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Country Profile: Micronesia

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Region: Pacific Islands

Capital: Kolonia

Population: 102,436

Area Total: 702

Area Land: 702

Climate: tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasional severe damage.
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Largest Cities
City Population Estimated
Weno Town 13,802 2020

Other Key Data
Region: Pacific Islands
Population: 102,436
Area Total: 702km2
Area Land: 702km2
Coast Line: 6,112km
Capital: Kolonia
Climate: tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasional severe damage.
Languages: English (official)
Trukese
Pohnpeian
Yapese
Kosrean
Currency: 1 United States dollar (US$) = 100 cents
Holiday: Proclamation of the FSM is 10 May (1979), Micronesian Day is 12 July


Average Daily Temperature
January: °C / 80.80°F
July: °C / 81.00°F
Annual Rainfall: mm / 146.6"


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Ethnic Divisions
Nine ethnic Micronesian and Polynesian groups 100.00%


Religions
Roman Catholic 50.00%
Protestant 47.00%
Other and none 3.00%

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