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"Terrain": {
"text": "five volcanic islands with rugged peaks and limited coastal plains, two coral atolls (Rose Island, Swains Island)"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
"Elevation": {
"mean elevation": {
"text": "NA"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "Lata Mountain 964 m"
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Lata Mountain 964 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
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}
},
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "NA"
"text": "0 sq km (2012)"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "typhoons common from December to March",
@ -90,6 +90,9 @@
}
},
"People and Society": {
"Population": {
"text": "54,194 (July 2016 est.)"
},
"Nationality": {
"noun": {
"text": "American Samoan(s) (US nationals)"
@ -99,7 +102,7 @@
}
},
"Ethnic groups": {
"text": "Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander 92.6% (includes Samoan 88.9%, Tongan 2.9%, other .8%), Asian 3.6% (includes Filipino 2.2%, other 1.4%), mixed 2.7%, other 1.2% (2010 est.)"
"text": "Pacific Islander 92.6% (includes Samoan 88.9%, Tongan 2.9%, other .8%), Asian 3.6% (includes Filipino 2.2%, other 1.4%), mixed 2.7%, other 1.2% (2010 est.)"
},
"Languages": {
"text": "Samoan 88.6% (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English 3.9%, Tongan 2.7%, other Pacific islander 3%, other 1.8%",
@ -110,51 +113,45 @@
"Religions": {
"text": "Christian 98.3%, other 1%, unaffiliated 0.7% (2010 est.)"
},
"Population": {
"text": "54,343 (July 2015 est.)"
},
"Age structure": {
"0-14 years": {
"text": "24.45% (male 6,506/female 6,780)"
"text": "24.04% (male 6,381/female 6,646)"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "19.61% (male 5,264/female 5,395)"
"text": "18.76% (male 4,983/female 5,185)"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "42.1% (male 11,775/female 11,105)"
"text": "42.62% (male 11,907/female 11,188)"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "8.69% (male 2,326/female 2,397)"
"text": "9.18% (male 2,438/female 2,535)"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "5.14% (male 1,287/female 1,508) (2015 est.)"
},
"population pyramid": {
"text": null
"text": "5.41% (male 1,342/female 1,589) (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Median age": {
"total": {
"text": "28.8 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "29.4 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "29.9 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "28.3 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "28.8 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Population growth rate": {
"text": "-0.3% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-0.25% (2016 est.)"
},
"Birth rate": {
"text": "22.89 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "22.9 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Death rate": {
"text": "4.75 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "4.8 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "-21.13 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "-20.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Urbanization": {
"urban population": {
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"text": "0.96 male(s)/female"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "0.98 male(s)/female"
"text": "0.96 male(s)/female"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "1.06 male(s)/female"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "0.97 male(s)/female"
"text": "0.96 male(s)/female"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "0.85 male(s)/female"
},
"total population": {
"text": "1 male(s)/female (2015 est.)"
"text": "1 male(s)/female (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Infant mortality rate": {
"total": {
"text": "8.69 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "8.5 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"male": {
"text": "11.16 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "10.9 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"female": {
"text": "6.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)"
"text": "6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Life expectancy at birth": {
"total population": {
"text": "75.14 years"
"text": "75.4 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "72.18 years"
"text": "72.4 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "78.28 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "78.5 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Total fertility rate": {
"text": "2.92 children born/woman (2015 est.)"
"text": "2.87 children born/woman (2016 est.)"
},
"Drinking water source": {
"improved": {
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"HIV/AIDS - deaths": {
"text": "NA"
},
"Major infectious diseases": {
"note": {
"text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)"
}
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "NA"
}
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"abbreviation": {
"text": "AS"
},
"note": {
"text": "the name \"Samoa\" is composed of two parts, \"sa\" meaning sacred and \"moa\" meaning center, so the name can mean Holy Center; alternatively, it can mean \"place of the sacred moa bird\" of Polynesian mythology"
"etymology": {
"text": "the name Samoa is composed of two parts, \"sa\" meaning \"sacred\" and \"moa\" meaning \"center,\" so the name can mean Holy Center; alternatively, it can mean \"place of the sacred moa bird\" of Polynesian mythology"
}
},
"Dependency status": {
"text": "unincorporated and unorganized territory of the US; administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior"
},
"Government type": {
"text": "NA"
"text": "presidential democracy; a self-governing territory of the US"
},
"Capital": {
"name": {
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"text": "Flag Day, 17 April (1900)"
},
"Constitution": {
"text": "adopted 17 October 1960; revised 1 July 1967; amended 1971, 1977, 1979 (2015)"
"text": "adopted 17 October 1960; revised 1 July 1967; amended several times, last in 2013 (2016)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of US common law and customary law"
},
"Citizenship": {
"text": "see United States"
},
"Suffrage": {
"text": "18 years of age; universal"
},
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},
"Judicial branch": {
"highest court(s)": {
"text": "High Court of American Samoa (consists of the chief justice, associate chief justice, and 6 Samoan associate judges and organized into trial, family, drug, and appellate divisions) ++ note - American Samoa has no US federal courts"
"text": "High Court of American Samoa (consists of the chief justice, associate chief justice, and 6 Samoan associate judges and organized into trial, family, drug, and appellate divisions); note - American Samoa has no US federal courts"
},
"judge selection and term of office": {
"text": "chief justice and associate chief justice appointed by the US Secretary of the Interior to serve for life; Samoan associate judges appointed by the governor to serve for life"
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"text": "none (territory of the US)"
},
"Flag description": {
"text": "blue, with a white triangle edged in red that is based on the fly side and extends to the hoist side; a brown and white American bald eagle flying toward the hoist side is carrying two traditional Samoan symbols of authority, a war club known as a \"fa'alaufa'i\" (upper; left talon), and a coconut fiber fly whisk known as a \"fue\" (lower; right talon); the combination of symbols broadly mimics that seen on the US Great Seal and reflects the relationship between the United States and American Samoa"
"text": "blue, with a white triangle edged in red that is based on the fly side and extends to the hoist side; a brown and white American bald eagle flying toward the hoist side is carrying two traditional Samoan symbols of authority, a war club known as a \"fa'alaufa'i\" (upper; left talon), and a coconut fiber fly whisk known as a \"fue\" (lower; right talon); the combination of symbols broadly mimics that seen on the US Great Seal and reflects the relationship between the US and American Samoa"
},
"National symbol(s)": {
"text": "a fue (coconut fiber fly whisk) crossed with a to'oto'o (staff); national colors: red, white, blue"
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},
"Economy": {
"Economy - overview": {
"text": "American Samoa has a traditional Polynesian economy in which more than 90% of the land is communally owned. Economic activity is strongly linked to the US with which American Samoa conducts most of its commerce. Tuna fishing and tuna processing plants are the backbone of the private sector with canned tuna the primary export. The two tuna canneries accounted for 13.1% of employment in 2013. In late September 2009, an earthquake and the resulting tsunami devastated American Samoa and nearby Samoa, disrupting transportation and power generation, and resulting in about 200 deaths. The US Federal Emergency Management Agency oversaw a relief program of nearly $25 million. Transfers from the US Government add substantially to American Samoa's economic well-being. Attempts by the government to develop a larger and broader economy are restrained by Samoa's remote location, its limited transportation, and its devastating hurricanes. Tourism is a promising developing sector. In 2015, a new fish processing company completed refurbishing the processing facilities left behind by one of the two canneries that closed in 2009 and opened a new cannery. With two operating canneries once again, fish processing and exports will rise in 2015 and beyond."
"text": "American Samoa has a traditional Polynesian economy in which more than 90% of the land is communally owned. Economic activity is strongly linked to the US with which American Samoa conducts most of its commerce. Tuna fishing and tuna processing plants are the backbone of the private sector with canned tuna the primary export. The two tuna canneries accounted for 13.1% of employment in 2013. ++ ++ In late September 2009, an earthquake and the resulting tsunami devastated American Samoa and nearby Samoa, disrupting transportation and power generation, and resulting in about 200 deaths. The US Federal Emergency Management Agency oversaw a relief program of nearly $25 million. Transfers from the US Government add substantially to American Samoa's economic well-being. ++ ++ Attempts by the government to develop a larger and broader economy are restrained by Samoa's remote location, its limited transportation, and its devastating hurricanes. Tourism is a promising developing sector. In 2015, a new fish processing company completed refurbishing the processing facilities left behind by one of the two canneries that closed in 2009 and opened a new cannery. With two operating canneries once again, fish processing and exports will rise in the coming years."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$711 million (2013 est.) ++ $718 million (2012 est.) ++ $647 million (2011 est.)"
"text": "$711 million (2013 est.) ++ $718 million (2012 est.) ++ $647 million (2012 est.)"
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$748.6 million (2005)"
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"text": "54.4%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-66.8% (2013)"
"text": "-66.8% (2012)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
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}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "22,219"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "59%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "60%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "45% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "156.4 million kWh (2013 est.)"
},
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"text": "2,375 bbl/day (2013 est.)"
},
"Refined petroleum products - exports": {
"text": "0.09 bbl/day (2012 est.)"
"text": "0 bbl/day (2012 est.)"
},
"Refined petroleum products - imports": {
"text": "2,346 bbl/day (2012 est.)"
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"Communications": {
"Telephones - fixed lines": {
"total subscriptions": {
"text": "9,900"
"text": "10,000"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "18 (2014 est.)"
"text": "18 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Telephone system": {
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"Broadcast media": {
"text": "3 TV stations; multi-channel pay TV services are available; about a dozen radio stations, some of which are repeater stations (2009)"
},
"Radio broadcast stations": {
"text": "AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005)"
},
"Television broadcast stations": {
"text": "1 (2006)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".as"
},
"Internet users": {
"text": "NA"
"total": {
"text": "17,000"
},
"percent of population": {
"text": "31.3% (July 2015 est.)"
}
}
},
"Transportation": {
"Airports": {
"text": "3 (2013)"
"text": "3 (2016)"
},
"Airports - with paved runways": {
"total": {
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}
}
},
"Military": {
"Manpower fit for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "14,562"
},
"females age 16-49": {
"text": "14,129 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually": {
"male": {
"text": "775"
},
"female": {
"text": "762 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Military and Security": {
"Military - note": {
"text": "defense is the responsibility of the US"
}

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}
},
"Area - comparative": {
"text": "slightly smaller than the US contiguous 48 states",
"Area comparison map": {
"text": null
}
"text": "slightly smaller than the US contiguous 48 states"
},
"Land boundaries": {
"text": "0 km"
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"Terrain": {
"text": "mostly low plateau with deserts; fertile plain in southeast"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Lake Eyre -15 m"
"Elevation": {
"mean elevation": {
"text": "330 m"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "Mount Kosciuszko 2,229 m"
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Lake Eyre -15 m ++ highest point: Mount Kosciuszko 2,229 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
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}
},
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "23,780 sq km (2013)"
},
"Total renewable water resources": {
"text": "492 cu km (2011)"
},
"Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)": {
"total": {
"text": "22.58 cu km/yr (27%/18%/55%)"
},
"per capita": {
"text": "1,152 cu m/yr (2010)"
}
"text": "25,500 sq km (2012)"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "cyclones along the coast; severe droughts; forest fires",
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}
},
"People and Society": {
"Population": {
"text": "22,992,654 (July 2016 est.)"
},
"Nationality": {
"noun": {
"text": "Australian(s)"
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"text": "English 76.8%, Mandarin 1.6%, Italian 1.4%, Arabic 1.3%, Greek 1.2%, Cantonese 1.2%, Vietnamese 1.1%, other 10.4%, unspecified 5% (2011 est.)"
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Protestant 30.1% (Anglican 17.1%, Uniting Church 5.0%, Presbyterian and Reformed 2.8%, Baptist, 1.6%, Lutheran 1.2%, Pentecostal 1.1%, other Protestant 1.3%), Catholic 25.3% (Roman Catholic 25.1%, other Catholic .2%), other Christian 2.9%, Orthodox 2.8%, Buddhist 2.5%, Muslim 2.2%, Hindu 1.3%, other 1.3%, none 22.3%, unspecified 9.3% (2011 est.)"
},
"Population": {
"text": "22,751,014 (July 2015 est.)"
"text": "Protestant 30.1% (Anglican 17.1%, Uniting Church 5.0%, Presbyterian and Reformed 2.8%, Baptist, 1.6%, Lutheran 1.2%, Pentecostal 1.1%, other Protestant 1.3%), Catholic 25.3% (Roman Catholic 25.1%, other Catholic 0.2%), other Christian 2.9%, Orthodox 2.8%, Buddhist 2.5%, Muslim 2.2%, Hindu 1.3%, other 1.3%, none 22.3%, unspecified 9.3% (2011 est.)"
