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Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia
Micronesia is a country in Micronesia. About 113 000 people live there, in an area of 702 square kilometres. Its capital city is Palikir.
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Where is Micronesia?
Micronesia lies in Micronesia, on the continent of Oceania.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 770 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 6 112 km long.
It has no land neighbours — every border it has is with the sea.
How big is Micronesia?
Micronesia covers 702 square kilometres.
Luxembourg is about 3.7 times bigger.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 176th largest.
If everybody spread out evenly, there would be about 160.5 people on every square kilometre.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
Who lives in Micronesia?
About 113 000 people live in Micronesia.
That is the 178th biggest population in the world.
People here speak English.
The land of Micronesia
Its coast runs for about 6 112 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 306 days.
It lies inside the tropics, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes Micronesia different?
Websites from here often end in .fm.
Micronesia and the rest of the world
Fewer than one person in every thousand on Earth lives in Micronesia.
It takes up less than a hundredth of one per cent of all the land in the world.
Within Oceania the country ranks 10th of 14 by size, and 9th by population.
Nature and animals
The highest mountain in the country is Mount Nanlaud, at 782 metres.
Where this country lands in the record lists
How big is Micronesia compared with the United States?
- The United States is about 13 351 times as big as Micronesia: 9 372 610 km² against 702 km².
- The United Kingdom is about 346 times as big as Micronesia: 242 900 km² against 702 km².
Questions children ask
What is the capital of Micronesia?
The capital of Micronesia is Palikir. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in Micronesia?
About 113 000 people live in Micronesia, which makes it the 178th most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
How big is Micronesia?
Micronesia covers 702 square kilometres, making it the 176th largest country in the world. Luxembourg is about 3.7 times bigger.
What is the highest mountain in Micronesia?
The highest mountain in Micronesia is Mount Nanlaud, 782 metres above sea level. It is the country's highest point.
Are there rivers in Micronesia?
Micronesia has no river long enough for a map of the world's rivers. Short streams run down the hills to the sea, and that is all the running water there is.
Which continent is Micronesia in?
Micronesia is in Oceania, in the part called Micronesia.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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