Editing Federated States of Micronesia (section)

== Society ==

===Demographics===
{{main|Demographics of the Federated States of Micronesia}}

[[File:Ulithi-Dancers.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|People performing a welcome ceremony on the [[Ulithi]] atoll]]
The indigenous population of the nation, which is predominantly [[Micronesians|Micronesian]], consists of various ethnolinguistic groups. It has a nearly 100% Pacific Islander and [[Asian people|Asian]] population: [[Chuukese people|Chuukese]] 48.8%, [[Pohnpeian language|Pohnpeian]] 24.2%, [[Kosraean language|Kosraean]] 6.2%, [[Yapese people|Yapese]] 5.2%, [[Yap]] outer islands 4.5%, [[Asian ethnic groups|Asian]] 1.8%, [[Polynesians|Polynesian]] 1.5%, other 6.4%, unknown 1.4%. A sizable minority also have some [[Japanese settlement in the Federated States of Micronesia|Japanese ancestry]], which is a result of intermarriages between Japanese settlers and Micronesians during the Japanese colonial period.<ref>[http://www.fsmgov.org/press/pr12120a.htm President Emanuel Mori Meets With Japan Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924015858/http://www.fsmgov.org/press/pr12120a.htm|date=September 24, 2015}}; [http://www.aesonline.org/3056 AESonline.org] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20070616091249/http://www.aesonline.org/3056|date=June 16, 2007}} Government of the Federated States of Micronesia, December 12, 2007</ref>

There is also a growing expatriate population of Americans, Australians, Europeans, and residents from China and the Philippines since the 1990s. [[English language|English]] has become the common language of the government, and for secondary and tertiary education. Outside of the main capital towns of the four FSM states, the local languages are primarily spoken. In the Catholic mission of [[Pohnpei]], among the Mercedarian missionaries, considered an institution in the country, [[Spanish language|Spanish]] is also spoken. Growth remains high at more than 3% annually, offset somewhat by net emigration.

===Languages===
[[File:Beach on Weno island (Chuuk, Micronesia).jpg|thumb|A beach in Chuuk]]
English is the official and common language. Aside from English, the following [[Austronesian languages|Austronesian]] languages are spoken:<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Micronesia">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ethnologue.com/country/FM/languages|title=Micronesia|website=Ethnologue|language=en|access-date=2019-02-01|archive-date=February 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190202095420/https://www.ethnologue.com/country/FM/languages|url-status=live}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
!Rank
!Language
!Language family
!Number of speakers
|-
|1
|[[Chuukese language|Chuukese]]
| rowspan="4" |[[Micronesian languages|Micronesian]]
|45,900
|-
|2
|[[Pohnpeian language|Pohnpeian]]
|30,000
|-
|3
|[[Kosraean language|Kosraean]]
|8,000
|-
|4
|[[Mortlockese language|Mortlockese]]
|5,900
|-
|5
|[[Yapese language|Yapese]]
|[[Admiralty Islands languages|Admiralty Islands]]?
|5,130
|-
|6
|[[Ulithian language|Ulithian]]
|Micronesian
|3,000
|-
|7
|[[Kapingamarangi language|Kapingamarangi]]
|[[Polynesian languages|Polynesian]]
|3,000
|-
|8
|[[Pingelapese language|Pingelapese]]
| rowspan="6" |Micronesian
|3,000
|-
|9
|[[Woleaian language|Woleaian]]
|1,700
|-
|10
|[[Mokilese language|Mokilese]]
|1,500
|-
|11
|[[Puluwat language|Puluwat]]
|1,400
|-
|12
|[[Pááfang language|Pááfang]]
|1,300
|-
|13
|[[Namonuito language|Namonuito]]
|940
|-
|14
|[[Nukuoro language|Nukuoro]]
|Polynesian
|700
|-
|15
|[[Ngatikese language|Ngatikese]]
| rowspan="2" |Micronesian
|700
|-
|16
|[[Satawalese language|Satawalese]]
|500
|-
|17
|[[Nguluwan language|Nguluwan]]
|Admiralty Islands?
|50
|-
|18
|[[Ngatikese Creole]]
|[[Creole language|Creole]]
|30
|}

