GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2008): $238.1 million (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2008): $2,200 (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2008): $238.1 million (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2008): $2,200 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Palikir
Population (Estimated July 2012): 106,487
Area: 700.9km2 or 270.6mi2
Currency: U.S. Dollar (U.S. $)
Official Language: English
Political Information: Democratic Presidential Republic
Official Religion: No Official Religion (but approximately 52.7% of the population is Roman Catholic, 41.7% is Protestant, 3.6% follower other faiths and 0.8 have no or unspecified beliefs)
Highest Mountain: Mount Dolohmwar 791m or 2,595ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): Between +10:00 and +11:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 4 states; Chuuk (Truk), Kosrae (Kosaie), Pohnpei (Ponape), Yap
Leaders: President Manny Mori with Vice President Alik L.Alik.
Additional: Gained independence from a US-administered UN trusteeship on the 3rd of November 1986.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
