Micronesia
Micronesia
Capital Palikir
702 km² · 113,683 people (2025) · United States dollar
607 islands spread across about 2,700 km of the western Pacific, in four states. Nan Madol off Pohnpei is a city of nearly a hundred artificial islets built from basalt columns on a reef between about AD 1200 and 1500, and is sometimes called the Venice of the Pacific. Chuuk Lagoon holds one of the largest concentrations of shipwrecks on the seabed anywhere.
The facts
- Capital
- Palikir
- Largest city
- Weno
- Area
- 702 km² — 271 sq mi
- Population
- 113,683 (2025)
- Density
- 161.9 people per km²
- Currency
- United States dollar (USD, $)
- Official language
- English
- Time zones
- UTC+10:00, UTC+11:00
- Calling code
- +691
- Drives on the
- right
- ISO codes
- FM · FSM
- Continent
- Oceania
How it compares
- By area
- 182 of 200
- By population
- 185 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Tonga | 747 | 103,742 |
| Singapore | 719 | 6,111,175 |
| Micronesia ← | 702 | 113,683 |
| Saint Lucia | 616 | 180,149 |
| Andorra | 468 | 82,904 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of Micronesia?
- Palikir
- What currency does Micronesia use?
- The United States dollar (USD).
- How big is Micronesia?
- 702 km², or 271 square miles — 182 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does Micronesia drive on?
- The right.
Related pages
- Tonga 747 km²
- Singapore 719 km²
- Saint Lucia 616 km²
- Andorra 468 km²
- Australia Oceania
- Papua New Guinea Oceania
- New Zealand Oceania
- Fiji Oceania
- Solomon Islands Oceania
- Vanuatu Oceania
- Samoa Oceania
- Kiribati Oceania
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)