Federated States of Micronesia
Country Information
Capital City
Palikir, Pohnpei
Government and Legal Status
Constitutional Confederation in free association with the United States of America
Head of State
President Wesley Simina
Head of Government
President Peter M Christian
Official Languages
English
Chuukese
Kosraean
Woleaian
Official Currency
United States Dollar
Memberships
1986 – Independence
1983 – Pacific Community (SPC)
1987– Pacific Forum Secretariat (PIF)
1988 – International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO)
1991 – United Nations
2013 – PRIF
FSM has not joined the International Maritime Organisation (IMO)
Key Development Policies
Linked Documents
Infrastructure Indicators
Telecommunication
| Proportion of population covered by mobile network (2G) (2018) | -- |
| Proportion of population covered by mobile network (3G) (2018) | -- |
| Proportion of population covered by mobile network (LTE/WiMAX) (2018) | -- |
Energy
| Proportion of population with access to electricity (2017) | 80.8% |
| Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (2017) | 1.6% |
| Average annual mean of particulate matter of 2.5 microns in diameter or smaller levels in urban areas (ug/m3) | 10.5 |
| CO2 emission (metric tons/per capita) (2014) | 1.40 |
Transport
| International airports: Chuuk International Airport, Kosrae International Airport, Pohnpei International Airport, Yap International Airport | 4 |
| Total road network (km) | 240 |
| Paved road network as % of total network | 18% |
| Number of international ports | 1 |
Water & Sanitation
| Proportion of population using safely managed drinking water services (2017) | 85.7% |
| Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, including a hand-washing facility with soap & water (2017) | 81.0% |
| Percentage of population using at least basic sanitation (2017) | 88.3% |
| Percentage of population using least basic drinking services (2017) | 78.56% |
Climate Resilience-Related Risk Indexes
| INFORM natural hazard index | 4.3 |
| Physical exposure to earthquake | 0.1 |
| Physical exposure to flood | 0.1 |
| Physical exposure to tsunami | 8.6 |
| Physical exposure to tropical cyclones | 3.8 |
* Sources: download the respective country profile document for sources for above data
Profile Document
File
FSM Country Profile.pdf306.33 KB