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Area > Comparative
four times the size of Washington, DC (land area only) |
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Capital city with population
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Palikir - (est. 9,900) |
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Forested Land
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21.7% |
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[113rd of 193]
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Land use > Other
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48.58 %
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[229th of 241]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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45.71 %
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[4th of 241]
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Largest city
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Palikir |
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Largest city with population
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Palikir |
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Location
Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia |
Map references
Oceania |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone
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200 nm
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[17th of 121]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nm
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[103rd of 190]
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Natural hazards
typhoons (June to December) |
Natural resources
forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals, phosphate |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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10°05'N |
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Population density
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187.32 people per sqkm |
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[56th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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157.84 people/m²
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[56th of 204]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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2,113.95 people/km² of arable lan |
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[9th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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700 km²
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[180th of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Dolohmwar (Totolom) |
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Terrain
islands vary geologically from high mountainous islands to low, coral atolls; volcanic outcroppings on Pohnpei, Kosrae, and Chuuk |
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