress)
of 14 senators. Each state elects one senator for a four-year term;
these four are known as the ‘senators-at-large’. The other ten
senators are elected for two years and their representation is
allocated according to the population of each state. The president and
vice-president are elected by the congress senators-at-large. |
| PASSPORTS:
Passport valid for at least 120 days beyond the
date of entry required by all except nationals of the Marshall Islands,
Palau and the USA with acceptable documentation (birth certificate or
Entry Permit issued by Micronesia), if no passport is available.
VISAS: Not
required for visits of up to 30 days. For longer stays and for all
visits other than touristic visits, an Entry Permit is required, and
should be obtained prior to travel or arrival. Nationals of the
passport-exempt countries may stay for 1 year without an Entry Permit,
if visiting as tourists. |
| Languages : English , Trukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese,
Kosrean |
| Religions : Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other and none
3% |
| Money : United States dollar (US$) |
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