Administrative divisions
4 · First-level (ADM1)Boundaries shown do not imply endorsement.
ChuukKosraePohnpeiYap
Source: geoBoundaries CGAZ (ADM1)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Total area | 700 km²World Bank WDI [2023] |
| Exclusive economic zone (EEZ) | 3,008,000 km²Marine Regions [2024] |
| Administrative divisions (ADM1) | 4 divisionsgeoBoundaries [2026] |
| Location | Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to IndonesiaCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Coastline | 6,112 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Land boundaries | 0 kmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Bordering countries | No authoritative open source found |
| Terrain | islands vary geologically from high mountainous islands to low, coral atolls; volcanic outcroppings on Pohnpei, Kosrae, and ChuukCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Climate | tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damageCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural resources | timber, marine products, deep-seabed minerals, phosphateCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Highest point | Nanlaud on Pohnpei 782 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Lowest point | Pacific Ocean 0 mCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Mean elevation | No authoritative open source found |
| Area (comparative) | four times the size of Washington, D.C. (land area only)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Natural hazards | typhoons (June to December)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm; exclusive economic zone: 200 nmCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
