▁the ▁U . S . ▁p led ged ▁to ▁spend ▁$ 1 . 3 ▁billion ▁in ▁the ▁islands ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 – 2 0 0 1 ; ▁when ▁the ▁Comp act ▁was ▁am ended ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁committed ▁to ▁providing ▁$ 1 1 0 ▁million ▁in ▁development ▁aid ▁through ▁ 2 0 2 3 . ▁The ▁C IA ▁World ▁Fact book ▁lists ▁high ▁dependence ▁on ▁U . S . ▁aid ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁concerns ▁of ▁the ▁F SM . ▁Ge ographical ▁isol ation ▁and ▁a ▁poor ly ▁developed ▁infrastr ucture ▁are ▁major ▁imped iments ▁to ▁long - term ▁growth . ▁ ▁Society ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁The ▁ind igen ous ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁nation , ▁which ▁is ▁pre domin antly ▁Mic ron esian , ▁consists ▁of ▁various ▁eth n ol ingu istic ▁groups . ▁It ▁has ▁a ▁nearly ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁Pacific ▁Island er ▁and ▁Asian ▁population : ▁Ch u uk ese ▁ 4 8 . 8 %, ▁P ohn pe ian ▁ 2 4 . 2 %, ▁Kos ra e an ▁ 6 . 2 %, ▁Y ap ese ▁ 5 . 2 %, ▁Y ap ▁outer ▁islands ▁ 4 . 5 %, ▁Asian ▁ 1 . 8 %, ▁Pol yn esian ▁ 1 . 5 %, ▁other ▁ 6 . 4 %, ▁unknown ▁ 1 . 4 %. ▁A ▁size able ▁minor ity ▁also ▁have ▁some ▁Japanese ▁ancest ry , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁inter