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Micronesia
Federated States of Micronesia
Last updated: 2026-03-28 (today)
Area
land
702 sq km
note
note: includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Chuuk (Truk) Islands, Yap Islands, and Kosrae (Kosaie)
water
0 sq km (fresh water only)
total
702 sq km
Climate
tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage
Terrain
islands vary geologically from high mountainous islands to low, coral atolls; volcanic outcroppings on Pohnpei, Kosrae, and Chuuk
Land use
other
0.7% (2023 est.)
forest
92.2% (2023 est.)
agricultural land
7.1% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: arable land
arable land: 2.9% (2023 est.)
agricultural land: permanent crops
permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.)
agricultural land: permanent pasture
permanent pasture: 4.3% (2023 est.)
Location
Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia
Coastline
6,112 km
Elevation
lowest point
Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point
Nanlaud on Pohnpei 782 m
Irrigated land
0 sq km (2022)
Map references
Oceania
Land boundaries
total
0 km
Maritime claims
territorial sea
12 nm
exclusive economic zone
200 nm
Natural hazards
typhoons (June to December)
Geography - note
composed of four major island groups totaling 607 islands
Natural resources
timber, marine products, deep-seabed minerals, phosphate
Area - comparative
four times the size of Washington, D.C. (land area only)
Geographic coordinates
6 55 N, 158 15 E
Population distribution
the majority of the population lives in the coastal areas of the high islands; the mountainous interior is largely uninhabited; less than half of the population lives in urban areas