• Surface Area: Approximately 75 square miles of land area is scattered over approximately 750,000 square miles of the North Western Pacific due 2,200 miles south west of Hawaii
  
  國土面積： 約75平方英里的群島分散在西北太平洋約750,000平方英里的範圍內，位於夏威夷西南方2,200英里處
   

• Administrative Structure: National and 24 Local Governments that are distinct and interdependent 
  
  國家行政架構： 24個中央/地方政府，彼此獨立且相互依賴
   

• Economy: The Government is the largest employer with 30.6% of the workforce, down from 3.4% since 1988. GDP is derived mainly from payments made by the United States under the terms of the amended Compact of Free Association. In recent years, revenues from fisheries have increased to support public services. ​
  
  ​經濟： 多數國民任職於公共部門，大約占勞動力總數的30.6%，自1988年以來下降了3.4%。國內生產毛額主要依賴於修訂後的《自由聯合協定 》，亦即從美國獲得的金援支持。近年來，隨著漁業收入的上升，也有助於支持該國公共政策服務

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• Commerce: The economy is mainly supported by fisheries, copra and tourism though other sectors are rising. These are banking services, construction, wholesale and retail trade. 
  
  商貿： 經濟收入主要來自漁業、椰子和旅遊業，但其他部門也在崛起，包括銀行服務、建築業、批發和零售貿易等

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• ​Natural Resource: Fish and other marine resources, coconut, deep sea rare minerals. 
  
  自然資源： 魚類和其他海洋資源、椰子、深海稀有礦物。