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Asia & Pacific · reference

🇫🇲 Micronesia

Federal parliamentary republic in free association with the United States

SystemFederal parliamentary republic in free association with the United States
Head of statePresident Wesley Simina (head of state and government, chosen by Congress)
LegislatureCongress · 14 senators, with no political parties
ElectionsFree non-partisan elections in one of the Pacific's quieter democracies
Last election2025-03-04 · congressional election
Next election2027-03 · congressional election, after which Congress selects the president

Four island states, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae, form a loose federation whose compact with the United States was renewed in 2023 amid intensifying US-China competition in the Pacific. Chuuk's periodic secession debate tests the federation's cohesion. Fishing licence fees and US assistance dominate government revenue.

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