Short facts about people of Micronesia

Population:

134,597 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  NA% 15-64 years:  NA% 65 years and over:  NA%

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

NA%

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

NA

Nationality:

noun:  Micronesian(s) adjective:  Micronesian; Kosrae(s), Pohnpeian(s), Trukese, Yapese

Ethnic groups:

nine ethnic Micronesian and Polynesian groups

Religions:

Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other and none 3%

Languages:

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

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  89% male:  91% female:  88% (1980 est.)

Source: World Factbook