},
"Age structure": {
"0-14 years": {
"text": "17.9% (male 2,089,561/female 1,982,719)"
"text": "17.84% (male 2,105,433/female 1,997,433)"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "13.14% (male 1,533,526/female 1,455,870)"
"text": "12.96% (male 1,528,993/female 1,451,340)"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "41.67% (male 4,822,083/female 4,658,371)"
"text": "41.55% (male 4,862,591/female 4,691,975)"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "11.82% (male 1,333,924/female 1,355,347)"
"text": "11.82% (male 1,347,780/female 1,369,501)"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "15.47% (male 1,628,108/female 1,891,505) (2015 est.)"
},
"population pyramid": {
"text": null
"text": "15.82% (male 1,684,339/female 1,953,269) (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Dependency ratios": {
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},
"Median age": {
"total": {
"text": "38.4 years"
"text": "38.6 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "37.7 years"
"text": "37.8 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "39.2 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "39.4 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Population growth rate": {
"text": "1.07% (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.05% (2016 est.)"
},
"Birth rate": {
"text": "12.15 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "12.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Death rate": {
"text": "7.14 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "7.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "5.65 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "5.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Urbanization": {
"urban population": {
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"text": "0.86 male(s)/female"
},
"total population": {
"text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Mother's mean age at first birth": {
"text": "30.5 (2006 est.)"
},
"Maternal mortality rate": {
"text": "6 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)"
},
"Infant mortality rate": {
"total": {
"text": "4.37 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "4.3 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"male": {
"text": "4.67 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "4.6 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"female": {
"text": "4.04 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)"
"text": "4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Life expectancy at birth": {
"total population": {
"text": "82.15 years"
"text": "82.2 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "79.7 years"
"text": "79.8 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "84.74 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "84.8 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Total fertility rate": {
"text": "1.77 children born/woman (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.77 children born/woman (2016 est.)"
},
"Contraceptive prevalence rate": {
"text": "72.3%",
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}
},
"Health expenditures": {
"text": "9.4% of GDP (2013)"
"text": "9.4% of GDP (2014)"
},
"Physicians density": {
"text": "3.27 physicians/1,000 population (2011)"
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}
},
"HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": {
"text": "0.17% (2013 est.)"
"text": "0.16% (2015 est.)"
},
"HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS": {
"text": "28,200 (2013 est.)"
"text": "26,900 (2015 est.)"
},
"HIV/AIDS - deaths": {
"text": "fewer than 100 (2013 est.)"
"text": "200 (2015 est.)"
},
"Obesity - adult prevalence rate": {
"text": "29.9% (2014)"
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"text": "0.2% (2007)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "5.1% of GDP (2011)"
"text": "5.3% of GDP (2013)"
},
"School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": {
"total": {
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"text": "20 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "21 years (2012)"
"text": "21 years (2013)"
}
},
"Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": {
"total": {
"text": "11.7%"
"text": "13.3%"
},
"male": {
"text": "12.4%"
"text": "14.1%"
},
"female": {
"text": "11% (2012 est.)"
"text": "12.5% (2014 est.)"
}
}
},
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"conventional short form": {
"text": "Australia"
},
"note": {
"text": "the name Australia is derived from the Latin \"australis\" meaning southern; the Australian landmass was long referred to as \"Terra Australis\" or the Southern Land"
"etymology": {
"text": "the name Australia derives from the Latin \"australis\" meaning \"southern\"; the Australian landmass was long referred to as \"Terra Australis\" or the Southern Land"
}
},
"Government type": {
"text": "federal parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm"
"text": "parliamentary democracy (Federal Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm"
},
"Capital": {
"name": {
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"text": "Australia Day (commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet of Australian settlers), 26 January (1788); ANZAC Day (commemorates the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey), 25 April (1915)"
},
"Constitution": {
"text": "9 July 1900; effective 1 January 1901; amended several times, last in 1977; note - a referendum to amend the constitution to reflect the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition Act 2013 is planned for early 2017 (2015)"
"text": "9 July 1900; effective 1 January 1901; amended several times, last in 1977; note - a referendum to amend the constitution to reflect the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Recognition Act 2013 is planned for early 2017 (2016)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "common law system based on the English model"
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"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
"Citizenship": {
"birthright citizenship": {
"text": "no, unless one parent is a citizen or permenent resident"
"citizenship by birth": {
"text": "no"
},
"citizenship by descent only": {
"text": "at least one parent must be a citizen or permanent resident of Australia"
},
"dual citizenship recognized": {
"text": "yes"
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"text": "Queen of Australia ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Sir Peter COSGROVE (since 28 March 2014)"
},
"head of government": {
"text": "Prime Minister Malcolm TURNBULL (since 15 September 2015); Deputy Prime Minister Warren TRUSS (since 18 September 2013)"
"text": "Prime Minister Malcolm TURNBULL (since 15 September 2015); Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby JOYCE (since 18 February 2016)"
},
"cabinet": {
"text": "Cabinet nominated by the prime minister from among members of Parliament and sworn in by the governor general"
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},
"Legislative branch": {
"description": {
"text": "bicameral Federal Parliament consists of the Senate (76 seats - 12 members from each of the 6 states and 2 from each of the 2 mainland territories; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of state membership renewed every 3 years and territory membership renewed every 3 years) and the House of Representatives (150 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by majority preferential vote; members serve terms of up to 3 years)"
"text": "bicameral Federal Parliament consists of the Senate (76 seats; 12 members from each of the 6 states and 2 each from the 2 mainland territories; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; members serve 6-year terms with one-half of state membership renewed every 3 years and territory membership renewed every 3 years) and the House of Representatives (150 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by majority preferential vote; members serve terms of up to 3 years)"
},
"elections": {
"text": "Senate - last held on 7 September 2013; House of Representatives - last held on 7 September 2013 (the latest a simultaneous half-Senate and House of Representative elections can be held is 30 November 2016)"
"text": "Senate - last held on 2 July 2016; House of Representatives - last held on 2 July 2016; this election represents a rare double dissolution where all 226 seats in both the Senate and House of Representatives are up for reelection"
},
"election results": {
"text": "Senate - seats by party - ALP 12, Lib 8, Liberal/National Coalition 5, The Greens 4, LNP 3, PUP 3, CLP 1, Family First 1, LDP 1, Motor Enthusiasts 1, Nick Kenophon Group 1; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - Liberal/National Coalition 45.6%, ALP 33.4%, Greens 8.7%, PUP 5.5%, Katter's Australian Party 1.0%, other 4.5%, independent 1.4%; seats by party - Liberal/National Coalition 90 (Lib 58, LNP 22, Nats 9, CLP 1), ALP 55, Greens 1, Katter's Australian Party 1, PUP 1, independent 2"
"text": "Senate - percent of vote by party NA - awaiting final results; seats by party NA - awaiting final results; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party Liberal/National Coalition 42.14%, ALP 34.91%, The Greens 9.93%, Katter's Australian Party 0.55%, Nick Xenophon Team 1.86%, independents 2.85%; seats by party Liberal/National Coalition 77, ALP 68, The Greens 1, Katter's Australian Party 1, Nick Xenophon Team 1, independents 2"
}
},
"Judicial branch": {
@ -435,11 +424,11 @@
"text": "justices appointed by the governor-general in council for life with mandatory retirement at age 70"
},
"subordinate courts": {
"text": "subordinate courts at the federal level: Federal Court; Federal Magistrates' Courts of Australia; Family Court; subordinate courts at the state and territory level: Local Court - New South Wales; Magistrates' Courts – Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory; District Courts – New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia; County Court – Victoria; Family Court – Western Australia; Court of Petty Sessions – Norfolk Island"
"text": "subordinate courts: subordinate courts at the federal level: Federal Court; Federal Magistrates' Courts of Australia; Family Court; subordinate courts at the state and territory level: Local Court - New South Wales; Magistrates' Courts – Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory; District Courts – New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia; County Court – Victoria; Family Court – Western Australia; Court of Petty Sessions – Norfolk Island"
}
},
"Political parties and leaders": {
"text": "Australian Greens Party [Christine MILNE] ++ Australian Labor Party [Bill SHORTEN] ++ Country Liberal Party [Terry MILLS] ++ Family First Party [Steve FIELDING] ++ Katter's Australian Party [Bob KATTER] ++ Liberal National Party of Queensland [Campbell NEWMAN] ++ Liberal Party [Malcolm TURNBULL] ++ National Party of Australia [Warren TRUSS] ++ Palmer United Party [Clive PALMER]"
"text": "Australian Greens Party [Richard DI NATALE] ++ Australian Labor Party [Bill SHORTEN] ++ Country Liberal Party or CLP [Gary HIGGINS] ++ Family First Party [Bob DAY] ++ Katter's Australian Party [Bob KATTER] ++ Liberal National Party of Queensland or LNP [Timothy NICHOLLS] ++ Liberal Party [Malcolm TURNBULL] ++ National Party of Australia [Barnaby JOYCE] ++ Palmer United Party or PUP [Clive PALMER]"
},
"Political pressure groups and leaders": {
"other": {
@ -451,7 +440,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"chief of mission": {
"text": "Ambassador Kim Christian BEAZLEY (since 7 February 2010)"
"text": "Ambassador Joseph Benedict HOCKEY (since 28 January 2016)"
},
"chancery": {
"text": "1601 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036"
@ -506,58 +495,58 @@
},
"Economy": {
"Economy - overview": {
"text": "Following two decades of continuous growth, low unemployment, contained inflation, very low public debt, and a strong and stable financial system, Australia enters 2015 facing a range of growth constraints, principally driven by a sharp fall in global prices of key export commodities. Although demand for resources and energy from Asia and especially China has grown rapidly, creating a channel for resources investments and growth in commodity exports, sharp drops in current prices have already impacted growth. ++ ++ The services sector is the largest part of the Australian economy, accounting for about 70% of GDP and 75% of jobs. Australia was comparatively unaffected by the global financial crisis as the banking system has remained strong and inflation is under control. ++ ++ Australia has benefited from a dramatic surge in its terms of trade in recent years, although this trend could reverse or slow due to falling global commodity prices. Australia is a significant exporter of natural resources, energy, and food. Australia's abundant and diverse natural resources attract high levels of foreign investment and include extensive reserves of coal, iron, copper, gold, natural gas, uranium, and renewable energy sources. A series of major investments, such as the US$40 billion Gorgon Liquid Natural Gas project, will significantly expand the resources sector. ++ ++ Australia is an open market with minimal restrictions on imports of goods and services. The process of opening up has increased productivity, stimulated growth, and made the economy more flexible and dynamic. Australia plays an active role in the World Trade Organization, APEC, the G20, and other trade forums. Australia entered into free trade agreements (FTAs) with the Republic of Korea and Japan, and concluded an FTA with China, in 2014, adding to existing FTAs with Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, and the US, and a regional FTA with ASEAN and New Zealand. Australia continues to negotiate bilateral agreements with India and Indonesia, as well as larger agreements with its Pacific neighbors and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, and an Asia-wide Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership that includes the ten ASEAN countries and China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand and India. Australia is also working on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement with Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the US, and Vietnam."
"text": "Following two decades of continuous growth, low unemployment, contained inflation, very low public debt, and a strong and stable financial system, Australia enters 2016 facing a range of growth constraints, principally driven by a sharp fall in global prices of key export commodities. Demand for resources and energy from Asia and especially China has stalled and sharp drops in current prices have impacted growth. ++ ++ The services sector is the largest part of the Australian economy, accounting for about 70% of GDP and 75% of jobs. Australia was comparatively unaffected by the global financial crisis as the banking system has remained strong and inflation is under control. ++ ++ Australia benefited from a dramatic surge in its terms of trade in recent years, although this trend has reversed due to falling global commodity prices. Australia is a significant exporter of natural resources, energy, and food. Australia's abundant and diverse natural resources attract high levels of foreign investment and include extensive reserves of coal, iron, copper, gold, natural gas, uranium, and renewable energy sources. A series of major investments, such as the US$40 billion Gorgon Liquid Natural Gas project, will significantly expand the resources sector. ++ ++ Australia is an open market with minimal restrictions on imports of goods and services. The process of opening up has increased productivity, stimulated growth, and made the economy more flexible and dynamic. Australia plays an active role in the World Trade Organization, APEC, the G20, and other trade forums. Australia’s free trade agreement (FTA) with China entered into force in 2015, adding to existing FTAs with the Republic of Korea, Japan, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, and the US, and a regional FTA with ASEAN and New Zealand. Australia continues to negotiate bilateral agreements with India and Indonesia, as well as larger agreements with its Pacific neighbors and the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, and an Asia-wide Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership that includes the ten ASEAN countries and China, Japan, Korea, New Zealand and India. Australia is also working on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement with Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the US, and Vietnam."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$1.1 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $1.071 trillion (2013 est.) ++ $1.049 trillion (2012 est.)",
"text": "$1.141 trillion (2015 est.) ++ $1.113 trillion (2014 est.) ++ $1.084 trillion (2013 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2014 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$1.443 trillion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.225 trillion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "2.7% (2014 est.) ++ 2.1% (2013 est.) ++ 3.6% (2012 est.)"
