FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA MICRONESIA FEDERATED STATES OF REGION OCEANIA NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE NOVEMBER 3 1986 FROM A UNITED NATIONS TRUSTEESHIP UNDER UNITED STATES ADMINISTRATION DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION MAY 10 1979 POPULATION 131500 1999 EST AREA 271 SQ MI CAPITAL PALIKIR FORM OF GOVERNMENT CONSTITUTIONAL NATURAL RESOURCES FORESTS MARINE PRODUCTS DEEP SEABED MINERALS MAIN INDUSTRIES TOURISM CONSTRUCTION FISH PROCESSING HANDICRAFTS AGRICULTURE BLACK PEPPER TROPICAL FRUITS VEGETABLES COCONUTS CASSAVA EDIBLE ROOT SWEET POTATOES PIGS POULTRY CURRENCY U.S DOLLAR GDP 220 MILLION 1996 EST GDP PER CAPITA 1760 1996 EST LANGUAGES ENGLISH OFFICIAL TRUKESE POHNPEIAN YAPESE KOSRAEAN RELIGIONS CHRISTIANITY ROMAN CATHOLICISM PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS LITERACY RATE 89 LIFE EXPECTANCY 67 YEARS MALE 70 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 27 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 6 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
