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Micronesia · FSM · Oceania

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Risk Score

Guarded Stable

Risk Factors

No recent events in pipeline

Overview

The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) is a sovereign island nation in Micronesia, comprising four main island states. It maintains a Compact of Free Association with the United States, which provides defense and financial assistance. Its economy is largely subsistence-based, supplemented by fishing and US aid.

Leadership

Wesley Simina

President

Government: Constitutional Government in Free Association with the US

Aren Palik

Kandhi Elieisar

Elina Akinaga

Economy

GDP

$0.5B

GDP per Capita

$4.5K

GDP Growth

+2.0%

Inflation

3.0%

Unemployment

15.0%

Subsistence farming and fishingGovernment servicesTourism (limited)

Trade

Key Exports

Fish (tuna)Betel nutsHandicraftsCoconut products

Key Imports

FoodstuffsManufactured goodsMachinery and equipmentFuels

Top Partners

USJapanGuamAustraliaChina

Headlines (7)

newspub_live2d ago

Volunteers stage in Hawaii ahead of Typhoon Bavi relief efforts

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guampdn2d ago

NWS tracking Invest 97W in Micronesia, conditions 'a little less favorable' for development

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thenews2d ago

China carries out rare Pacific ballistic missile test, raising regional tensions

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7news2d ago

Beijing sends four surveillance ships across Pacific ahead of nuclear missile test as flight path released

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theguardian2d ago

China missile test: what do we know and why are countries in the region concerned?

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manilatimes2d ago

UMIC upgrade opens opportunities – PEZA

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stripes2d ago

GTA continues network restoration following super typhoon Bavi

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