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General Information

Region		Micronesia
Population (000, 2019)		57
Pop. density (per km2, 2019)		124.4
Capital city		Garapan
Capital city pop. (000,2019)		4^d
Surface area (km2)		457^a
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		107.1^b,c
National currency		US Dollar (USD)

Economic indicators

	2005	2010	2019
Employment: Agriculture (% of employed)	1.5^b,e,f,g	...	...
Employment: Industry (% of employed)	47.2^b,e,f,g	...	...
Employment: Services (% employed)	45.8^b,e,f,g	...	...
Unemployment^f (% of labour force)	6.5	11.2^b	...
Labour force participation (female/male pop. %)	81.3 / 82.5^f,h	66.6 / 77.6^b,f	... / ...
International trade: Exportsⁱ (million current US$)	1 254	1 453	1 839^j
International trade: Importsⁱ (million current US$)	1 952	2 867	4 930^j
International trade: Balance (million current US$)	-699	- 1 414	- 3 091^j

Social indicators

	2005	2010	2019
Population growth rate^l (average annual %)	-1.6	-3.2	0.1^m
Urban population (% of total population)	90.6	90.9	91.7
Urban population growth rate^l (average annual %)	-1.5	-3.1	0.2^m
Fertility rate, total (live births per woman)	1.5	2.2	1.6ⁿ
Life expectancy at birth (females/males, years)	77.8 / 72.5^g	79.9 / 74.4^o	77.9 / 74.9^b,p
Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)	22.9 / 3.7^q,r	26.7 / 5.8	23.5 / 10.0^b,c
International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)	37.5 / 58.9	24.2 / 44.4	21.8 / 39.5^a
Infant mortality rate (per 1 000 live births)	...	...	6.4^p

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2005	2010	2019
Threatened species (number)	28^s	85	102
Forested area (% of land area)	67.7	65.9	63.8^i,c
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders^t (000)	498	375	656^a
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	3.8	40.6	40.6^j

Footnotes

a		2017
b		Break in the time series.
c		2016
d		2010
e		Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 2.
f		Population aged 16 years and over.
g		2000
h		2003
i		Estimate.
j		2018
k		Areas not elsewhere specified.
l		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
m		2015
n		2013
o		2009
p		2012
q		Estimates should be viewed with caution as these are derived from scarce data.
r		Refers to the island of Saipan.
s		2004
t		Arrivals by air.