FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA

BY TIMOTHY MEEKER

GOVERNMENT• Government Type:

constitutional government, in free association with the United States

• Current Leader: President Emanuel Mori (right)

• The president is elected through the Congress for a 4 year term. Can be re-elected once.

ECONOMY• Economy Type: Capitalist -

people sell goods for money and buy them for themselves

• Major Exports: fish, clothing, sakau, betel nut, bananas, black pepper

• Major Imports: food, manufactured goods, equipment and machinery, drinks and beverages

A MicronesianFarm

Economic Successes and Struggles

Successes

•Country gets millions a year from U.S. in the form of grant aid for the country

Struggles

•Potentially great tourist industry is not being worked on

•U.S. assistance will fall in the future

•Economic growth is slow

Jellyfish Lake, one of the many Micronesian tourist attractions,

is being minimally taken advantage of because of

tourist-losing points of the FSM like it being so far away to fly

to.

GENERAL GEOGRAPHYPhysical Map

The Fed. States of Micronesia is an archipelago of 607 islands in the Pacific Ocean. The country has both

mountainous and low islands. The country's seashore is 6,112 km long.

GENERAL GEOGRAPHYPolitical Map

The country is split into 4 separate states: Pohnpei, Chuuk Islands, Yap Islands, and Kosrae. The capitol Palkir is located in

the Pohnpei state.

GENERAL GEOGRAPHYWorld Position Map

The Fed. States of Micronesia is located in the Pacific Ocean. Nearby major countries are Papua New Guinea,

Japan and Kiribati.

CLIMATE

• The climate region of the F.S.M is tropical.

• There is heavy rain year-round, with occasional typhoons.

• The vegetation of the country are tropical flowers and plants like orchids and coconut trees.

• The proximity to the Equator and no natural barriers from weather all effect the climate.

The vegetation of the islands, as shown here on the island

depicted, are made up of many tropical trees,

underbrush and smaller flowers and plants.

COUNTRY FLAG

The Micronesian Flag's blue background represents the Pacific Ocean, while the stars in a diamond formation represent the four Micronesian states.

CURRENCYThe national currency is the United States Dollar (USD). The currency is split into 100 cents per dollar ($). This currency was used likely because of the fact that the F.S.M. is in a free association with the U.S. government.

CULTURAL VISUALS

This picture shows a Catholic bishop with Micronesian priests on Yap. Catholicism is a major religion in the Federated States of Micronesia, along with Protestantism.

CULTURAL VISUALS

A traditional Micronesian food is the coconut crab ( Birgus iatro). The coconut crab is one of the largest crabs in the world!

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