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| Location | Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia |
| Geographic coordinates | 6 55 N, 158 15 E |
| Map references | Oceania |
| Area | total: 702 sq km land: 702 sq km water: 0 sq km (fresh water only) note: includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Chuuk (Truk) Islands, Yap Islands, and Kosrae (Kosaie) |
| Area - comparative | four times the size of Washington, DC (land area only) |
| Land boundaries | total: 0 km |
| Coastline | 6,112 km |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| 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 |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Nanlaud on Pohnpei 782 m lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m |
| Natural resources | timber, marine products, deep-seabed minerals, phosphate |
| Land use | agricultural land: 25.5% (2018 est.) arable land: 2.3% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 19.7% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 3.5% (2018 est.) forest: 74.5% (2018 est.) other: 0% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 0 sq km NA (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 0 cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | typhoons (June to December) |
| Geography - note | composed of four major island groups totaling 607 islands |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
