Micronesia, Federated States of
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Official name: | Federated States of Micronesia |
Capital: | Palikir |
Area: | total: 702 sq km note: includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Chuuk (Truk) Islands, Yap Islands, and Kosrae water: 0 sq km (fresh water only) land: 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 |
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 |
Comparative Area: | four times the size of Washington, DC (land area only) |
Land boundaries: | 0 km |
Coastline: | 6,112 km |
Terrain: | islands vary geologically from high mountainous islands to low, coral atolls; volcanic outcroppings on Pohnpei, Kosrae, and Truk |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Dolohmwar (Totolom) 791 m |
Map of Micronesia, Federated States of