| Organisation / Group | Aim |
|---|---|
| African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States | to manage their preferential economic and aid relationship with the EU |
| Asian Development Bank | to promote regional economic cooperation |
| Alliance of Small Island States | to call attention to threats of sea-level rise and coral bleaching to small islands and lowlying coastal developing states from global warming;to emphasize the importance of information and information technology in the process of achieving sustainable development |
| Food and Agriculture Organization | to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency |
| Group of 77 | to promote economic cooperation among developing countries;name persists in spite of increased membership |
| International Bank for Reconstruction and Development | to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency |
| International Civil Aviation Organization | to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency |
| International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement | to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime |
| International Development Association | to provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate |
| International Finance Corporation | to support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate |
| International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies | to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs |
| International Monetary Fund | to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency |
| International Olympic Committee | to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia |
| International Telecommunications Satellites Organization | to act as a watchdog over Intelsat, Ltd., a private company, to make sure it provides on a global and non-discriminatory basis public telecommunication services |
| International Telecommunication Union | to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency |
| Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency | encourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency |
| Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons | to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention |
| Pacific Islands Forum | to promote regional cooperation in political matters |
| South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement | to redress unequal trade relationships of Australia and New Zealand with small island economies in the Pacific region |
| Secretariat of the Pacific Community | to serve island development in 22 Pacific countries;to develop technical assistance and professional, scientific, and research support;to build planning and management capability |
| United Nations | to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems |
| United Nations Conference on Trade and Development | to promote international trade |
| United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization | to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture |
| World Health Organization | to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency |
| World Meteorological Organization | to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency |
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Description
In 1979 the Federated States of Micronesia, a UN Trust Territory under US administration, adopted a constitution. In 1986 independence was attained under a Compact of Free Association with the US, which was amended and renewed in 2004. Present concerns include large-scale unemployment, overfishing, and overdependence on US aid.
Government type
constitutional government in free association with the US;the Compact of Free Association entered into force on 3 November 1986 and the Amended Compact entered into force in May 2004
Religions
Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other 3%
Natural Resources
timber, marine products, deep-seabed minerals, phosphate
Export commodities
fish, garments, bananas, black pepper, sakau (kava), betel nut
Associations involved (16)
has property
- Area of Micronesia Federated States of
- Birth rate of Micronesia, Federated States of
- Death rate of Micronesia, Federated States of
- Electricity production of Micronesia, Federated States of
- GDP - per capita (PPP) of Micronesia, Federated States of
- GDP of Micronesia, Federated States of
- Infant Mortality Rate of Micronesia, Federated States of
- Inflation rate of Micronesia, Federated States of
- Life Expectancy at Birth of Micronesia, Federated States of
- Location of Federated States of Micronesia
- Net Migration Rate of Micronesia, Federated States of
- Population growth rate of Micronesia, Federated States of
- Population size of Micronesia, Federated States of
- Total Fertility Rate of Micronesia, Federated States of
- Unemployment rate of Micronesia, Federated States of
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