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Government type |
Constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force on 3 November 1986 and the Amended Compact entered into force in May 2004 |
| Head of State | Head of State and Head of Government: President HE Emanuel Mori |
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Independence |
3 November 1986 (from the US-administered UN trusteeship) |
| Constitution | 10 May 1979 |
| Legal system | Based on adapted Trust Territory laws, acts of the legislature, municipal, common, and customary laws; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal |
| Administrative divisions | 4 states; Chuuk (Truk), Kosrae (Kosaie), Pohnpei (Ponape), Yap |