Oceania · Micronesia
Micronesia
Micronesia covers about 634 km² (245 mi²), the 190th largest of the 246 places listed here.
- 634km²Area, main territory
- 76,000Population
- 0.02In Belgiums
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- Micronesia
Facts
| Area, main territory | 634 km²245 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 702 km²Wikidata · 9.7% above our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.02 |
| Capital | Palikir |
| Population | 76,000Wikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 120 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 1°N to 10°N |
| In other languages | Föderierte Staaten von Mikronesien Deutsch · États fédérés de Micronésie Français · Micronésia Português · ミクロネシア連邦 日本語 · 密克罗尼西亚联邦 中文 · 미크로네시아 연방 한국어 |
| Continent | Oceania#8 of 14 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Micronesia
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 26,791× the size of Micronesia.
- Micronesia lies at 7°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.0×.
- Laid out flat, Micronesia's main territory stretches about 1,010 km north to south and 2,740 km east to west.
- Our measured 634 km² is 9.7% below Wikidata's official figure of 702 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
How Micronesia measures up
Micronesia holds 0.0% of the land area and 0.2% of the people of the 14 countries listed for Oceania. In Micronesia it is the 1st largest of 5.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 634 km² | 188th of 239 |
| Population | 76,000 | 199th of 237 |
| Farthest north | 7.0°N | 155th of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Micronesia is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 0.02× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 1 in 385 its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 1 in 564 its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 1 in 589 its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 1 in 864 its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 4,971 its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 13,368 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 14,906 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 26,791 its size |
Where Micronesia sits
- Micronesia's centre lies at 7.0°N, 155.3°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 780 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 1°N to 10°N, about 990 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2023; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11