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Micronesia at a glance

Places of Earth follows 455 places here month by month, with 3 mountains and 10 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are January, February and March.

Micronesia's population

Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.

+254%32k in 1950 → 114k in 2025 → 126k in 2050
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Micronesia · In numbers

GDP per person (PPP)$4,6002025 · 154/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy67.42024 · 172/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities22 %2025 · 203/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet40 %2024 · 153/179 among countries · World: 71 %
Children per woman2.742024 · 59/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover92 %2024 · 1/206 among countries

The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.

When to go to Micronesia

The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.

Where to go, month by month

For the beach in August

Places and regions of Micronesia

The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with everything we follow there.

4 regions

Micronesia from above

Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.

OctoberMonth scores for Micronesia
Photo: Motoki Kurabayashi · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Wenobest Jan–Mar43Weno
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Palikirbest Jan–Mar45Palikir
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Koloniabest Jan–Mar44Kolonia
Photo: Ben Mieremet, Senior Advisor OSD, NOAA · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Coloniabest Jan–Mar43Colonia
Photo: Txu-oclc-0607986778-kosrae.jpg: USGS derivative work: NNW (talk) · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Utwebest Jan–Feb · Aug46Utwe

Nature in Micronesia

All nature

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Outdoors in Micronesia

Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.

Culture in Micronesia

10 monuments and 3 museums; the best known first.

All monuments

What's on in Micronesia

Event calendar

The ground and the sky in Micronesia

Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.

Earthquakes

Getting to Micronesia

3 large airports; the ones closest to the most visited places.

Practical information

Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.

PlugsAB120 V
Emergency111Calling code +691
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyUS DollarUSD
LanguagesEnglish
Local time02:08Palikir