The island of Pohnpei is genetically notable for the prevalence of the extreme form of color blindness known as maskun.
Population: 133,144 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: NA
15-64 years: NA
65 years and over: NA
Population growth rate: -0.11% (2006 est.)
Birth rate: 27.09 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 5.95 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: 11.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 33.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 68.63 years
male: 66.67 years
female: 70.62 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.83 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Micronesian(s)
adjective: Micronesian; Kosrae(s), Pohnpeian(s), Trukese, Yapese
Ethnic groups: Chuukese 48.8%, Pohnpeian 24.2%, Yapese 9.7%, Kosraean 6.2%, other 11.1%
Religions: Roman Catholic 50%, Protestant 47%, other and none 3% (see Religion in the Federated States of Micronesia)
Languages: English (official and common language), Trukese, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Kosraean