Tentmaker Reports
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. Report
Entrepreneurial Missions Index
26.6
General Information
Population
111,064 (169th most populous country in the world)
| RELIGIONS | |
|---|---|
| Roman Catholic | 50% |
| Protestant | 47% |
| Other | 3% |
| LANGUAGES | |
|---|---|
| English | |
| Chuukese | |
| Kosrean | |
| Pohnpeian | |
| Yapese | |
| Ulithian | |
| Woleaian | |
| Nukuoro | |
| Kapingamaragni |
Industries
Toursim, construction, fish processing, specialized aquaculture, craft items
Unless otherwise noted, all information included here was obtained from the World Factbook project 4, conducted by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). For more detailed information about Micronesia, Fed. Sts., visit https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fm.html.
Business Information
The World Bank ranks Micronesia, Fed. Sts. as 137 out of 183 economies in terms of ease of doing business. The country ranks as 0 (of 183) in terms of ease of starting a business.It requires 0 procedures, takes 0 days, and costs N/A% of income per capita to start a business in Micronesia, Fed. Sts..
In order to start a business in Micronesia, Fed. Sts., one must follow these procedures:
- Check the uniqueness of the proposed company name and reserve a name
- Notarize the company documents
- File the incorporation documents with the Registrar of Companies
- Obtain the payment receipt (four duplicates) and pay the registration fee and license fee at the Finance Office of the state government
- Obtain the certificate of corporation
- Register for social security
- Apply for a business license from the municipality
Unless otherwise noted, all information included here was obtained from the Doing Business project 3, conducted by the World Bank. For more detailed information about starting a business in Micronesia, Fed. Sts., visit http://www.doingbusiness.org/.
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. Economic Freedom
The annual survey Economic Freedom of the World is an indicator produced by the Fraser Institute, a libertarian think tank which attempts to measure the degree of economic freedom in the world's nations. Economic Freedom of the World index has been more widely used than any other measure of economic freedom, because of its coverage of a longer time period
Their measure of economic freedom is based on that the following standards:
- Personal choice rather than collective choice,
- Voluntary exchange coordinated by markets rather than allocation via the political process,
- Freedom to enter and compete in markets, and
- Protection of persons and their property from aggression by others.
A state will rate high when it focuses on protection of people and their property from the actions of aggressors, enforcement of contracts, and provision of the limited set of public goods like roads, flood control projects, and money of stable value and little else, but a country’s rating on the EFW summary index will fall as government expenditures increase and regulations expand.
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. Summary
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. Links
2 Free the World
Gwartney, James and Robert Lawson with Herbert Grubel, Jakob de Haan, Jan-Egbert Sturm, and Eelco Zandberg (2009). Economic Freedom of the World: 2009 Annual Report. Vancouver, BC: The Fraser Institute. Data retrieved from www.freetheworld.com.
