| Location | Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia |
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| Geographic coordinates | 6 55 N, 158 15 E |
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| Zone | Oceania |
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| Area | total: 702 sq km
land: 702 sq km
water: 0 sq km (fresh water only)
note: includes Pohnpei (Ponape), Chuuk (Truk) Islands, Yap Islands, and Kosrae (Kosaie) |
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| Land boundaries | 0 km |
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| Coastline | 6,112 km |
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| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
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| Climate | tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage |
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| Terrain | islands vary geologically from high mountainous islands to low, coral atolls; volcanic outcroppings on Pohnpei, Kosrae, and Chuuk |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Dolohmwar (Totolom) 791 m |
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| Natural resources | forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals, phosphate |
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| Irrigated land | 6,112 km |
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| Natural hazards | typhoons (June to December) |
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Environment -
current issues | overfishing, climate change, pollution |
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Environment -
international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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| Geography - note | four major island groups totaling 607 islands |
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