Micronesia is a nation in the western pacific ocean, about 2500 miles southwest of Hawaii, that consists of 607 islands.
- Total Land Area: 270.8 sq. miles (spread over 1700 miles from east to west)
- Estimated Population: 105,500
- Average Population Density: 389 per sq. mile
- Households: 15,230
- Spoken Languages: English (official), Yapese, Ulithian, Woleaian, Chuukese, Pohnpeian, Kosraean, Nukuoro, and Kapingamarangi (all, except English, are of the Malayo-Polynesian linguistic family).
- Climate: Tropical
- Micronesia is a member of the United Nations
- The Micronesian government is Democratic
- Micronesia is a federation of four states: Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei and Yap.