Culture of the Federated States of Micronesia

Federated States of Micronesia
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Motto: "Peace, Unity, Liberty"
Anthem: "Patriots of Micronesia"
Status	US Associated state
Capital	Palikir 6°55′N 158°11′E / 6.917°N 158.183°E / 6.917; 158.183
Largest city	Weno
Official language and national languagea	English
Recognised regional languages	Chuukese Kosraean Pohnpeian Yapese
Ethnic groups (2000)	48.8% Chuukese 24.2% Pohnpeian 6.2% Kosraean 5.2% Yapese 4.5% Outer Yapese 1.8% Asian 1.5% Polynesian 6.4% other 1.4% unknown
Demonym	Micronesian
Government	Federal parliamentary republic Under a Non-partisan democracy
• President	Peter Christian
• Vice President	Yosiwo P. George
Legislature	Congress
Independence
• Compact of Free Association	November 3, 1986
Area
• Total	702 km2 (271 sq mi) (191st)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2013 estimate	106,104 (192nd)
• Density	158.1/km2 (409.5/sq mi) (75th)
GDP (PPP)	2011 estimate
• Total	$310 million
• Per capita	$3,000
GDP (nominal)	2011 estimate
• Total	$277 million
• Per capita	$2,300
Gini (2000)	61.1 very high
HDI (2014)	0.640 medium · 123rd
Currency	United States dollar (USD)
Time zone	(UTC+10 and +11)
• Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC)
Date format	MM/DD/YYYY
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+691
ISO 3166 code	FM
Internet TLD	.fm
Regional languages used at state and municipal levels.

Coordinates: 6°55′N 158°15′E / 6.917°N 158.250°E / 6.917; 158.250

The Federated States of Micronesia (ⁱ/ˌmaɪkroʊˈniːʒə/; abbreviated FSM and also known simply as Micronesia) is an independent sovereign island nation and a United States associated state consisting of four states – from west to east, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae – that are spread across the Western Pacific Ocean. Together, the states comprise around 607 islands (a combined land area of approximately 702 km² or 271 sq mi) that cover a longitudinal distance of almost 2,700 km (1,678 mi) just north of the equator. They lie northeast of New Guinea, south of Guam and the Marianas, west of Nauru and the Marshall Islands, east of Palau and the Philippines, about 2,900 km (1,802 mi) north of eastern Australia and some 4,000 km (2,485 mi) southwest of the main islands of Hawaii.