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Area > A note
includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Chuuk (Truk) Islands, Yap Islands, and Kosrae |
Area > Comparative
four times the size of Washington, DC (land area only) |
Area > Comparative to US places
four times the size of Washington, DC (land area only) |
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Area > Land
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702 sq km |
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[183rd of 238]
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Area > Land (per capita)
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6.52 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[156th of 227]
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Area > Note
includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Chuuk (Truk) Islands, Yap Islands, and Kosrae (Kosaie) |
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Area > Total
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702 sq km |
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[193rd of 250]
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Area > Total (per capita)
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6.52 sq km per 1,000 people |
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[162nd of 231]
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Area > Water
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0 sq km |
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[169th of 239]
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Area > Water (per capita)
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0 sq km per million people |
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[166th of 225]
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Capital city with population
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Palikir - (est. 9,900) |
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capitals and largest cities > Countries > Cities larger than the capital
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Weno |
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Climate
tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage |
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Coastline
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6,112 km |
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[28th of 271]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Dolohmwar (Totolom) 791 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Pacific Ocean 0 m |
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Forested Land
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21.7% |
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[113rd of 193]
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Geographic coordinates
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6 55 N, 158 15 E |
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Geography > Note
four major island groups totaling 607 islands |
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Land area > sq. km
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700 km²
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[180th of 206]
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Land area > sq. km (per capita)
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6.336 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[149th of 206]
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Land use > Arable land
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5.71% |
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[146th of 258]
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Land use > Other
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48.58% |
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[230th of 258]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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45.71% |
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[4th of 258]
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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 nautical mile |
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[70th of 123]
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Maritime claims > Territorial sea
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12 nautical mile |
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[52nd of 191]
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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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Surface area > sq. km (per capita)
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6.336 km²
per 1,000 people |
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[149th of 207]
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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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