The Federated States of Micronesia is a federal republic of four states, each with its own constitution. In free association with the United States, it has no military and relies on compact aid and fishing licence revenue.
In the 12 Axes register, Micronesia leans hardest on Federal – Unitary: Federal 83%; the register median is Unitary 68%.
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Where Micronesia sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Federational
Four states with own constitutions
Representative Democracy
Congress elects the president
Liberal
Bill of rights, open press
Cooperation
Compact of Free Association with US
Pacifist
No military, US responsible for defence
Centrist
Land held by citizens only
Mixed Economic
Subsistence and aid-based economy
Balanced
Small private sector, public jobs
Moderate
Aid and fishing licence revenue
Spiritual
Churches central to public life
Conservative
Traditional chiefly and church norms
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Micronesia is at Federal 83%. The register median is Unitary 68%.
Collectivize – Privatize
On Collectivize – Privatize, Micronesia is at balanced 50%, almost the register median of balanced 50%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · freedomhouse.org
Map: TUBS, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
