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General Information

Region		Micronesia
Population (000, 2021)		58^a
Pop. density (per km2, 2021)		125.9^a
Capital city		Garapan
Capital city pop. (000, 2021)		4^c
Surface area (km2)		457^b
National currency		US Dollar (USD)

Economic indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Unemployment (% of labour force)	11.2^d,e	...	...
Labour force participation rate (female/male pop. %)	66.6 / 77.6^d,e	... / ...	... / ...
International trade: exports^f (million current US$)	1 453	1 685	1 941^g
International trade: imports^f (million current US$)	2 867	4 215	5 878^g
International trade: balance^f (million current US$)	- 1 414	- 2 530	- 3 937^g

Social indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Population growth rateⁱ (average annual %)	-0.9	0.7	0.6^g
Urban population (% of total population)	90.9	91.4	91.7^b
Urban population growth rateⁱ (average annual %)	-3.1	0.2	...
International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)	24.2 / 44.8	21.6 / 38.8	21.8 / 38.0^g

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2010	2015	2021
Threatened species (number)	85	99	111
Forested area (% of land area)	65.9	64.1	53^j
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders^k (000)	375	475	517^j
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	40.6	40.6	40.6^g

Footnotes

a		Projected estimate (medium fertility variant).
b		2019
c		2010
d		Break in the time series.
e		Population aged 16 years and over.
f		Estimate.
g		2020
h		Areas not elsewhere specified.
i		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
j		2018
k		Arrivals by air.