Federated States of Micronesia

• tropical;
• heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands;
• located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage

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

noun:

Micronesian(s)

adjective:

Micronesian; Chuukese, Kosraen(s), Pohnpeian(s), Yapese

at birth:

1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years:

1.03 male(s)/female

15-24 years:

1.01 male(s)/female

25-54 years:

0.94 male(s)/female

55-64 years:

0.98 male(s)/female

65 years and over:

0.77 male(s)/female

total population:

0.99 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

conventional long form:

Federated States of Micronesia

conventional short form:

none

local long form:

Federated States of Micronesia

local short form:

none

former:

Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Ponape, Truk, and Yap Districts

abbreviation:

FSM

• constitutional government in free association with the US;
• the Compact of Free Association entered into force on 3 November 1986 and the Amended Compact entered into force in May 2004

name:

Palikir

geographic coordinates:

6 55 N, 158 09 E

time difference:

UTC+11 (16 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

chief of state:

• President Emanuel MORI (since 11 May 2007);
• Vice President Alik L. ALIK (since 11 May 2007);
• note - the president is both chief of state and head of government

head of government:

President Emanuel MORI (since 11 May 2007); Vice President Alik L. ALIK (since 11 May 2007)

cabinet:

Cabinet includes the vice president and the heads of the eight executive departments; (For more information visit theWorld Leaders website)

elections:

• president and vice president elected by Congress from among the four senators at large for a four-year term (eligible for a second term);
• election last held on 11 May 2011 (next to be held in May 2015)

election results:

Emanuel MORI re-elected president by Congress unopposed; Alik L. ALIK reelected vice president

highest court(s):

Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and not more than 5 associate justices and organized into appellate and criminal divisions)

judge selection and term of office:

justices appointed by the president of the Federated States of Micronesia with the approval of two-thirds of Congress; justices appointed for life

subordinate courts:

the highest state-level courts are:

• Chuuk Supreme Court;
• Korsae State Court;
• Pohnpei State Court;
• Yap State Court

chief of mission:

Ambassador Asterio R. TAKESY (since 13 January 2012)

chancery:

1725 N Street NW, Washington, DC 20036

telephone:

[1] (202) 223-4383

FAX:

[1] (202) 223-4391

consulate(s) general:

Honolulu, Tamuning (Guam)

chief of mission:

Ambassador Dorothea-Maria (Doria) ROSEN (since 9 August 2012)

embassy:

101 Upper Pics Road, Kolonia

mailing address:

P. O. Box 1286, Kolonia, Pohnpei, 96941; U.S. Embassy in Micronesia, 4120 Kolonia Place, Washington, D.C. 20521-4120

telephone:

[691] 320-2187

FAX:

[691] 320-2186

• light blue with four white five-pointed stars centered;
• the stars are arranged in a diamond pattern;
• blue symbolizes the Pacific Ocean, the stars represent the four island groups of Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap

• black pepper, tropical fruits and vegetables, coconuts, bananas, cassava (manioc, tapioca), sakau (kava), Kosraen citrus, betel nuts, sweet potatoes;
• pigs, chickens;
• fish

• tourism, construction;
• fish processing, specialized aquaculture;
• craft items (from shell, wood, and pearls)

agriculture:

0.9%

industry:

20.6%

services:

78.5%

note: two-thirds of the labor force are government employees (2011 est.)

lowest 10%:

NA%

highest 10%:

NA%

general assessment:

adequate system

domestic:

• islands interconnected by shortwave radiotelephone (used mostly for government purposes), satellite (Intelsat) ground stations, and some coaxial and fiber-optic cable;
• mobile-cellular service available on Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap

international:

country code - 691; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2002)

• no TV broadcast stations;
• each state has a multi-channel cable service with TV transmissions carrying roughly 95% imported programming and 5% local programming;
• about a half dozen radio stations (2009)

total:

240 km

country comparison to the world: 207

paved:

42 km

unpaved:

198 km (2000)

males age 16-49:

22,008

females age 16-49:

23,501 (2010 est.)

male:

1,276

female:

1,253 (2010 est.)

current situation:

• Micronesia is a source, and to a limited extent, destination country for women subjected to sex trafficking;
• Micronesian women are fraudulently recruited for jobs in the US and its territories only to be forced into prostitution or labor upon arrival;
• Micronesian and foreign women and children are also reportedly prostituted on fishing vessels in Micronesia or its territorial waters, as well as restaurants and clubs frequented by fishermen;
• complaints of nonpayment and inhuman treatment on fishing boats has led to investigations of labor trafficking

tier rating:

• Tier 2 Watch List - Micronesia does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking;
• however, it is making significant efforts to do so;
• despite passage of implementing regulations for Micronesia's 2012 trafficking law, the government has not reported any investigations, prosecutions, or convictions for sex or labor trafficking;
• the government also makes no efforts to identify trafficking victims and refer them to protective services;
• no NGOs provide services to victims;
• limited efforts are made to increase the public's awareness of human trafficking (2013)