Outline of the Federated States of Micronesia

The Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia		The Seal of the Federated States of Micronesia

The location of the Federated States of Micronesia

An enlargeable map of the Federated States of Micronesia

See also: Index of the Federated States of Micronesia-related articles

The Federated States of Micronesia is an island nation located in the North Pacific Ocean, north of Papua New Guinea.^[1] The country is a sovereign state in free association with the United States. The Federated States of Micronesia were formerly part of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, a United Nations Trust Territory under US administration. In 1979 they adopted a constitution, and in 1986 independence was attained under a Compact of Free Association with the United States. Present concerns include large-scale unemployment, overfishing, and dependence on U.S. aid.

The Federated States of Micronesia are located in the region known as Micronesia, which consists of hundreds of small islands divided in seven territories. The term Micronesia may refer to the Federated States or to the region as a whole, even though the lack of a central government makes it a sovereign group of states, not a country.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Micronesia:

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of the Federated States of Micronesia

• Pronunciation: /maɪkrɵˈniːʒə/
• Common English country name: Micronesia, Federated States
• Official English country name: The Federated States of Micronesia
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s): Micronesian
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Micronesia
• International rankings of the Federated States of Micronesia
• ISO country codes: FM, FSM, 583
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:FM
• Internet country code top-level domain: .fm

Geography of the Federated States of Micronesia

Main article: Geography of the Federated States of Micronesia

• Federated States of Micronesia is: an island country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Pacific Ocean
    • North Pacific
      • Oceania
        • Micronesia (the region)
  • Time zones:
    • Kosrae and Pohnpei – UTC+11
    • Yap and Chuuk – UTC+10
  • Extreme points of the Federated States of Micronesia
    • High: Dolohmwar on Pohnpei 791 m (2,595 ft)
    • Low: North Pacific Ocean 0 m
  • Land boundaries: none
  • Coastline: North Pacific Ocean 6,112 km
• Population of the Federated States of Micronesia: 107,862 people (2007 estimate) - 181st most populous country
• Area of the Federated States of Micronesia: 702 km² (271 sq mi) - 188th largest country
• Atlas of the Federated States of Micronesia

Environment of the Federated States of Micronesia

An enlargeable satellite image of the Chuuk Islands

Main article: Environment of the Federated States of Micronesia

• Climate of the Federated States of Micronesia
• Environmental issues in the Federated States of Micronesia
• Ecoregions in the Federated States of Micronesia
• Renewable energy in the Federated States of Micronesia
• Geology of the Federated States of Micronesia
• Protected areas of the Federated States of Micronesia
  • Biosphere reserves in the Federated States of Micronesia
  • National parks of the Federated States of Micronesia
• Wildlife of the Federated States of Micronesia
  • Flora of the Federated States of Micronesia
  • Fauna of the Federated States of Micronesia
    • Birds of the Federated States of Micronesia
    • Mammals of the Federated States of Micronesia

Natural geographic features of the Federated States of Micronesia

Main article: Landforms of the Federated States of Micronesia

• Fjords of the Federated States of Micronesia
• Glaciers of the Federated States of Micronesia
• Islands of the Federated States of Micronesia
• Lakes of the Federated States of Micronesia
• Mountains of the Federated States of Micronesia
  • Volcanoes in the Federated States of Micronesia
• Rivers of the Federated States of Micronesia
  • Waterfalls of the Federated States of Micronesia
• Valleys of the Federated States of Micronesia
• World Heritage Sites in the Federated States of Micronesia: None

Regions of the Federated States of Micronesia

Main article: Regions of the Federated States of Micronesia

Ecoregions of the Federated States of Micronesia

Main article: Ecoregions in the Federated States of Micronesia

Administrative divisions of the Federated States of Micronesia

None

Municipalities of the Federated States of Micronesia

• Capital of the Federated States of Micronesia: Palikir
• Cities of the Federated States of Micronesia

Demography of the Federated States of Micronesia

Main article: Demographics of the Federated States of Micronesia

Government and politics of the Federated States of Micronesia

Main article: Government of the Federated States of Micronesia and Politics of the Federated States of Micronesia

• Form of government:
• Capital of the Federated States of Micronesia: Palikir

• Elections in the Federated States of Micronesia
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in the Federated States of Micronesia
• Political scandals of the Federated States of Micronesia
• Taxation in the Federated States of Micronesia

Branches of the government of the Federated States of Micronesia

Main article: Government of the Federated States of Micronesia

Executive branch of the government of the Federated States of Micronesia

• Head of state: President of the Federated States of Micronesia,
• Head of government: Prime Minister of the Federated States of Micronesia,
• Cabinet of the Federated States of Micronesia

Legislative branch of the government of the Federated States of Micronesia

• Parliament of the Federated States of Micronesia (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Senate of the Federated States of Micronesia
  • Lower house: House of Commons of the Federated States of Micronesia

Judicial branch of the government of the Federated States of Micronesia

Main article: Court system of the Federated States of Micronesia

• Supreme Court of the Federated States of Micronesia

Foreign relations of the Federated States of Micronesia

Main article: Foreign relations of the Federated States of Micronesia

• Diplomatic missions in the Federated States of Micronesia
• Diplomatic missions of the Federated States of Micronesia
• United States-Federated States of Micronesia relations

International organization membership

The Federated States of Micronesia is a member of:^[1]