"text": "2.4% (2015 est.) ++ 2.7% (2014 est.) ++ 2% (2013 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$46,600 (2014 est.) ++ $45,300 (2013 est.) ++ $44,400 (2012 est.)",
"text": "$47,600 (2015 est.) ++ $47,200 (2014 est.) ++ $46,600 (2013 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2014 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "23.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 24.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 24.5% of GDP (2012 est.)"
"text": "22.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 23.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 24.2% of GDP (2013 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "56%"
"text": "57.5%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "17.8%"
"text": "18.3%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "26.8%"
"text": "26%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0%"
"text": "0.4%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "20.4%"
"text": "19.5%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-21% ++ (2014 est.)"
"text": "-21.7% (2015 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "3.8%"
"text": "3.6%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "28.2%"
"text": "27.8%"
},
"services": {
"text": "68% (2014 est.)"
"text": "68.6% (2015 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -567,10 +556,10 @@
"text": "mining, industrial and transportation equipment, food processing, chemicals, steel"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "4.4% (2014 est.)"
"text": "1.5% (2015 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "12.27 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "12.5 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -584,7 +573,7 @@
}
},
"Unemployment rate": {
"text": "6.1% (2014 est.) ++ 5.6% (2013 est.)"
"text": "6.1% (2015 est.) ++ 6.1% (2014 est.)"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "NA%"
@ -602,26 +591,26 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$487.7 billion"
"text": "$415.6 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$519.6 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$436.3 billion (2015 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "33.8% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "34% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-2.2% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "-1.7% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "42.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 38.3% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "44.2% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 42.2% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "1 July - 30 June"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "2.5% (2014 est.) ++ 2.4% (2013 est.)"
"text": "1.5% (2015 est.) ++ 2.5% (2014 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "3% (28 February 2013) ++ 4.35% (31 December 2010)",
@ -630,58 +619,63 @@
}
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "5.95% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 6.18% (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "5.58% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 5.95% (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$227.2 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $226.6 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$223.2 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $224.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$1.661 trillion (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $1.648 trillion (31 December 2012 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$2.097 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.114 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$1.986 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.09 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$1.286 trillion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $1.198 trillion (31 December 2011) ++ $1.455 trillion (31 December 2010 est.)"
"text": "$1.187 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.289 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.366 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$43.75 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$51.54 billion (2013 est.)"
"text": "-$57.98 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$42.61 billion (2014 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$240.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $254.2 billion (2013 est.)"
"text": "$188.3 billion (2015 est.) ++ $240.7 billion (2014 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "coal, iron ore, gold, meat, wool, alumina, wheat, machinery and transport equipment"
},
"Exports - partners": {
"text": "China 33.7%, Japan 18%, South Korea 7.4%, US 4.2% (2014)"
"text": "China 32.2%, Japan 15.9%, South Korea 7.1%, US 5.4%, India 4.2% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$240.5 billion (2014 est.) ++ $250 billion (2013 est.)"
"text": "$207.7 billion (2015 est.) ++ $240.3 billion (2014 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "machinery and transport equipment, computers and office machines, telecommunication equipment and parts; crude oil and petroleum products"
},
"Imports - partners": {
"text": "China 20.5%, US 10.6%, Japan 6.8%, Singapore 5%, Germany 4.7%, South Korea 4.7%, Malaysia 4.4%, Thailand 4.3% (2014)"
"text": "China 23%, US 11.2%, Japan 7.4%, South Korea 5.5%, Thailand 5.1%, Germany 4.6% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$53.89 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $52.8 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$49.27 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $53.89 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$1.535 trillion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.49 trillion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$1.524 trillion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.552 trillion (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$593.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $595.5 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$582.6 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $599.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": {
"text": "$473.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $483.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$437.8 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $483.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.1094 (2014 est.) ++ 1.1094 (2013 est.) ++ 0.97 (2012 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2011 est.) ++ 1.0902 (2010)"
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.3291 (2015 est.) ++ 1.1078 (2014 est.) ++ 1.1094 (2013 est.) ++ 0.97 (2012 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2011 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2016)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "235.2 billion kWh (2012 est.)"
},
@ -755,18 +749,18 @@
"Communications": {
"Telephones - fixed lines": {
"total subscriptions": {
"text": "9.19 million"
"text": "9.08 million"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "41 (2014 est.)"
"text": "40 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Telephones - mobile cellular": {
"total": {
"text": "31 million"
"text": "31.77 million"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "138 (2014 est.)"
"text": "140 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Telephone system": {
@ -777,31 +771,42 @@
"text": "domestic satellite system; significant use of radiotelephone in areas of low population density; rapid growth of mobile telephones"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 61; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 optical telecommunications submarine cable with links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; the Southern Cross fiber optic submarine cable provides links to New Zealand and the United States; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (4 Indian Ocean and 6 Pacific Ocean), 2 Inmarsat, 2 Globalstar, 5 other) (2007)"
"text": "country code - 61; landing point for the SEA-ME-WE-3 optical telecommunications submarine cable with links to Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; the Southern Cross fiber-optic submarine cable provides links to NZ and the US; satellite earth stations - 10 Intelsat (4 Indian Ocean and 6 Pacific Ocean), 2 Inmarsat, 2 Globalstar, 5 other) (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) runs multiple national and local radio networks and TV stations, as well as Australia Network, a TV service that broadcasts throughout the Asia-Pacific region and is the main public broadcaster; Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a second large public broadcaster, operates radio and TV networks broadcasting in multiple languages; several large national commercial TV networks, a large number of local commercial TV stations, and hundreds of commercial radio stations are accessible; cable and satellite systems are available (2008)"
},
"Radio broadcast stations": {
"text": "AM 262, FM 345, shortwave 1 (1998)"
},
"Television broadcast stations": {
"text": "104 (1997)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".au"
},
"Internet users": {
"total": {
"text": "20.2 million"
"text": "19.238 million"
},
"percent of population": {
"text": "89.6% (2014 est.)"
"text": "84.6% (July 2015 est.)"
}
}
},
"Transportation": {
"National air transport system": {
"number of registered air carriers": {
"text": "11"
},
"inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": {
"text": "175"
},
"annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": {
"text": "69,294,187"
},
"annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": {
"text": "1,887,295,820 mt-km (2015)"
}
},
"Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": {
"text": "VH (2016)"
},
"Airports": {
"text": "480 (2013)"
},
@ -836,7 +841,7 @@
"text": "101"
},
"under 914 m": {
"text": " ++ 14 (2013)"
"text": "14 (2013)"
}
},
"Heliports": {
@ -902,48 +907,24 @@
}
}
},
"Military": {
"Military and Security": {
"Military branches": {
"text": "Australian Defense Force (ADF): Australian Army; Royal Australian Navy (includes Naval Aviation Force); Royal Australian Air Force; Joint Operations Command (JOC) (2013)"
"text": "Australian Defense Force (ADF): Australian Army, Royal Australian Navy (includes Naval Aviation Force), Royal Australian Air Force, Joint Operations Command (JOC) (2013)"
},
"Military service age and obligation": {
"text": "17 years of age for voluntary military service (with parental consent); no conscription; women allowed to serve in most combat roles, except the Army special forces (2013)"
},
"Manpower available for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "5,316,464"
},
"females age 16-49": {
"text": "5,116,722 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower fit for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "4,411,958"
},
"females age 16-49": {
"text": "4,239,985 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually": {
"male": {
"text": "143,565"
},
"female": {
"text": "135,800 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Military expenditures": {
"text": "1.71% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.84% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.71% of GDP (2010)"
}
},
"Transnational Issues": {
"Disputes - international": {
"text": "In 2007, Australia and Timor-Leste agreed to a 50-year development zone and revenue sharing arrangement and deferred a maritime boundary; Australia asserts land and maritime claims to Antarctica; Australia's 2004 submission to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) extends its continental margins over 3.37 million square kilometers, expanding its seabed roughly 30 percent beyond its claimed exclusive economic zone; all borders between Indonesia and Australia have been agreed upon bilaterally, but a 1997 treaty that would settle the last of their maritime and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) boundary has yet to be ratified by Indonesia's legislature; Indonesian groups challenge Australia's claim to Ashmore Reef; Australia closed parts of the Ashmore and Cartier reserve to Indonesian traditional fishing"
"text": "In 2007, Australia and Timor-Leste agreed to a 50-year development zone and revenue sharing arrangement and deferred a maritime boundary; Australia asserts land and maritime claims to Antarctica; Australia's 2004 submission to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf extends its continental margins over 3.37 million square kilometers, expanding its seabed roughly 30 percent beyond its claimed EEZ; all borders between Indonesia and Australia have been agreed upon bilaterally, but a 1997 treaty that would settle the last of their maritime and EEZ boundary has yet to be ratified by Indonesia's legislature; Indonesian groups challenge Australia's claim to Ashmore Reef; Australia closed parts of the Ashmore and Cartier reserve to Indonesian traditional fishing"
},
"Refugees and internally displaced persons": {
"refugees (country of origin)": {
"text": "7,675 (Afghanistan) (2014)"
"text": "7,785 (Afghanistan); 5,201 (Iran) (2015)"
}
},
"Illicit drugs": {

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"Terrain": {
"text": "low with sand and coral"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Indian Ocean 0 m"
"Elevation": {
"mean elevation": {
"text": "NA"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "unnamed location 3 m"
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed location 3 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
@ -104,6 +104,9 @@
},
"conventional short form": {
"text": "Ashmore and Cartier Islands"
},
"etymology": {
"text": "named after British Captain Samuel ASHMORE, who first sighted his namesake island in 1811, and after the ship Cartier, from which the second island was discovered in 1800"
}
},
"Dependency status": {
@ -112,6 +115,9 @@
"Legal system": {
"text": "the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia and the laws of the Northern Territory of Australia, where applicable, apply"
},
"Citizenship": {
"text": "see Australia"
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"text": "none (territory of Australia)"
},
@ -132,7 +138,7 @@
"text": "none; offshore anchorage only"
}
},
"Military": {
"Military and Security": {
"Military - note": {
"text": "defense is the responsibility of Australia; periodic visits by the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force"
}

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"Terrain": {
"text": "mostly rugged mountains with some low coral atolls"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
"Elevation": {
"mean elevation": {
"text": "NA"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "Mount Popomanaseu 2,310 m"
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Popomanaseu 2,310 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
@ -75,10 +75,7 @@
}
},
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "NA"
},
"Total renewable water resources": {
"text": "44.7 cu km (2011)"
"text": "0 sq km NA (2012)"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "typhoons, but rarely destructive; geologically active region with frequent earthquakes, tremors, and volcanic activity; tsunamis",
@ -102,6 +99,9 @@
}
},
"People and Society": {
"Population": {
"text": "635,027 (July 2016 est.)"
},
"Nationality": {
"noun": {
"text": "Solomon Islander(s)"
@ -119,27 +119,21 @@
"Religions": {
"text": "Protestant 73.4% (Church of Melanesia 31.9%, South Sea Evangelical 17.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 11.7%, United Church 10.1%, Christian Fellowship Church 2.5%), Roman Catholic 19.6%, other Christian 2.9%, other 4%, none 0.03%, unspecified 0.1% (2009 est.)"
},
"Population": {
"text": "622,469 (July 2015 est.)"
},
"Age structure": {
"0-14 years": {
"text": "35.68% (male 114,349/female 107,750)"
"text": "35.13% (male 114,871/female 108,229)"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "20.01% (male 64,036/female 60,512)"
"text": "20.01% (male 65,349/female 61,702)"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "35.73% (male 113,306/female 109,133)"
"text": "36.12% (male 116,795/female 112,564)"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "4.45% (male 13,863/female 13,820)"
"text": "4.55% (male 14,565/female 14,302)"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "4.13% (male 12,315/female 13,385) (2015 est.)"
},
"population pyramid": {
"text": null
"text": "4.2% (male 12,701/female 13,949) (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Dependency ratios": {
@ -158,26 +152,26 @@
},
"Median age": {
"total": {
"text": "21.9 years"
"text": "22.2 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "21.7 years"
"text": "22 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "22.1 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "22.4 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Population growth rate": {
"text": "2.02% (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.98% (2016 est.)"
},
"Birth rate": {
"text": "25.77 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "25.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Death rate": {
"text": "3.85 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "3.8 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "-1.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "-1.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Urbanization": {
"urban population": {
@ -204,13 +198,19 @@
"text": "1.04 male(s)/female"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "1 male(s)/female"
"text": "1.02 male(s)/female"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "0.92 male(s)/female"
},
"total population": {
"text": "1.04 male(s)/female (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.04 male(s)/female (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Mother's mean age at first birth": {
"text": "21.6",
"note": {
"text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2006/07 est.)"
}
},
"Maternal mortality rate": {
@ -218,34 +218,34 @@
},
"Infant mortality rate": {
"total": {
"text": "15.65 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "15.2 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"male": {
"text": "17.84 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "17.3 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"female": {
"text": "13.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)"
"text": "12.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Life expectancy at birth": {
"total population": {
"text": "75.12 years"
"text": "75.3 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "72.49 years"
"text": "72.7 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "77.88 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "78.1 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Total fertility rate": {
"text": "3.28 children born/woman (2015 est.)"
"text": "3.22 children born/woman (2016 est.)"
},
"Contraceptive prevalence rate": {
"text": "34.6% (2006/07)"
},
"Health expenditures": {
"text": "5.1% of GDP (2013)"
"text": "5.1% of GDP (2014)"
},
"Physicians density": {
"text": "0.22 physicians/1,000 population (2009)"
@ -285,7 +285,7 @@
"text": "11.5% (2007)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "9.9% of GDP (2010)"
"text": "10% of GDP (2010)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
@ -329,10 +329,13 @@
},
"former": {
"text": "British Solomon Islands"
},
"etymology": {
"text": "Spanish explorer Alvaro de MENDANA named the isles in 1568 after the wealthy biblical King SOLOMON in the mistaken belief that the islands contained great riches"
}
},
"Government type": {
"text": "parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm"
"text": "parliamentary democracy (National Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm"
},
"Capital": {
"name": {
@ -355,7 +358,7 @@
"text": "Independence Day, 7 July (1978)"
},
"Constitution": {
"text": "adopted 31 May 1978, effective 7 July 1978; amended several times, last in 2010 (2015)"
"text": "adopted 31 May 1978, effective 7 July 1978; new constitution drafted in 2014 (2016)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law"
@ -364,14 +367,17 @@
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
"Citizenship": {
"birthright citizenship": {
"text": ""
"citizenship by birth": {
"text": "no"
},
"citizenship by descent only": {
"text": "at least one parent must be a citizen of the Solomon Islands"
},
"dual citizenship recognized": {
"text": "no"
},
"residency requirement for naturalization": {
"text": ""
"text": "7 years"
}
},
"Suffrage": {
@ -413,7 +419,7 @@
"text": "Court of Appeal and High Court president, chief justices, and puisne judges appointed by the governor-general upon recommendation of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission, chaired by the chief justice to include 5 members, mostly judicial officials and legal professionals; all judges appointed until retirement at age 60"
},
"subordinate courts": {
"text": "Magistrates' Courts; local courts; Customary Land Appeal Court"
"text": "Magistrates' Courts; Customary Land Appeal Court; local courts"
}
},
"Political parties and leaders": {
@ -446,7 +452,7 @@
}
},
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
"text": "the US does not have an embassy in the Solomon Islands; the US ambassador to Papua New Guinea is accredited to the Solomon Islands"
"text": "the US does not have an embassy in the Solomon Islands; the US Ambassador to Papua New Guinea is accredited to the Solomon Islands"
},
"Flag description": {
"text": "divided diagonally by a thin yellow stripe from the lower hoist-side corner; the upper triangle (hoist side) is blue with five white five-pointed stars arranged in an X pattern; the lower triangle is green; blue represents the ocean; green the land; and yellow sunshine; the five stars stand for the five main island groups of the Solomon Islands"
@ -468,38 +474,38 @@
},
"Economy": {
"Economy - overview": {
"text": "The bulk of the population depends on agriculture, fishing, and forestry for at least part of its livelihood. Most manufactured goods and petroleum products must be imported. The islands are rich in undeveloped mineral resources such as lead, zinc, nickel, and gold. Prior to the arrival of The Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI), severe ethnic violence, the closing of key businesses, and an empty government treasury culminated in economic collapse. RAMSI's efforts to restore law and order and economic stability have led to modest growth as the economy rebuilds."
"text": "The bulk of the population depends on agriculture, fishing, and forestry for at least part of its livelihood. Most manufactured goods and petroleum products must be imported. The islands are rich in undeveloped mineral resources such as lead, zinc, nickel, and gold. Prior to the arrival of The Regional Assistance Mission to the Solomon Islands (RAMSI), severe ethnic violence, the closure of key businesses, and an empty government treasury culminated in economic collapse. RAMSI's efforts to restore law and order and economic stability have led to modest growth as the economy rebuilds."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$1.094 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.078 billion (2013 est.) ++ $1.046 billion (2012 est.)",
"text": "$1.148 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.112 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.09 billion (2013 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2014 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$1.155 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.146 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "1.5% (2014 est.) ++ 3% (2013 est.) ++ 4.7% (2012 est.)"
"text": "3.3% (2015 est.) ++ 2% (2014 est.) ++ 3% (2013 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$1,900 (2014 est.) ++ $1,900 (2013 est.) ++ $1,800 (2012 est.)",
"text": "$2,000 (2015 est.) ++ $1,900 (2014 est.) ++ $1,900 (2013 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2014 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "6.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 10.8% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 18.2% of GDP (2012 est.)"
"text": "17.1% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 14.9% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 21.6% of GDP (2013 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "51.6%"
"text": "53.2%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "10.1%"
"text": "8%"
},
"services": {
"text": "38.2% (2014 est.)"
"text": "38.8% (2015 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -509,7 +515,7 @@
"text": "fish (tuna), mining, timber"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "1.4% (2014 est.)"
"text": "4.6% (2015 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "202,500 (2007 est.)"
@ -541,71 +547,85 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$433.9 million"
"text": "$411.9 million"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$447.4 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$433.6 million (2015 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "37.6% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "35.9% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-1.2% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "-1.9% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "5.2% (2014 est.) 5.4% (2013 est.)"
"text": "0.9% (2015 est.) 5.2% (2014 est.)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "10.91% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 10.77% (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "10.48% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 10.91% (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$360.5 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $366.7 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$405.7 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $360.5 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$452.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $467.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$45.12 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $24.46 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$84.69 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $45.12 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$57 million (2014 est.) ++ -$47 million (2013 est.)"
"text": "-$30 million (2015 est.) ++ -$50 million (2014 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$493.1 million (2012 est.) ++ $448.1 million (2013 est.)"
"text": "$419.9 million (2015 est.) ++ $455.1 million (2014 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "timber, fish, copra, palm oil, cocoa"
},
"Exports - partners": {
"text": "China 62.9%, Italy 5.8%, Australia 5.4% (2014)"
"text": "China 61.7%, India 5.9%, Italy 5.9% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$446 million (2012 est.) ++ $464.5 million (2013 est.)"
"text": "$425.7 million (2015 est.) ++ $460.2 million (2014 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "food, plant and equipment, manufactured goods, fuels, chemicals"
},
"Imports - partners": {
"text": "Australia 26%, Singapore 16.4%, China 10.3%, Malaysia 5.8%, NZ 5.1%, Indonesia 4.2%, Fiji 4.2%, Papua New Guinea 4.1% (2014)"
"text": "Australia 24.7%, China 18.4%, Malaysia 6.3%, Singapore 5.8%, Fiji 4.7%, NZ 4.6%, Papua New Guinea 4.6% (2015)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$466.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $228.1 million (31 December 2012 est.)"
"text": "$491.5 million (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $187.3 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$799 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $751.3 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$522.1 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $781.8 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": {
"text": "$47.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $47.3 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$50.1 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $48.2 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Solomon Islands dollars (SBD) per US dollar - ++ 7.3754 (2014 est.) ++ 7.3754 (2013 est.) ++ 7.36 (2012 est.) ++ 7.6413 (2011 est.) ++ 8.0645 (2010 est.)"
"text": "Solomon Islands dollars (SBD) per US dollar - ++ 7.9147 (2015 est.) ++ 7.3754 (2014 est.) ++ 7.3754 (2013 est.) ++ 7.36 (2012 est.) ++ 7.6413 (2011 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "495,321"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "23%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "62%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "13% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "85 million kWh (2012 est.)"
},
@ -679,47 +699,61 @@
"Communications": {
"Telephones - fixed lines": {
"total subscriptions": {
"text": "7,500"
"text": "7,438"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "1 (2014 est.)"
"text": "1 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Telephones - mobile cellular": {
"total": {
"text": "376,700"
"text": "425,000"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "62 (2014 est.)"
"text": "68 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Telephone system": {
"domestic": {
"text": "mobile-cellular telephone density is about 50 per 100 persons"
"text": "mobile-cellular telephone density is about 65 per 100 persons"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 677; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2011)"
"text": "country code - 677; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) is the sole TV broadcaster with 1 station; multi-channel pay-TV is available; SIBC operates 2 national radio stations and 2 provincial stations; 2 local commercial radio stations; Radio Australia is available via satellite feed (2009)"
},
"Radio broadcast stations": {
"text": "AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 1 (2004)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".sb"
},
"Internet users": {
"total": {
"text": "46,400"
"text": "62,000"
},
"percent of population": {
"text": "7.6% (2014 est.)"
"text": "10% (July 2015 est.)"
}
}
},
"Transportation": {
"National air transport system": {
"number of registered air carriers": {
"text": "1"
},
"inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": {
"text": "3"
},
"annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": {
"text": "373,738"
},
"annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": {
"text": "3,691,584 mt-km (2015)"
}
},
"Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": {
"text": "H4 (2016)"
},
"Airports": {
"text": "36 (2013)"
},
@ -742,7 +776,7 @@
"text": "10"
},
"under 914 m": {
"text": " ++ 24 (2013)"
"text": "24 (2013)"
}
},
"Heliports": {
@ -768,30 +802,9 @@
}
}
},
"Military": {
"Military and Security": {
"Military branches": {
"text": "no regular military forces; Royal Solomon Islands Police Force (2013)"
},
"Manpower available for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "142,913 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower fit for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "118,921"
},
"females age 16-49": {
"text": "118,164 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually": {
"male": {
"text": "6,483"
},
"female": {
"text": "6,098 (2010 est.)"
}
}
},
"Transnational Issues": {
@ -800,10 +813,10 @@
},
"Trafficking in persons": {
"current situation": {
"text": "The Solomon Islands is a source and destination country for local adults and children and Southeast Asian men and women subjected to forced labor and forced prostitution; women from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines are recruited for legitimate work and upon arrival are forced into prostitution; men from Indonesia and Malaysia recruited to work in the Solomon Islands’ mining and logging industries may be subjected to forced labor; local children are forced into prostitution near foreign logging camps, on fishing vessels, and at hotel and other entertainment venues; some local children are also sold by their parents for marriage to foreign workers or put up for “informal adoption” and then find themselves forced into domestic servitude or forced prostitution"
"text": "the Solomon Islands is a source and destination country for local adults and children and Southeast Asian men and women subjected to forced labor and forced prostitution; women from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines are recruited for legitimate work and upon arrival are forced into prostitution; men from Indonesia and Malaysia recruited to work in the Solomon Islands’ mining and logging industries may be subjected to forced labor; local children are forced into prostitution near foreign logging camps, on fishing vessels, at hotels, and entertainment venues; some local children are also sold by their parents for marriage to foreign workers or put up for “informal adoption” to pay off debts and then find themselves forced into domestic servitude or forced prostitution"
},
"tier rating": {
"text": "Tier 2 Watch List – The Solomon Islands does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2013, the government passed but did not gazette implementing regulations for 2012 legislation prohibiting all forms of human trafficking; authorities investigated an unspecified number of labor trafficking cases in the fishing industry but did not prosecute or convict any suspected offenders or actively assist victims; the government did not allocate funding for national anti-trafficking efforts in 2013; the country lacks systematic procedures for identifying trafficking victims among high-risk groups and a formal mechanism for referring victims to care; civil society and religious organizations provide limited services to victims; no anti-trafficking awareness-raising campaigns were conducted in 2013 (2014)"
"text": "Tier 2 Watch List – the Solomon Islands does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; in 2014, the Solomon Islands was granted a waiver from an otherwise required downgrade to Tier 3 because its government has a written plan that, if implemented, would constitute making significant efforts to bring itself into compliance with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; the government gazetted implementing regulations for the 2012 immigration act prohibiting transnational trafficking, but the penalties are not sufficiently stringent because they allow the option of paying a fine; a new draft law to address these weaknesses awaits parliamentary review; no new trafficking investigations were conducted, even after labor inspections at logging and fishing companies, no existing cases led to prosecutions or convictions, and no funding was allocated for national anti-trafficking efforts; authorities did not identify or protect any victims and lack any procedures or shelters to do so; civil society and religious organizations provide most of the limited services available; a lack of understanding of the crime of trafficking remains a serious challenge (2015)"
}
}
}

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@ -51,12 +51,12 @@
"Terrain": {
"text": "flat, low-lying coral atolls"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Indian Ocean 0 m"
"Elevation": {
"mean elevation": {
"text": "NA"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "unnamed location 5 m"
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed location 5 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
@ -87,6 +87,9 @@
}
},
"People and Society": {
"Population": {
"text": "596 (July 2014 est.)"
},
"Nationality": {
"noun": {
"text": "Cocos Islander(s)"
@ -104,9 +107,6 @@
"Religions": {
"text": "Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.)"
},
"Population": {
"text": "596 (July 2014 est.)"
},
"Population growth rate": {
"text": "0% (2014 est.)"
},
@ -152,13 +152,16 @@
},
"conventional short form": {
"text": "Cocos (Keeling) Islands"
},
"etymology": {
"text": "the name refers to the abundant coconut trees on the islands and to English Captain William KEELING, the first European to sight the islands in 1609"
}
},
"Dependency status": {
"text": "non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport"
},
"Government type": {
"text": "NA"
"text": "non-self-governing overseas territory of Australia"
},
"Capital": {
"name": {
@ -181,11 +184,14 @@
"text": "Australia Day, 26 January (1788)"
},
"Constitution": {
"text": "23 November 1955 (Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955); amended many times, last in 2010 (2015)"
"text": "23 November 1955 (Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act 1955); amended many times, last in 2010 (2016)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "common law based on the Australian model"
},
"Citizenship": {
"text": "see Australia"
},
"Suffrage": {
"text": "18 years of age"
},
@ -208,7 +214,7 @@
"text": "unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms with a portion of the membership renewed every 2 years)"
},
"elections": {
"text": "held every two years with half the members standing for election; last held in October 2011 (next to be held in October 2013)"
"text": "held every 2 years with half the members standing for election; last held in October 2015 (next to be held in October 2017)"
}
},
"Judicial branch": {
@ -291,7 +297,7 @@
"text": "foodstuffs"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.1094 (2014) ++ 1.0358 (2013) ++ 0.97 (2012) ++ 0.9695 (2011) ++ 1.0902 (2010)"
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.3291 (2015) ++ 1.0358 (2013) ++ 1.0358 (2013) ++ 0.97 (2012) ++ 0.9695 (2011)"
}
},
"Communications": {
@ -309,12 +315,6 @@
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "1 local radio station staffed by community volunteers; satellite broadcasts of several Australian radio and TV stations available (2009)"
},
"Radio broadcast stations": {
"text": "AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2004)"
},
"Television broadcast stations": {
"text": "4 (2007)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".cc"
}
@ -348,7 +348,7 @@
}
}
},
"Military": {
"Military and Security": {
"Military - note": {
"text": "defense is the responsibility of Australia; the territory has a five-person police force"
}

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@ -49,14 +49,14 @@
"text": "tropical marine; moderated by northeast trade winds, little seasonal temperature variation; dry season December to June, rainy season July to October"
},
"Terrain": {
"text": "southern islands are limestone with flat terraces and fringing coral reefs; northern islands are volcanic"
"text": "the southern islands in this north-south trending archipelago are limestone, with fringing coral reefs; the northern islands are volcanic, with active volcanoes on several islands"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
"Elevation": {
"mean elevation": {
"text": "NA"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "unnamed elevation on Agrihan 965 m"
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed elevation on Agrihan 965 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
}
},
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "1 sq km (2011)"
"text": "1 sq km (2012)"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "active volcanoes on Pagan and Agrihan; typhoons (especially August to November)"
@ -87,6 +87,9 @@
}
},
"People and Society": {
"Population": {
"text": "53,467 (July 2016 est.)"
},
"Nationality": {
"noun": {
"text": "NA (US citizens)"
@ -104,51 +107,45 @@
"Religions": {
"text": "Christian (Roman Catholic majority, although traditional beliefs and taboos may still be found)"
},
"Population": {
"text": "52,344 (July 2015 est.)"
},
"Age structure": {
"0-14 years": {
"text": "25.6% (male 6,917/female 6,483)"
"text": "25.54% (male 7,041/female 6,614)"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "14.39% (male 4,216/female 3,317)"
"text": "13.59% (male 4,073/female 3,194)"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "44.3% (male 9,802/female 13,385)"
"text": "44.32% (male 10,035/female 13,663)"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "10.76% (male 3,031/female 2,602)"
"text": "11.26% (male 3,210/female 2,811)"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "4.95% (male 1,240/female 1,351) (2015 est.)"
},
"population pyramid": {
"text": null
"text": "5.29% (male 1,388/female 1,438) (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Median age": {
"total": {
"text": "32.1 years"
"text": "32.7 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "29.6 years"
"text": "30 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "33 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "33.7 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Population growth rate": {
"text": "2.18% (2015 est.)"
"text": "2.07% (2016 est.)"
},
"Birth rate": {
"text": "18.32 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "17.2 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Death rate": {
"text": "3.71 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "3.8 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "7.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "7.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Urbanization": {
"urban population": {
@ -166,48 +163,48 @@
"text": "1.06 male(s)/female"
},
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"text": "1.07 male(s)/female"
"text": "1.06 male(s)/female"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "1.27 male(s)/female"
"text": "1.28 male(s)/female"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "0.73 male(s)/female"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "1.17 male(s)/female"
"text": "1.14 male(s)/female"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "0.92 male(s)/female"
},
"total population": {
"text": "0.93 male(s)/female (2015 est.)"
"text": "0.93 male(s)/female (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Infant mortality rate": {
"total": {
"text": "5.4 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "5.3 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"male": {
"text": "5.78 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "5.7 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"female": {
"text": "5 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)"
"text": "4.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Life expectancy at birth": {
"total population": {
"text": "77.82 years"
"text": "78 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "75.15 years"
"text": "75.3 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "80.65 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "80.8 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Total fertility rate": {
"text": "1.98 children born/woman (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.96 children born/woman (2016 est.)"
},
"Drinking water source": {
"improved": {
@ -248,13 +245,16 @@
},
"former": {
"text": "Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Mariana Islands District"
},
"etymology": {
"text": "formally claimed and named by Spain in 1667 in honor of the Spanish Queen, MARIANA of Austria"
}
},
"Dependency status": {
"text": "commonwealth in political union with the US; federal funds to the Commonwealth administered by the US Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs"
},
"Government type": {
"text": "commonwealth; self-governing with locally elected governor, lieutenant governor, and legislature"
"text": "presidential democracy; a commonwealth in political union with the US"
},
"Capital": {
"name": {
@ -277,11 +277,14 @@
"text": "Commonwealth Day, 8 January (1978)"
},
"Constitution": {
"text": "partially effective 9 January 1978 (Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands); fully effective 4 November 1986 (Covenant Agreement); amended several times, last in 2012 (2015)"
"text": "partially effective 9 January 1978 (Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands); fully effective 4 November 1986 (Covenant Agreement); amended several times, last in 2012 (2016)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "US system applies, except for customs, wages, immigration laws, and taxation"
},
"Citizenship": {
"text": "see United States"
},
"Suffrage": {
"text": "18 years of age; universal; note - indigenous inhabitants are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections"
},
@ -321,7 +324,7 @@
},
"Judicial branch": {
"highest court(s)": {
"text": "Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands or CNMI (consists of the chief justice and 2 associate justices); US Federal District Court (consists of 1 judge); note - US Federal District Court jurisdiction limited to US federal laws; appeals beyond the Northern Mariannas Islands Supreme Court are referred to the US Supreme Court"
"text": "Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands or CNMI (consists of the chief justice and 2 associate justices); US Federal District Court (consists of 1 judge); note - US Federal District Court jurisdiction limited to US federal laws; appeals beyond the Northern Mariana Islands Supreme Court are referred to the US Supreme Court"
},
"judge selection and term of office": {
"text": "judges of the Supreme Court of the CNMI appointed by the governor and confirmed by the CNMI Senate; judges appointed for 8-year terms and can serve another term if approved through voter election; US Federal District Court judges appointed by the US president and confirmed by the US Senate; judges appointed for renewable 10-year terms"
@ -353,13 +356,13 @@
"text": "Jose S. PANGELINAN [Chamoru], David PETER [Carolinian]/Wilhelm GANZHORN"
},
"note": {
"text": "adopted 1996; the Carolinian version of the song is known as \"Satil Matawal Pacifico;\" as a commonwealth of the United States, in addition to the local anthem, \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" is official (see United States)"
"text": "adopted 1996; the Carolinian version of the song is known as \"Satil Matawal Pacifico;\" as a commonwealth of the US, in addition to the local anthem, \"The Star-Spangled Banner\" is official (see United States)"
}
}
},
"Economy": {
"Economy - overview": {
"text": "The Northern Mariana Islands' economy benefits substantially from financial assistance from the US. In fiscal year 2013, federal grants accounted for 35.4% of the Commonwealth’s total revenues. A small agriculture sector is made up of cattle ranches and small farms producing coconuts, breadfruit, tomatoes, and melons. The Commonwealth’s economy continued to recover in 2013. Real GDP increased 4.4%, following a 2.1% gain in 2012. Economic growth in 2013 reflected increases in consumer spending and exports of services, mainly spending by foreign tourists. Tourism continued to grow in 2013, after posting double-digit growth in 2012. The tourist industry employs approximately a quarter of the work force and accounts for roughly one-fourth of GDP. The Commonwealth is making a concerted effort to broaden its tourism by extending casino gambling from the small Islands of Tinian and Rota to the main Island of Saipan, it’s political and commercial center."
"text": "The Northern Mariana Islands' economy benefits substantially from financial assistance from the US. In fiscal year 2013, federal grants accounted for 35.4% of the Commonwealth’s total revenues. A small agriculture sector is made up of cattle ranches and small farms producing coconuts, breadfruit, tomatoes, and melons. ++ ++ The Commonwealth’s economy continued to recover in 2013. Real GDP increased 4.4%, following a 2.1% gain in 2012. Economic growth in 2013 reflected increases in consumer spending and exports of services, mainly spending by foreign tourists. ++ ++ Tourism continued to grow in 2013, after posting double-digit growth in 2012. The tourist industry employs approximately a quarter of the work force and accounts for roughly one-fourth of GDP. The Commonwealth is making a concerted effort to broaden its tourism by extending casino gambling from the small Islands of Tinian and Rota to the main Island of Saipan, its political and commercial center."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$682 million (2013 est.) ++ $665 million (2012) ++ $649 million (2011)",
@ -386,11 +389,14 @@
"investment in fixed assets": {
"text": "3.8%"
},
"investements in inventories": {
"text": "NA%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "42.2%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "42.2% (2013)"
"text": "-88.9% (2013)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
@ -499,21 +505,29 @@
},
"Communications": {
"Telephone system": {
"general assessment": {
"text": "digital fiber-optic cables and satellites connect the islands to worldwide networks"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "wide variety of services available including dial-up and broadband Internet, mobile cellular, international private lines, payphones, phone cards, voicemail, and automatic call distribution systems"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 1-670; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)"
"text": "country code - 1-670; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "1 TV broadcast station on Saipan; multi-channel cable TV services are available on Saipan; 9 licensed radio broadcast stations (2009)"
},
"Radio broadcast stations": {
"text": "AM 1, FM 6, shortwave 1 (2005)"
},
"Television broadcast stations": {
"text": "1 (on Saipan; in addition, 2 cable services on Saipan provide varied programming from satellite networks) (2006)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".mp"
},
"Internet users": {
"total": {
"text": "16,000"
},
"percent of population": {
"text": "30.6% (July 2015 est.)"
}
}
},
"Transportation": {
@ -539,7 +553,7 @@
"text": "1"
},
"under 914 m": {
"text": " ++ 1 (2013)"
"text": "1 (2013)"
}
},
"Heliports": {
@ -556,23 +570,7 @@
}
}
},
"Military": {
"Manpower fit for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "8,793"
},
"females age 16-49": {
"text": "11,569 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually": {
"male": {
"text": "410"
},
"female": {
"text": "306 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Military and Security": {
"Military - note": {
"text": "defense is the responsibility of the US"
}

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@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
}
},
"Area - comparative": {
"text": "NA"
"text": "about four times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC"
},
"Land boundaries": {
"text": "0 km"
@ -51,12 +51,12 @@
"Terrain": {
"text": "sand and coral reefs and islands (cays)"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
"Elevation": {
"mean elevation": {
"text": "NA"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m"
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
@ -73,9 +73,6 @@
"text": "100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2011 est.)"
}
},
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "0 sq km (2011)"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "occasional tropical cyclones"
},
@ -101,6 +98,9 @@
},
"conventional short form": {
"text": "Coral Sea Islands"
},
"etymology": {
"text": "self-descriptive name to reflect the islands' position in the Coral Sea off the northeastern coast of Australia"
}
},
"Dependency status": {
@ -109,6 +109,9 @@
"Legal system": {
"text": "the common law legal system of Australia, where applicable, applies"
},
"Citizenship": {
"text": "see Australia"
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"text": "none (territory of Australia)"
},
@ -134,7 +137,7 @@
"text": "none; offshore anchorage only"
}
},
"Military": {
"Military and Security": {
"Military - note": {
"text": "defense is the responsibility of Australia"
}

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@ -51,12 +51,12 @@
"Terrain": {
"text": "low coral atolls in north; volcanic, hilly islands in south"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
"Elevation": {
"mean elevation": {
"text": "NA"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "Te Manga 652 m"
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Te Manga 652 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
@ -92,6 +92,12 @@
}
},
"People and Society": {
"Population": {
"text": "9,556 (July 2016 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "the Cook Islands' Ministry of Finance & Economic Management estimated the resident population to have been 12,000 in December 2015"
}
},
"Nationality": {
"noun": {
"text": "Cook Islander(s)"
@ -112,51 +118,42 @@
"Religions": {
"text": "Protestant 62.8% (Cook Islands Christian Church 49.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 7.9%, Assemblies of God 3.7%, Apostolic Church 2.1%), Roman Catholic 17%, Mormon 4.4%, other 8%, none 5.6%, no response 2.2% (2011 est.)"
