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Micronesia · FSM · Oceania

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Risk Score

Guarded→ Stable

Risk Factors

No recent events in pipeline

Overview

Comprising over 600 islands spread across the Western Pacific, the FSM is a sovereign nation in free association with the United States. Its economy is heavily reliant on US financial assistance, with fishing and subsistence agriculture forming the primary domestic sectors.

Leadership

Wesley Simina

President

GOVERNMENT: Federal Presidential Republic in free association with the US

Aren Palik

Jackson Soram

Elieisar R. William

Economy

GDP

$0.5B

GDP per Capita

$4.5K

GDP Growth

+2.0%

Inflation

3.0%

Unemployment

15.0%

US aidFishingSubsistence agricultureTourism (limited)

Trade

Key Exports

Fish (tuna)CopraBetel nuts

Key Imports

FoodstuffsMachinery and equipmentFuelManufactured goods

Top Partners

USJapanGuamAustraliaChina

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