African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States (ACP) Asian Development Bank (ADB) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of 77 (G77) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Development Association (IDA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)

International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (Sparteca) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Health Organization (WHO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

Law and order in the Federated States of Micronesia

Main article: Law of the Federated States of Micronesia

• Capital punishment in the Federated States of Micronesia
• Constitution of the Federated States of Micronesia
• Crime in the Federated States of Micronesia
• Human rights in the Federated States of Micronesia
  • LGBT rights in the Federated States of Micronesia
  • Freedom of religion in the Federated States of Micronesia
• Law enforcement in the Federated States of Micronesia

Military of the Federated States of Micronesia

Main article: Military of the Federated States of Micronesia

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of the Federated States of Micronesia
• Forces
  • Army of the Federated States of Micronesia
  • Navy of the Federated States of Micronesia
  • Air Force of the Federated States of Micronesia
  • Special forces of the Federated States of Micronesia
• Military history of the Federated States of Micronesia
• Military ranks of the Federated States of Micronesia

Local government in the Federated States of Micronesia

Main article: Local government in the Federated States of Micronesia

History of the Federated States of Micronesia

Main article: History of the Federated States of Micronesia, Timeline of the history of the Federated States of Micronesia, and Current events of the Federated States of Micronesia

• Economic history of the Federated States of Micronesia
• Military history of the Federated States of Micronesia

Culture of the Federated States of Micronesia

Main article: Culture of the Federated States of Micronesia

• Architecture of the Federated States of Micronesia
• Cuisine of the Federated States of Micronesia
• Ethnic minorities in the Federated States of Micronesia
• Festivals in the Federated States of Micronesia
• Humor in the Federated States of Micronesia
• Languages of the Federated States of Micronesia
• Media in the Federated States of Micronesia
• National symbols of the Federated States of Micronesia
  • Coat of arms of the Federated States of Micronesia
  • Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia
  • National anthem of the Federated States of Micronesia
• People of the Federated States of Micronesia
• Prostitution in the Federated States of Micronesia
• Public holidays in the Federated States of Micronesia
• Records of the Federated States of Micronesia
• Religion in the Federated States of Micronesia
  • Buddhism in the Federated States of Micronesia
  • Christianity in the Federated States of Micronesia
  • Hinduism in the Federated States of Micronesia
  • Islam in the Federated States of Micronesia
  • Judaism in the Federated States of Micronesia
  • Sikhism in the Federated States of Micronesia
• World Heritage Sites in the Federated States of Micronesia: None

Art in the Federated States of Micronesia

• Art in the Federated States of Micronesia
• Cinema of the Federated States of Micronesia
• Literature of the Federated States of Micronesia
• Music of the Federated States of Micronesia
• Television in the Federated States of Micronesia
• Theatre in the Federated States of Micronesia

Sports in the Federated States of Micronesia

Main article: Sports in the Federated States of Micronesia

• Football in the Federated States of Micronesia
• Federated States of Micronesia at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of the Federated States of Micronesia

Main article: Economy of the Federated States of Micronesia

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 184th (one hundred and eighty fourth)

• Agriculture in the Federated States of Micronesia
• Banking in the Federated States of Micronesia
  • National Bank of the Federated States of Micronesia
• Communications in the Federated States of Micronesia
  • Internet in the Federated States of Micronesia
• Companies of the Federated States of Micronesia

• Currency of the Federated States of Micronesia: Dollar
  • ISO 4217: USD

• Economic history of the Federated States of Micronesia
• Energy in the Federated States of Micronesia
  • Energy policy of the Federated States of Micronesia
  • Oil industry in the Federated States of Micronesia
• Mining in the Federated States of Micronesia
• Tourism in the Federated States of Micronesia
• Transportation in the Federated States of Micronesia

• Federated States of Micronesia Stock Exchange

Education in the Federated States of Micronesia

Main article: Education in the Federated States of Micronesia

Infrastructure of the Federated States of Micronesia

• Health care in the Federated States of Micronesia
• Transportation in the Federated States of Micronesia
  • Airports in the Federated States of Micronesia
  • Rail transport in the Federated States of Micronesia
  • Roads in the Federated States of Micronesia
• Water supply and sanitation in the Federated States of Micronesia

See also

	Micronesia portal
	Oceania portal

Main article: Federated States of Micronesia

• Index of Federated States of Micronesia-related articles
• List of Federated States of Micronesia-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of geography
• Outline of Oceania

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Federated States of Micronesia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fm.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Federated States of Micronesia

Government

• Government of the Federated States of Micronesia

General

• Jane's Federated States of Micronesia Home Page
• Trust Territory of the Pacific Archives at the University of Hawaii
• Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute - Federated States of Micronesia
• Nature.org - Micronesia environmental conservation
• Federated States of Micronesia at the Open Directory Project
• myMicronesia.com Online resource center about the islands of Micronesia. Provides free listings and links to all Micronesian businesses, as well as civic, cultural, health and educational organizations.
• Habele is US-based charity that serves educational needs in the more remote atolls of Micronesia. "Habele Fund Awards FSM Scholarships" Pacific Magazine Online, August 4, 2007.[1]

News media

• The Yap Networker - Yap's news source

Travel

• Travel Overview of Micronesia

Maps

• Nan Madol islet complex Provides computer based reconstruction of the main islets and features.