| Climate | We have tropical; heavy year-round rainfall, especially in the eastern islands; located on southern edge of the typhoon belt with occasionally severe damage |
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| Revenue from forest resources | |
| Revenue from coal | |
| Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 26,000 tons (2024 est.) |
| Total renewable water resources | |
| Major rivers (by length in km) | |
| Land Use | |
| Agricultural land | 7.1% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 2.9% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.) |
| Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 4.3% (2022 est.) |
| Forest | 92.1% (2022 est.) |
| Other | 0.8% (2022 est.) |
| Urbanization | |
| Urban population | 23.4% of total population (2023) |
| Rate of urbanization | 1.52% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Major urban areas (Pop) | 7,000 PALIKIR (capital) (2018). |
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