},
"Population": {
"text": "9,838",
"note": {
"text": "the Cook Islands' Ministry of Finance & Economic Management estimated the resident population to have been 13,700 in September 2013 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Age structure": {
"0-14 years": {
"text": "22.15% (male 1,154/female 1,025)"
"text": "21.61% (male 1,093/female 972)"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "17.64% (male 929/female 806)"
"text": "17.2% (male 877/female 767)"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "38.05% (male 1,876/female 1,867)"
"text": "38.08% (male 1,822/female 1,817)"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "10.81% (male 569/female 494)"
"text": "11.34% (male 584/female 500)"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "11.36% (male 551/female 567) (2015 est.)"
},
"population pyramid": {
"text": null
"text": "11.76% (male 554/female 570) (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Median age": {
"total": {
"text": "35.25 years"
"text": "35.9 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "34.6 years"
"text": "35.3 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "35.7 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "36.4 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Population growth rate": {
"text": "-2.95% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-2.88% (2016 est.)"
},
"Birth rate": {
"text": "14.33 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "14.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Death rate": {
"text": "8.03 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "8.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Urbanization": {
"urban population": {
@ -171,51 +168,51 @@
"text": "1.04 male(s)/female"
},
"0-14 years": {
"text": "1.13 male(s)/female"
"text": "1.12 male(s)/female"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "1.15 male(s)/female"
"text": "1.14 male(s)/female"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "1.01 male(s)/female"
"text": "1 male(s)/female"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "1.15 male(s)/female"
"text": "1.17 male(s)/female"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "0.97 male(s)/female"
},
"total population": {
"text": "1.07 male(s)/female (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.07 male(s)/female (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Infant mortality rate": {
"total": {
"text": "13.87 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "13.5 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"male": {
"text": "16.86 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "16.3 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"female": {
"text": "10.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)"
"text": "10.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Life expectancy at birth": {
"total population": {
"text": "75.6 years"
"text": "75.8 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "72.78 years"
"text": "73 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "78.56 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "78.8 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Total fertility rate": {
"text": "2.23 children born/woman (2015 est.)"
"text": "2.21 children born/woman (2016 est.)"
},
"Health expenditures": {
"text": "3.1% of GDP (2013)"
"text": "3.4% of GDP (2014)"
},
"Physicians density": {
"text": "1.33 physicians/1,000 population (2009)"
@ -249,17 +246,17 @@
"text": "50% (2014)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "3.1% of GDP (2011)"
"text": "3.9% of GDP (2014)"
},
"School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": {
"total": {
"text": "15 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "16 years"
"text": "14 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "15 years (2012)"
"text": "17 years (2014)"
}
}
},
@ -270,13 +267,16 @@
},
"conventional short form": {
"text": "Cook Islands"
},
"etymology": {
"text": "named after Captain James COOK, the British explorer who visited the islands in 1773 and 1777"
}
},
"Dependency status": {
"text": "self-governing in free association with New Zealand; Cook Islands is fully responsible for internal affairs; New Zealand retains responsibility for external affairs and defense in consultation with the Cook Islands"
},
"Government type": {
"text": "self-governing parliamentary democracy"
"text": "self-governing parliamentary democracy (Parliament of the Cook Islands) in free association with New Zealand"
},
"Capital": {
"name": {
@ -299,7 +299,7 @@
"text": "Constitution Day, first Monday in August (1965)"
},
"Constitution": {
"text": "4 August 1965 (Cook Islands Constitution Act 1964); amended many times, last in 2004 (2015)"
"text": "4 August 1965 (Cook Islands Constitution Act 1964); amended many times, last in 2004 (2016)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "common law similar to New Zealand common law"
@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
},
"Judicial branch": {
"highest resident court(s)": {
"text": "Court of Appeal (consists of the chief justice and 3 judges of the High Court); High Court (consists of the chief justice and at least 4 judges and organized into civil, criminal, and land divisions); note - appeals beyond the Cook Islands Court of Appeal are brought before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)"
"text": "Court of Appeal (consists of the chief justice and 3 judges of the High Court); High Court (consists of the chief justice and at least 4 judges and organized into civil, criminal, and land divisions); note - appeals beyond the Cook Islands Court of Appeal are heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)"
},
"judge selection and term of office": {
"text": "High Court chief justice appointed by the Queen's Representative on the advice of the Executive Council tendered by the prime minister; other judges appointed by the Queen's Representative, on the advice of the Executive Council tendered by the chief justice, High Court chief justice, and the minister of justice; chief justice and judges appointed for 3-year renewable terms"
@ -387,16 +387,16 @@
"text": "Like many other South Pacific island nations, the Cook Islands' economic development is hindered by the isolation of the country from foreign markets, the limited size of domestic markets, lack of natural resources, periodic devastation from natural disasters, and inadequate infrastructure. Agriculture, employing more than one-quarter of the working population, provides the economic base with major exports of copra and citrus fruit. Black pearls are the Cook Islands' leading export. Manufacturing activities are limited to fruit processing, clothing, and handicrafts. Trade deficits are offset by remittances from emigrants and by foreign aid overwhelmingly from New Zealand. In the 1980s and 1990s, the country lived beyond its means, maintaining a bloated public service and accumulating a large foreign debt. Subsequent reforms, including the sale of state assets, the strengthening of economic management, the encouragement of tourism, and a debt restructuring agreement, have rekindled investment and growth."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$183.2 million (2005 est.)"
"text": "$244.1 million (2010 est.) ++ $183.2 million (2005 est.)"
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$183.2 million (2005 est.)"
"text": "$244.1 million (2010 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "0.1% (2005 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$9,100 (2005 est.)"
"text": "$12,300 (2010 est.) ++ $9,100 (2005 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
@ -448,17 +448,17 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$70.95 million"
"text": "$86.9 million"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$69.05 million (FY05/06)"
"text": "$77.9 million (2010)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "38.7% of GDP (FY05/06 est.)"
"text": "35.6% of GDP (2010 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "1% of GDP (FY05/06 est.)"
"text": "3.7% of GDP (2010 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "1 April - 31 March"
@ -476,13 +476,13 @@
"text": "$26.67 million (2005)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$3,000 (2011 est.) ++ $5.222 million (2005 est.)"
"text": "$3.125 million (2011 est.) ++ $5.163 million (2010 est.)"
},
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"text": "copra, papayas, fresh and canned citrus fruit, coffee; fish; pearls and pearl shells; clothing"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$83.49 million (2011 est.) ++ $80.55 million (2010 est.)"
"text": "$109.3 million (2011 est.) ++ $90.62 million (2010 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "foodstuffs, textiles, fuels, timber, capital goods"
@ -491,7 +491,7 @@
"text": "$141 million (1996 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "NZ dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.2039 (2014 est.) ++ 1.2187 (2013 est.) ++ 1.23 (2012 est.) ++ 1.263 (2011 est.) ++ 1.3874 (2010)"
"text": "NZ dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.4279 (2014 est.) ++ 1.2187 (2013 est.) ++ 1.2187 (2013 est.) ++ 1.23 (2012 est.) ++ 1.263 (2011 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
@ -579,7 +579,7 @@
"text": "7,800"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "66 (2009)"
"text": "66 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
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@ -596,25 +596,30 @@
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "1 privately owned TV station broadcasts from Rarotonga providing a mix of local news and overseas-sourced programs; a satellite program package is available; 6 radio stations broadcast with 1 reportedly reaching all of the islands (2009)"
},
"Radio broadcast stations": {
"text": "AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (2004)"
},
"Television broadcast stations": {
"text": "1 (outer islands receive satellite broadcasts) (2004)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".ck"
},
"Internet users": {
"total": {
"text": "674"
"text": "6,000"
},
"percent of population": {
"text": "6.7% (2014 est.)"
"text": "61% (July 2015 est.)"
}
}
},
"Transportation": {
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"number of registered air carriers": {
"text": "1"
},
"inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": {
"text": "1 (2015)"
}
},
"Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": {
"text": "E5 (2016)"
},
"Airports": {
"text": "11 (2013)"
},
@ -637,7 +642,7 @@
"text": "7"
},
"under 914 m": {
"text": " ++ 1 (2013)"
"text": "1 (2013)"
}
},
"Roadways": {
@ -668,25 +673,9 @@
}
}
},
"Military": {
"Military and Security": {
"Military branches": {
"text": "no regular military forces; National Police Department (2009)"
},
"Manpower fit for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "2,198"
},
"females age 16-49": {
"text": "2,156 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually": {
"male": {
"text": "127"
},
"female": {
"text": "107 (2010 est.)"
}
"text": "no regular military forces; National Police Department"
},
"Military - note": {
"text": "defense is the responsibility of New Zealand in consultation with the Cook Islands and at its request"

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@ -52,12 +52,12 @@
"Terrain": {
"text": "mostly mountains of volcanic origin"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
"Elevation": {
"mean elevation": {
"text": "NA"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "Tomanivi 1,324 m"
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Tomanivi 1,324 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
@ -75,18 +75,7 @@
}
},
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "30 sq km (2003)"
},
"Total renewable water resources": {
"text": "28.55 cu km (2011)"
},
"Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)": {
"total": {
"text": "0.08 cu km/yr (30%/11%/59%)"
},
"per capita": {
"text": "100.1 cu m/yr (2005)"
}
"text": "40 sq km (2012)"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "cyclonic storms can occur from November to January"
@ -107,6 +96,9 @@
}
},
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"Population": {
"text": "915,303 (July 2016 est.)"
},
"Nationality": {
"noun": {
"text": "Fijian(s)"
@ -127,27 +119,21 @@
"Religions": {
"text": "Protestant 45% (Methodist 34.6%, Assembly of God 5.7%, Seventh Day Adventist 3.9%, and Anglican 0.8%), Hindu 27.9%, other Christian 10.4%, Roman Catholic 9.1%, Muslim 6.3%, Sikh 0.3%, other 0.3%, none 0.8% (2007 est.)"
},
"Population": {
"text": "909,389 (July 2015 est.)"
},
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"text": "28.03% (male 130,251/female 124,633)"
"text": "27.88% (male 130,414/female 124,774)"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "16.73% (male 77,716/female 74,449)"
"text": "16.42% (male 76,709/female 73,565)"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "41.12% (male 191,393/female 182,571)"
"text": "41.11% (male 192,605/female 183,681)"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "8.04% (male 37,019/female 36,141)"
"text": "8.29% (male 38,427/female 37,412)"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "6.07% (male 25,386/female 29,830) (2015 est.)"
},
"population pyramid": {
"text": null
"text": "6.31% (male 26,534/female 31,182) (2016 est.)"
}
},
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@ -166,26 +152,26 @@
},
"Median age": {
"total": {
"text": "28.2 years"
"text": "28.6 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "28 years"
"text": "28.4 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "28.4 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "28.8 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Population growth rate": {
"text": "0.67% (2015 est.)"
"text": "0.63% (2016 est.)"
},
"Birth rate": {
"text": "19.43 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "19 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Death rate": {
"text": "6.04 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "6.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "-6.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "-6.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Urbanization": {
"urban population": {
@ -212,13 +198,13 @@
"text": "1.05 male(s)/female"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "1.02 male(s)/female"
"text": "1.03 male(s)/female"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "0.85 male(s)/female"
},
"total population": {
"text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Maternal mortality rate": {
@ -226,31 +212,31 @@
},
"Infant mortality rate": {
"total": {
"text": "9.94 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "9.7 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"male": {
"text": "10.97 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "10.7 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"female": {
"text": "8.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)"
"text": "8.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Life expectancy at birth": {
"total population": {
"text": "72.43 years"
"text": "72.7 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "69.79 years"
"text": "70 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "75.2 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "75.5 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Total fertility rate": {
"text": "2.47 children born/woman (2015 est.)"
"text": "2.44 children born/woman (2016 est.)"
},
"Health expenditures": {
"text": "4.1% of GDP (2013)"
"text": "4.5% of GDP (2014)"
},
"Physicians density": {
"text": "0.43 physicians/1,000 population (2009)"
@ -283,11 +269,27 @@
"HIV/AIDS - deaths": {
"text": "fewer than 100 (2014 est.)"
},
"Major infectious diseases": {
"note": {
"text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)"
}
},
"Obesity - adult prevalence rate": {
"text": "35.9% (2014)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "4.2% of GDP (2011)"
"text": "3.9% of GDP (2013)"
},
"Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": {
"total": {
"text": "18.7%"
},
"male": {
"text": "14.8%"
},
"female": {
"text": "25.4% (2007 est.)"
