Location: Oceania, island in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines

Language: English, Chamorro, Japanese

Currency: 1 United States dollar (US$) = 100 cents

Population: 151,716

Natural Hazards: frequent squalls during rainy season; relatively rare, but potentially very destructive typhoons (especially in August)

Import: petroleum and petroleum products, food, manufactured goods

Export: mostly transshipments of refined petroleum products,
construction materials, fish, food and beverage products

Industries: US military, tourism, construction, transshipment services, concrete products, printing and publishing, food processing, textiles

Transportation:
Railways: 0 km

Highways:
total: 885 km
paved: 675 km
unpaved: 210 km
note: there is another 685 km of roads classified non-public, including roads located
on federal government installations

Ports & Harbors: Apra Harbor

Location: Oceania, group of atolls and reefs in the North Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Papua New Guinea

Language: English (universally spoken and is the official language), two major Marshallese dialects from the Malayo-Polynesian family, Japanese

Currency: 1 United States dollar (US$) = 100 cents

Population: 65,507

Natural Hazards: occasional typhoons

Import: foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, fuels, beverages and tobacco

Export: fish, coconut oil, fish, trochus shells

Industries: copra, fish, tourism, craft items from shell, wood, and pearls, offshore banking (embryonic)

Transportation:
Railways: 0 km

Highways:
total: NA km
paved: NA km
unpaved: NA km
note: paved roads on major islands (Majuro, Kwajalein), otherwise stone-, coral-,
or laterite-surfaced roads and tracks

Ports & Harbors: Majuro

Location: Oceania, island group in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to Indonesia

Language: English (official and common language), Trukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Kosrean

Currency: 1 United States dollar (US$) = 100 cents

Population: 131,500

Natural Hazards: typhoons (June to December)

Import: food, manufactured goods, machinery and equipment,
beverages

Export: fish, garments, bananas, black pepper

Industries: tourism, construction, fish processing, craft items from shell, wood, and pearls

Transportation:
Railways: 0 km

Highways:
total: 240 km
paved: 42 km
unpaved: 198 km

Ports & Harbors: Colonia (Yap), Kolonia (Pohnpei), Lele, Moen

Location: Oceania, islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines

Language: English, Chamorro, Carolinian 86% of population speaks a language other than English at home

Currency: 1 United States dollar (US$) = 100 cents

Population: 69,398

Natural Hazards: active volcanoes on Pagan and Agrihan; typhoons (especially August to November)

Import: food, construction equipment and materials, petroleum products

Export: garments

Industries: tourism, construction, garments, handicrafts

Transportation:
Railways: 0 km

Highways:
total: 362 km
paved: NA km
unpaved: NA km

Ports & Harbors: Saipan, Tinian

Location: Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines

Language: English (official in all of Palau's 16 states), Sonsorolese (official in the state of Sonsoral), Angaur and Japanese (in the state of Anguar), Tobi (in the state
of Tobi), Palauan (in the other 13 states)

Currency: 1 United States dollar (US$) = 100 cents

Population: 18,467

Natural Hazards: typhoons (June to December)

Import: NA

Export: trochus (type of shellfish), tuna, copra, handicrafts

Industries: tourism, craft items (from shell, wood, pearls), some commercial fishing and agriculture

Transportation:
Railways: 0 km

Highways:
total: 61 km
paved: 36 km
unpaved: 25 km

Ports & Harbors:Koror