Micronesia
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Oceania.
Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau and Tuvalu are made of small islands and atolls spread across the ocean, so their outlines are scattered specks.
- Capital
- Palikir
- Also known as
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Continent
- Oceania
More Oceania quizzes - Land neighbours
- None
- Population
- 113,683 (2025)
- Total area
- 700 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 6.9° N, 158.2° E
Micronesia at a glance
Micronesia is a country in Oceania. Its capital is Palikir. It has no land neighbours.
Worldwide, Micronesia has the 2nd highest share of land under forest (92.2% in 2023, among 191 countries with data).
Flag of Micronesia
Micronesia’s flag is drawn in the proportions 10:19 (height to width), like 3 other flags in our quizzes.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Somalia, Nauru, Kosovo and Saint Lucia.
Micronesia in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Oceania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 113,683 | 182ndof 195 | 9thof 14 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 700 km² | 177thof 194 | 10thof 14 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $501.8M | 177thof 182 | 9thof 14 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $4,414 | 120thof 182 | 10thof 14 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 67.4 years | 152ndof 195 | 9thof 14 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 2.74 | 60thof 195 | 10thof 14 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $508 | 89thof 191 | 7thof 14 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 22.5% | 186thof 195 | 10thof 14 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 39.5% | 153rdof 180 | 9thof 11 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 92.2% | 2ndof 191 | 1stof 13 |
CO₂ per person is left out for Micronesia. The World Bank figure, under 0.01 t, is far below the Global Carbon Project’s estimate of about 1.3 t for 2024. Estimate.
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Micronesia and its nearest countries
Micronesia has no land neighbours, so this compares it with the four countries closest to it.
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 | Distanceclosest points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micronesia | 113,683 | 700 km² | $4,414 | |
| Palau | 17,663 | 460 km² | $19,532 | about 420 km |
| Marshall Islands | 36,282 | 180 km² | $8,489 | about 670 km |
| Nauru | 12,025 | 20 km² | $14,640 | about 780 km |
| Papua New Guinea | 10,762,817 | 462,840 km² | $3,020 | about 990 km |
Quizzes featuring Micronesia
Map quizzes
Flag, outline and capital quizzes
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- World Capitals
- Guess the Flag
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- Flags of Oceania
- Capitals of Oceania
- Oceania Country Shapes
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Micronesia · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- CO₂ per person: Global Carbon Project, via Our World in Data · The estimate the World Bank figure was checked against.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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