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 | 0.02% of GDP (2018 est.) |
Revenue from coal | |
Waste and recycling | Municipal solid waste generated annually: 26,040 tons (2016 est.) |
Total renewable water resources | 0 cubic meters (2017 est.) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Air pollutants | |
Particulate matter emissions | 7.79 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.) |
Carbon dioxide emissions | 0.14 megatons (2016 est.) |
Methane emissions | 0.02 megatons (2020 est.) |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 25.5% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 2.3% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 19.7% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 3.5% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 74.5% (2018 est.) |
Other | 0% (2018 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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