Federated States of Micronesia

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The Federated States of Micronesia is a sovereign island nation in the western Pacific Ocean composed of four states spread across hundreds of small islands and atolls.


Statements (53)
Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelagic state
island country
sovereign state
areaKm2 approximately 702
callingCode +691
capital Palikir
capitalOfStateLocatedAt Palikir, Pohnpei State
climate tropical
compactOfFreeAssociationWith United States
continent Oceania
currency United States dollar
currencyCode USD
demonym Micronesian
drivesOn right
formerColonyOf Germany
Spain
formerPoliticalEntity Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
formerTrustTerritoryAdministeredBy United States
governmentType constitutional government
federal republic
hasSignificantEconomicActivity fishing
subsistence agriculture
tourism
hasState Chuuk State
Kosrae State
Pohnpei State
Yap State
headOfGovernmentTitle President of the Federated States of Micronesia
headOfStateTitle President of the Federated States of Micronesia
independenceDate 1986-11-03
independenceFrom United States
internetTLD .fm
ISO3166-1Alpha2 FM
ISO3166-1Alpha3 FSM
largestCity Weno
legislature Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia
locatedIn western Pacific Ocean
officialLanguage English
partOf Micronesia
populationEstimate approximately 100000
recognizedLanguage Chuukese
Kosraean
Pohnpeian
Yapese
regionalOrganizationMembership Micronesian Presidents' Summit
Pacific Community
Pacific Islands Forum
religionMajority Christianity
sovereigntyType independent state
timeZone UTC+10
UTC+11
UNAdmissionDate 1991-09-17
UNMemberState true

Referenced by (53)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Arno Atoll ("Micronesia")
Aur Atoll ("Micronesia")
Babeldaob ("Micronesia")
Chuuk State ("Micronesia")
Namdrik Atoll ("Micronesia")
Palikir
Pohnpei ("Micronesia")
Weno ("Micronesia")
Wotho Atoll ("Micronesia")
locatedIn
Mariana Trench ("Federated States of Micronesia (nearby waters)")
Palikir
Pohnpei
President of the Federated States of Micronesia
Weno
country
Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization) ("Micronesia (Federated States of)")
Micronesian Presidents' Summit
Pacific Community ("Micronesia")
Pacific Islands Forum
Pacific Islands Forum
hasMember
Palikir
Pohnpei
President of the Federated States of Micronesia ("Government of the Federated States of Micronesia")
Weno
partOf
Micronesia
Pacific Islands
hasPart
Member States of the United Nations
United Nations Trust Territory
includes
Palikir
Pohnpei
sovereignState
Carolinean languages
Chuukic–Pohnpeic languages
spokenIn
Pohnpei
administrativeDivisionOf
FSM
assignedTo
Philippine Sea gyre
basinCountry
Palikir
capitalOf
.fm
ccTLDFor
Oceania
containsCountry
Challenger Deep
countryClosestTo
.fm ("Federated States of Micronesia government")
governingBody
Weno
governingCountry
President of the Federated States of Micronesia
governmentalJurisdiction
President of the Federated States of Micronesia ("national government of the Federated States of Micronesia")
hasJurisdiction
FSM
isOfficialCodeFor
Kosrae State ("Micronesia")
isPartOf
Kwajalein Atoll
nearbyCountry
Palau
neighboringCountry
US dollar
officialCurrencyOf
United Nations General Assembly Resolution 67/19 ("Micronesia")
opposedBy
FSM
represents
FSM
representsSovereignState
Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport ("Micronesia")
servesInternationalDestinations
.fm
sponsorCountry
United Nations Trust Territory
successorState

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