===Religion===
{{main|Religion in the Federated States of Micronesia}}
[[File:Catholic Belltower, Kolonia.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Cathedral of Ponape Belltower, in Kolonia, on the island of Pohnpei, built in 1909 by German Capuchin missionaries]]
The people of the Federated States of Micronesia are 97% [[Christians|Christian]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.state.gov/reports/2019-report-on-international-religious-freedom/micronesia/|title="2019 Report on International Religious Freedom: Micronesia". United States Department of State.|access-date=October 28, 2022|archive-date=March 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326125307/https://www.state.gov/reports/2019-report-on-international-religious-freedom/micronesia/|url-status=live}}</ref> More than half of the population follows the Catholic Church (55%)<ref name=":1" /> and about 42%<ref name=":1" /> follow various Protestant Christian groups. In general this is due to [[Spanish empire|Spanish]] and German colonial history. Spanish rule meant that a large part of the population remained Catholic. During the [[German Empire|German]] colonial period, until 1914, Catholic and Protestant missionaries from the German Empire were deployed. Several [[Protestant]] denominations, as well as the [[Roman Catholic (term)|Roman]] [[Catholic Church]], are present in every Micronesian state.<ref name="report">[https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2007/90145.htm International Religious Freedom Report 2007: Micronesia, Federated States of] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731054843/https://2001-2009.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2007/90145.htm |date=July 31, 2020}}. United States [[Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor]] (September 14, 2007). ''This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the [[public domain]].''</ref> Most Protestant groups trace their roots to American Congregationalist missionaries.<ref name=report/> On the island of Kosrae, the population is approximately 7,800; 95 percent are Protestants.<ref name=report/> On [[Pohnpei]], the population of 35,000 is evenly divided between Protestants and Catholics. Most immigrants are Filipino Catholics who have joined local Catholic churches, e.g. Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Pohnpei.<ref name=report/>

On Chuuk and Yap, an estimated 60 percent are Catholic and 40 percent are Protestant.<ref name=report/> Religious groups with small followings include [[Baptists]], [[Assemblies of God]], [[Salvation Army]], [[Seventh-day Adventists]], [[Jehovah's Witnesses]], [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (Mormons), and the [[Baháʼí Faith]].<ref name=report/> There is a small group of [[Buddhists]] on Pohnpei,<ref name=report/> and a small group of [[Ahmadiyya|Ahmadiyya Muslims]] in both Pohnpei and Kosrae. Attendance at religious services is generally high; [[church (building)|churches]] are well supported by their congregations and play a significant role in civil society.<ref name=report/>

In the 1890s, on the island of Pohnpei, intermissionary conflicts and the conversion of clan leaders resulted in religious divisions along clan lines which persist today.<ref name=report/> More Protestants live on the western side of the island, while more Catholics live on the eastern side.<ref name=report/> [[Missionaries]] of many religious traditions are present and operate freely.<ref name=report/> The Constitution provides for [[freedom of religion]], and the Government generally respects this right in practice.<ref name=report/> The US government received no reports of societal abuses or discrimination based on religious belief or practice in 2007.<ref name=report/>

=== Health ===
{{Main|Health in the Federated States of Micronesia}}
Life expectancy was 66 for men and 69 for women in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Life expectancy at birth, male (years) - Micronesia, Fed. Sts. {{!}} Data |publisher=The World Bank |date= |access-date=27 February 2021 |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN?locations=FM&most_recent_value_desc=true |archive-date=August 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816010726/https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN?locations=FM&most_recent_value_desc=true |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Life expectancy at birth, female (years) - Micronesia, Fed. Sts. {{!}} Data |publisher=The World Bank |date= |access-date=27 February 2021 |url=https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN?locations=FM&most_recent_value_desc=true |archive-date=April 19, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419223437/https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN?locations=FM&most_recent_value_desc=true |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Pingelap]] in Pohnpei State is notable for the prevalence of an extreme form of [[color blindness]] called [[Achromatopsia]], and known locally as [[Pingelap#Total color blindness|maskun]].<ref name="Brody_1970"/><ref name="Hussels_1972"/> Approximately 5% of the atoll's 3,000 inhabitants are afflicted.<ref name="Brody_1970">{{cite journal |vauthors=Brody JA, Hussels I, Brink E, Torres J |title=Hereditary blindness among Pingelapese people of Eastern Caroline Islands |journal=Lancet |volume=1 |issue=7659 |pages=1253–7 |year=1970 |pmid=4192495 |doi=10.1016/S0140-6736(70)91740-X}}</ref><ref name="Hussels_1972">{{cite journal |vauthors=Hussels IE, Morton NE |title=Pingelap and Mokil Atolls: achromatopsia |journal=Am. J. Hum. Genet. |volume=24 |issue=3 |pages=304–9 |year=1972 |pmid=4555088 |pmc=1762260}}</ref>