Location: Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia.
Geographic coordinates: 6° 33' N, 158° 9' E
Coastline km: 6,112 km km
Climate: tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage
Terrain: islands vary geologically from high mountainous islands to low, coral atolls; volcanic outcroppings on Pohnpei, Kosrae, and Chuuk
Elevation: highest point: Dolohmwar (Totolom) 791 m
Natural hazards: typhoons (June to December)
Currency: US dollar (USD)
Population: 108,105 (July 2005 est.)
Languages: English (official and common language), Trukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Kosrean, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi
Capital: Palikir
Divisions: 4 states; Chuuk (Truk), Kosrae (Kosaie), Pohnpei (Ponape), Yap