Location:
Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia
Geographic coordinates:
6 55 N, 158 15 E
Map references:
Oceania
Area:
total: 702 sq km
[see also: Area - total country ranks ]
land: 702 sq km
[see also: Area - land country ranks ]
water: 0 sq km
(fresh water only)
note: includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Chuuk (Truk) Islands, Yap Islands, and Kosrae (Kosaie)
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
192
Area - comparative:
four times the size of Washington, DC (land area only)
Area comparison map:
four times the size of Washington, DC (land area only)
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
6,112 km
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Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12
nm
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exclusive economic zone: 200
nm
[see also: Maritime claims - exclusive economic zone country ranks ]
Climate:
tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage
Terrain:
islands vary geologically from high mountainous islands to low, coral atolls; volcanic outcroppings on Pohnpei, Kosrae, and Chuuk
Elevation:
lowest point:
Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point:
Nanlaud on Pohnpei 782 m
Natural resources:
timber, marine products, deep-seabed minerals, phosphate
Land use:
agricultural land: 25.5%
(2011 est.)
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arable land: 2.3%
(2011 est.)
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permanent crops: 19.7%
(2011 est.)
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permanent pasture: 3.5%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use - permanent pasture country ranks ]
forest: 74.5%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use - forest country ranks ]
other: 0%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use country ranks ]
Irrigated land:
0 sq km
NA
(2012)
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Population distribution:
the majority of the populaton lives in the coastal areas of the high islands; the mountainous interior is largely uninhabited; less than half of the population lives in urban areas
Natural hazards:
typhoons (June to December)
Environment - current issues:
overfishing; climate change; water pollution, toxic pollution from mining; solid waste disposal
Environment - international agreements:
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
Geography - note:
composed of four major island groups totaling 607 islands
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