}
}
},
"Government": {
@ -303,10 +305,13 @@
},
"local short form": {
"text": "Fiji/Viti"
},
"etymology": {
"text": "the Fijians called their home Viti, but the neighboring Tongans called it Fisi, and in the Anglicized spelling of the Tongan pronunciation - promulgated by explorer Captain James COOK - the designation became Fiji"
}
},
"Government type": {
"text": "republic"
"text": "parliamentary republic"
},
"Capital": {
"name": {
@ -329,10 +334,10 @@
"text": "10 October 1970 (from the UK)"
},
"National holiday": {
"text": "Fiji Independence Day, 10 October (1970)"
"text": "Constitution Day, 7 September; Fiji (independence) Day, 10 October (1970)"
},
"Constitution": {
"text": "previous 1970, 1990, 1997; latest signed into law September 2013 (2015)"
"text": "several previous; latest signed into law September 2013 (2016)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "common law system based on the English model"
@ -341,8 +346,11 @@
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
"Citizenship": {
"birthright citizenship": {
"text": "no, unless at least one parent is a citizen of Fiji"
"citizenship by birth": {
"text": "no"
},
"citizenship by descent only": {
"text": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Fiji"
},
"dual citizenship recognized": {
"text": "yes"
@ -356,7 +364,7 @@
},
"Executive branch": {
"chief of state": {
"text": "President Ratu Epeli NAILATIKAU (since 30 July 2009)"
"text": "President Jioji Konousi KONROTE (since 12 November 2015)"
},
"head of government": {
"text": "Prime Minister Voreqe \"Frank\" BAINIMARAMA (since 22 September 2014)"
@ -365,15 +373,15 @@
"text": "Cabinet appointed by the prime minister from among members of Parliament and is responsible to Parliament"
},
"elections/appointments": {
"text": "under the constitution, president indirectly elected by the Great Council of Chiefs for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); in 2007, the Great Council of Chiefs was suspended from its role in electing the president and disestablished in 2012; prime minister appointed by the president"
"text": "under the constitution, president elected by the Parliament for a 5-year term (eligible for a second term); prime minister appointed by the president"
},
"election results": {
"text": "Ratu Epeli NAILATIKAU (independent) reappointed in November 2012; term ends in 2015"
"text": "Jioji Konousi KONROTE elected 12 Ocotber 2015 defeating Ratu Epeli GANILAU 31 to 14"
}
},
"Legislative branch": {
"description": {
"text": "unicameral Parliament (50 seats; members directly elected in a nationwide, multi-seat constituency by open-list proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms; the new constitution of 2013 restructured Parliament frome bicameral to unicameral"
"text": "unicameral Parliament (50 seats; members directly elected in a nationwide, multi-seat constituency by open-list proportional representation vote to serve 4-year terms; the new constitution of 2013 restructured Parliament from bicameral to unicameral"
},
"elections": {
"text": "last held on 17 September 2014 (next to be held in 2019)"
@ -384,7 +392,7 @@
},
"Judicial branch": {
"highest court(s)": {
"text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice, all justices of the Court of Appeal, and judges appointed specifically as Supreme Court judges); Court of Appeal (consists of the court president, all puisne judges of the High Court, and judges specifically appointed to the Court of Appeal); High Court (chaired by the chief justice and includes a minimum of 10 puisne judges; High Court organized into civil, criminal, family, employment, and tax divisions); note - in 1987, the Supreme Court assumed functions formerly performed by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)"
"text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice, all justices of the Court of Appeal, and judges appointed specifically as Supreme Court judges); Court of Appeal (consists of the court president, all puisne judges of the High Court, and judges specifically appointed to the Court of Appeal); High Court (chaired by the chief justice and includes a minimum of 10 puisne judges; High Court organized into civil, criminal, family, employment, and tax divisions)"
},
"judge selection and term of office": {
"text": "chief justice appointed by the president of Fiji on the advice of the prime minister following consultation with the parliamentary leader of the opposition; judges of the Supreme Court, the president of the Court of Appeal, the justices of the Court of Appeal, and puisne judges of the High Court appointed by the president of Fiji upon the nomination of the Judicial Service Commission after consulting with the cabinet minister and the committee of the House of Representatives responsible for the administration of justice; the chief justice, Supreme Court judges and justices of Appeal generally required to retire at age 70 but may be waived for one or more sessions of the court; puisne judges appointed for not less than 4 years nor more than 7 years with mandatory retirement at age 65"
@ -404,7 +412,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"chief of mission": {
"text": "Ambassador Winston THOMPSON (since 20 April 2009)"
"text": "Ambassador Solo MARA (since 28 January 2016)"
},
"chancery": {
"text": "2000 M Street NW, Suite 710, Washington, DC 20036"
@ -414,9 +422,6 @@
},
"FAX": {
"text": "[1] (202) 466-8325"
},
"consulate(s)": {
"text": "Los Angeles, Portland (OR), San Francisco"
}
},
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
@ -456,58 +461,58 @@
},
"Economy": {
"Economy - overview": {
"text": "Fiji, endowed with forest, mineral, and fish resources, is one of the most developed and connected of the Pacific island economies. Earnings from the tourism industry, with an estimated 692,630 tourists visiting in 2014, and remittances from Fijian’s working abroad are the country’s largest foreign exchange earners. Fiji's sugar remains a significant industry and a major export. The sugar industry reforms since 2010 have improved productivity and returns, but the industry faces the complete withdrawal of European Union preferential prices by 2017. Fiji’s trade imbalance continues to widen with increased imports and sluggish performance of domestic exports. The return to parliamentary democracy and successful elections in September 2014 have boosted investor confidence. Private sector investment in 2014 reached 15% of GDP, compared to 13% in 2013."
"text": "Fiji, endowed with forest, mineral, and fish resources, is one of the most developed and connected of the Pacific island economies. Earnings from the tourism industry, with an estimated 755,000 tourists visiting in 2015, and remittances from Fijian’s working abroad are the country’s largest foreign exchange earners. ++ ++ Fiji's sugar remains a significant industry and a major export. The sugar industry reforms since 2010 have improved productivity and returns, but the industry faces the complete withdrawal of European Union preferential prices by 2017. Fiji’s trade imbalance continues to widen with increased imports and sluggish performance of domestic exports. ++ ++ The return to parliamentary democracy and successful elections in September 2014 have boosted investor confidence. Private sector investment in 2015 exceeded 20% of GDP, compared to 13% in 2013."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$7.404 billion (2014 est.) ++ $7.031 billion (2013 est.) ++ $6.72 billion (2012 est.)",
"text": "$8.064 billion (2015 est.) ++ $7.732 billion (2014 est.) ++ $7.343 billion (2013 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2014 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$4.289 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$4.389 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "5.3% (2014 est.) ++ 4.6% (2013 est.) ++ 1.8% (2012 est.)"
"text": "4.3% (2015 est.) ++ 5.3% (2014 est.) ++ 4.7% (2013 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$8,400 (2014 est.) ++ $7,900 (2013 est.) ++ $7,600 (2012 est.)",
"text": "$9,100 (2015 est.) ++ $8,700 (2014 est.) ++ $8,300 (2013 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2014 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "10.5% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 7.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 20.2% of GDP (2012 est.)"
"text": "12.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 8.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 7% of GDP (2013 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "77.1%"
"text": "70.4%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "14.6%"
"text": "10.7%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "21.5%"
"text": "19.7%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "-5.8%"
"text": "0%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "61%"
"text": "56.4%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-68.4% ++ (2014 est.)"
"text": "-57.2% (2015 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "12.1%"
"text": "11%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "19.9%"
"text": "18.4%"
},
"services": {
"text": "68% (2014 est.)"
"text": "70.6% (2015 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -517,10 +522,10 @@
"text": "tourism, sugar, clothing, copra, gold, silver, lumber, small cottage industries"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "2.6% (2014 est.)"
"text": "2.8% (2015 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "346,500 (2014 est.)"
"text": "347.7 (2015 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -546,83 +551,97 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$1.166 billion"
"text": "$1.24 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$1.219 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$1.383 billion (2015 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "27.2% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "25.9% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-1.2% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "-3% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "49.7% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 51.4% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "48.6% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 47.7% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "0.5% (2014 est.) ++ 2.9% (2013 est.)"
"text": "1.4% (2015 est.) ++ 0.5% (2014 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "1.75% (31 December 2010) ++ 3% (31 December 2009)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "5.76% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 6.1% (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "5.79% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 5.76% (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$1.823 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $1.816 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$1.931 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $1.823 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$3.118 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.953 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$3.165 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $3.118 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$2.896 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $2.585 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$3.068 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $2.896 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$452.5 million (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $392.2 million (31 December 2011) ++ $418.8 million (31 December 2010 est.)"
"text": "$452.5 million (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $392.2 million (31 December 2011 est.) ++ $418.8 million (31 December 2010 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$386 million (2014 est.) ++ -$834 million (2013 est.)"
"text": "-$235 million (2015 est.) ++ -$338 million (2014 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$1.152 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.048 billion (2013 est.)"
"text": "$1.233 billion (2015 est.) ++ $1.152 billion (2014 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "sugar, garments, gold, timber, fish, molasses, coconut oil"
"text": "sugar, garments, gold, timber, fish, molasses, coconut oil, mineral water"
},
"Exports - partners": {
"text": "US 11.8%, Australia 10%, UK 6.4%, Samoa 6.2%, Tonga 5.5% (2014)"
"text": "US 13.4%, Australia 10.2%, Samoa 6.7%, Tonga 5.9% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$2.403 billion (2014 est.) ++ $2.38 billion (2013 est.)"
"text": "$2.283 billion (2015 est.) ++ $2.403 billion (2014 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "manufactured goods, machinery and transport equipment, petroleum products, food, chemicals"
},
"Imports - partners": {
"text": "Singapore 18.4%, South Korea 14%, NZ 13.7%, China 13.1%, Australia 12.9% (2014)"
"text": "China 16.2%, South Korea 15.7%, NZ 14%, Australia 13.4%, Singapore 8.7%, France 7% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$916.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $941.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$918.8 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $916.2 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$769.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $797.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$820.1 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $863.5 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$3.893 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $3.612 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$4.047 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $3.747 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": {
"text": "$50.08 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $50.2 million (31 December 2012 est.)"
"text": "$189.6 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $186.6 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Fijian dollars (FJD) per US dollar - ++ 1.8874 (2014 est.) ++ 1.8874 (2013 est.) ++ 1.79 (2012 est.) ++ 1.7932 (2011 est.) ++ 1.9183 (2010 est.)"
"text": "Fijian dollars (FJD) per US dollar - ++ 2.0976 (2015 est.) ++ 1.8874 (2014 est.) ++ 1.8874 (2013 est.) ++ 1.79 (2012 est.) ++ 1.7932 (2011 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "375,274"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "59%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "72%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "45% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "857.5 million kWh (2013 est.)"
},
@ -696,53 +715,64 @@
"Communications": {
"Telephones - fixed lines": {
"total subscriptions": {
"text": "74,700"
"text": "72,565"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "8 (2014 est.)"
"text": "8 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Telephones - mobile cellular": {
"total": {
"text": "876,200"
"text": "966,000"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "97 (2014 est.)"
"text": "106 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Telephone system": {
"general assessment": {
"text": "modern local, interisland, and international (wire/radio integrated) public and special-purpose telephone, telegraph, and teleprinter facilities; regional radio communications center"
"text": "modern local, interisland, and international (wire/radio integrated) public and special-purpose telephone, telegraph, and teleprinter facilities; regional radio communications center; subject to occasional devastating cyclones"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "telephone or radio telephone links to almost all inhabited islands; most towns and large villages have automatic telephone exchanges and direct dialing; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 100 per 100 persons"
"text": "telephone or radio telephone links to almost all inhabited islands; most towns and large villages have automatic telephone exchanges and direct dialing; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 115 per 100 persons"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 679; access to important cable links between US and Canada, as well as between NZ and Australia; satellite earth stations - 2 Inmarsat (Pacific Ocean) (2011)"
"text": "country code - 679; access to important cable links between US and Canada, as well as between NZ and Australia; satellite earth stations - 2 Inmarsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "Fiji TV, a publicly traded company, operates a free-to-air channel, as well as Sky Fiji and Sky Pacific multi-channel pay-TV services; state-owned commercial company, Fiji Broadcasting Corporation, Ltd, operates 6 radio stations - 2 public broadcasters and 4 commercial broadcasters with multiple repeaters; 5 radio stations with repeaters operated by Communications Fiji, Ltd; transmissions of multiple international broadcasters are available (2009)"
},
"Radio broadcast stations": {
"text": "AM 13, FM 40, shortwave 0 (1998)"
},
"Television broadcast stations": {
"text": "NA"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".fj"
},
"Internet users": {
"total": {
"text": "331,700"
"text": "421,000"
},
"percent of population": {
"text": "36.7% (2014 est.)"
"text": "46.3% (July 2015 est.)"
}
}
},
"Transportation": {
"National air transport system": {
"number of registered air carriers": {
"text": "2"
},
"inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": {
"text": "12"
},
"annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": {
"text": "1,336,976"
},
"annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": {
"text": "83,686,504 mt-km (2015)"
}
},
"Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": {
"text": "DQ (2016)"
},
"Airports": {
"text": "28 (2013)"
},
@ -768,7 +798,7 @@
"text": "5"
},
"under 914 m": {
"text": " ++ 19 (2013)"
"text": "19 (2013)"
}
},
"Railways": {
@ -813,37 +843,13 @@
}
}
},
"Military": {
"Military and Security": {
"Military branches": {
"text": "Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF): Land Forces, Naval Forces (2011)"
},
"Military service age and obligation": {
"text": "18 years of age for voluntary military service; mandatory retirement at age 55 (2013)"
},
"Manpower available for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "233,240"
},
"females age 16-49": {
"text": "222,587 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower fit for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "183,730"
},
"females age 16-49": {
"text": "188,325 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually": {
"male": {
"text": "8,403"
},
"female": {
"text": "8,039 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Military expenditures": {
"text": "1.47% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.44% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.47% of GDP (2010)"
}

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@ -51,12 +51,12 @@
"Terrain": {
"text": "islands vary geologically from high mountainous islands to low, coral atolls; volcanic outcroppings on Pohnpei, Kosrae, and Chuuk"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
"Elevation": {
"mean elevation": {
"text": "NA"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "Dolohmwar (Totolom) 791 m"
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Dolohmwar (Totolom) 791 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
}
},
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "NA"
"text": "0 sq km NA (2012)"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "typhoons (June to December)"
@ -91,10 +91,13 @@
}
},
"Geography - note": {
"text": "four major island groups totaling 607 islands"
"text": "composed of four major island groups totaling 607 islands"
}
},
"People and Society": {
"Population": {
"text": "104,719 (July 2016 est.)"
},
"Nationality": {
"noun": {
"text": "Micronesian(s)"
@ -110,29 +113,23 @@
"text": "English (official and common language), Chuukese, Kosrean, Pohnpeian, Yapese, Ulithian, Woleaian, Nukuoro, Kapingamarangi"
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Roman Catholic 54.7%, Protestant 41.1% (includes Congregational 38.5%, Baptist 1.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 0.8%, Assembly of God .7%), Mormon 1.5%, other 1.9%, none 0.7%, unspecified 0.1% (2010 est.)"
},
"Population": {
"text": "105,216 (July 2015 est.)"
"text": "Roman Catholic 54.7%, Protestant 41.1% (includes Congregational 38.5%, Baptist 1.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 0.8%, Assembly of God 0.7%), Mormon 1.5%, other 1.9%, none 0.7%, unspecified 0.1% (2010 est.)"
},
"Age structure": {
"0-14 years": {
"text": "31.34% (male 16,761/female 16,215)"
"text": "30.81% (male 16,401/female 15,863)"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "20% (male 10,576/female 10,469)"
"text": "19.8% (male 10,406/female 10,326)"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "38.41% (male 19,583/female 20,827)"
"text": "38.8% (male 19,667/female 20,966)"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "6.72% (male 3,494/female 3,580)"
"text": "6.87% (male 3,532/female 3,659)"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "3.53% (male 1,660/female 2,051) (2015 est.)"
},
"population pyramid": {
"text": null
"text": "3.72% (male 1,753/female 2,146) (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Dependency ratios": {
@ -150,27 +147,27 @@
}
},
"Median age": {
"total": {
"text": "24.2 years"
"24total": {
"text": "24.7 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "23.6 years"
"text": "24 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "24.9 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "25.3 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Population growth rate": {
"text": "-0.46% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-0.49% (2016 est.)"
},
"Birth rate": {
"text": "20.54 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "20.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Death rate": {
"text": "4.23 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "4.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "-20.93 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "-20.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Urbanization": {
"urban population": {
@ -197,13 +194,13 @@
"text": "0.94 male(s)/female"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "0.98 male(s)/female"
"text": "0.97 male(s)/female"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "0.81 male(s)/female"
},
"total population": {
"text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2015 est.)"
"text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Maternal mortality rate": {
@ -211,31 +208,31 @@
},
"Infant mortality rate": {
"total": {
"text": "21.18 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "20.5 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"male": {
"text": "23.46 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "22.7 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"female": {
"text": "18.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)"
"text": "18.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Life expectancy at birth": {
"total population": {
"text": "72.62 years"
"text": "72.9 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "70.59 years"
"text": "70.8 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "74.75 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "75 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Total fertility rate": {
"text": "2.49 children born/woman (2015 est.)"
"text": "2.45 children born/woman (2016 est.)"
},
"Health expenditures": {
"text": "12.6% of GDP (2013)"
"text": "13.7% of GDP (2014)"
},
"Physicians density": {
"text": "0.18 physicians/1,000 population (2009)"
@ -268,6 +265,11 @@
"HIV/AIDS - deaths": {
"text": "NA"
},
"Major infectious diseases": {
"note": {
"text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)"
}
},
"Obesity - adult prevalence rate": {
"text": "33.2% (2014)"
},
@ -294,10 +296,13 @@
},
"abbreviation": {
"text": "FSM"
},
"etymology": {
"text": "the term \"Micronesia\" is a 19th-century construct of two Greek words, \"micro\" (small) and \"nesoi\" (islands), and refers to thousands of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean"
}
},
"Government type": {
"text": "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"
"text": "federal republic in free association with the US"
},
"Capital": {
"name": {
@ -317,10 +322,10 @@
"text": "3 November 1986 (from the US-administered UN trusteeship)"
},
"National holiday": {
"text": "Constitution Day, 10 May (1979)"
"text": "Constitution Day, 10 May (1979); Independence Day, 3 November (1986)"
},
"Constitution": {
"text": "drafted June 1975, ratified 1 October 1978, entered into force 10 May 1979; amended 1990 (2015)"
"text": "drafted June 1975, ratified 1 October 1978, entered into force 10 May 1979; amended 1990; note - in 2001, all 26 amendments proposed by the FSM constitutional convention were defeated in a national referendum (2016)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of common and customary law"
@ -328,6 +333,20 @@
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
"Citizenship": {
"citizenship by birth": {
"text": "no"
},
"citizenship by descent only": {
"text": "at least one parent must be a citizen of FSM"
},
"dual citizenship recognized": {
"text": "no"
},
"residency requirement for naturalization": {
"text": "5 years"
}
},
"Suffrage": {
"text": "18 years of age; universal"
},
@ -381,7 +400,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"chief of mission": {
"text": "Ambassador Asterio R. TAKESY (since 13 January 2012)"
"text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Ad interim James A. NAICH"
},
"chancery": {
"text": "1725 N Street NW, Washington, DC 20036"
@ -433,24 +452,24 @@
},
"Economy": {
"Economy - overview": {
"text": "Economic activity consists largely of subsistence farming and fishing, and government, which employs two-thirds of the adult working population and receives funding largely - 58% in 2013 – from Compact of Free Association assistance provided by the US. The islands have few commercially valuable mineral deposits. The potential for tourism is limited by isolation, lack of adequate facilities, and limited internal air and water transportation. Under the terms of the original Compact, the US provided $1.3 billion in grants and aid from 1986 to 2001. The US and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) negotiated a second (amended) Compact agreement in 2002-2003 that took effect in 2004. The amended Compact runs for a 20-year period to 2023; during which the US will provide roughly $2.1 billion to the FSM. The amended Compact also develops a Trust Fund for the FSM that will provide a comparable income stream beyond 2024 when Compact grants end. The country's medium-term economic outlook appears fragile because of dependence on US assistance and lackluster performance of its small and stagnant private sector."
"text": "Economic activity consists largely of subsistence farming and fishing, and government, which employs two-thirds of the adult working population and receives funding largely - 58% in 2013 – from Compact of Free Association assistance provided by the US. The islands have few commercially valuable mineral deposits. The potential for tourism is limited by isolation, lack of adequate facilities, and limited internal air and water transportation. ++ ++ Under the terms of the original Compact, the US provided $1.3 billion in grants and aid from 1986 to 2001. The US and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) negotiated a second (amended) Compact agreement in 2002-03 that took effect in 2004. The amended Compact runs for a 20-year period to 2023; during which the US will provide roughly $2.1 billion to the FSM. The amended Compact also develops a Trust Fund for the FSM that will provide a comparable income stream beyond 2024 when Compact grants end. ++ ++ The country's medium-term economic outlook appears fragile because of dependence on US assistance and lackluster performance of its small and stagnant private sector."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$308 million (2014 est.) ++ $312.9 million (2013 est.) ++ $325.5 million (2012 est.)",
"text": "$306 million (2015 est.) ++ $306.5 million (2014 est.) ++ $317.3 million (2013 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2013 US dollars; GDP supplemented by grant aid, averaging perhaps $100 million annually"
"text": "data are in 2013 US dollars; GDP supplemented by grant aid, averaging about $100 million annually"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$308 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$318 million (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "-1.6% (2014 est.) ++ -3.9% (2013 est.) ++ 0% (2012 est.)"
"text": "-0.2% (2015 est.) ++ -3.4% (2014 est.) ++ -3.6% (2013 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$3,000 (2014 est.) ++ $3,000 (2013 est.) ++ $3,100 (2012 est.)",
"text": "$3,000 (2015 est.) ++ $2,900 (2014 est.) ++ $3,100 (2013 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2014 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
@ -536,10 +555,10 @@
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "69.4% of GDP (FY12/13 est.)"
"text": "67.2% of GDP (FY12/13 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "7.1% of GDP (FY12/13 est.)"
"text": "6.8% of GDP (FY12/13 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "28% of GDP (2013) ++ 27% of GDP (2012)"
@ -548,7 +567,7 @@
"text": "1 October - 30 September"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "0.9% (2014 est.) ++ 2.1% (2013 est.)"
"text": "-1% (2015 est.) ++ 0.6% (2014 est.)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "7.1% (2013 est.) ++ 6.4% (2012 est.)"
@ -562,11 +581,8 @@
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$56.98 million (2013 est.) ++ $56.77 million (31 December 2011 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "$14 million (2014 est.) ++ -$32 million (2013 est.)"
"text": "$3 million (2015 est.) ++ $22 million (2014 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$88.3 million (2013 est.) ++ $95.7 million (2012 est.)"
@ -594,6 +610,20 @@
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "42,934"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "59%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "100%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "45% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "192 million kWh (2002)"
},
@ -636,9 +666,18 @@
"Refined petroleum products - production": {
"text": "0 bbl/day (2014)"
},
"Refined petroleum products - exports": {
"text": "0 bbl/day"
},
"Natural gas - production": {
"text": "0 cu m (2014)"
},
"Natural gas - exports": {
"text": "2,014 cu m"
},
"Natural gas - proved reserves": {
"text": "0 cu m"
},
"Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy": {
"text": "105 Mt (2010 est.)"
}
@ -646,10 +685,10 @@
"Communications": {
"Telephones - fixed lines": {
"total subscriptions": {
"text": "7,000"
"text": "6,808"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "7 (2014 est.)"
"text": "6 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Telephones - mobile cellular": {
@ -657,7 +696,7 @@
"text": "31,400"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "30 (2013)"
"text": "30 (July 2013 est.)"
}
},
"Telephone system": {
@ -665,34 +704,31 @@
"text": "adequate system"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "islands interconnected by shortwave radiotelephone (used mostly for government purposes), satellite (Intelsat) ground stations, and some coaxial and fiber-optic cable; mobile-cellular service available on Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap"
"text": "islands interconnected by shortwave radiotelephone (used mostly for government purposes), satellite (Intelsat) ground stations, and some coaxial and fiber-optic cable; mobile-cellular service available on the major islands"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 691; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2002)"
"text": "country code - 691; satellite earth stations - 5 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "no TV broadcast stations; each state has a multi-channel cable service with TV transmissions carrying roughly 95% imported programming and 5% local programming; about a half dozen radio stations (2009)"
},
"Radio broadcast stations": {
"text": "AM 5, FM 1, shortwave 0 (2004)"
},
"Television broadcast stations": {
"text": "3 (cable TV also available) (2004)"
"text": "no TV broadcast stations; each state has a multi-channel cable service with TV transmissions carrying roughly 95% imported programming and 5% local programming; about a half-dozen radio stations (2009)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".fm"
},
"Internet users": {
"total": {
"text": "29,900"
"text": "33,000"
},
"percent of population": {
"text": "28.3% (2014 est.)"
"text": "31.5% (July 2015 est.)"
}
}
},
"Transportation": {
"Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": {
"text": "V6 (2016)"
},
"Airports": {
"text": "6 (2013)"
},
@ -732,31 +768,10 @@
}
}
},
"Military": {
"Military and Security": {
"Military branches": {
"text": "no regular military forces (2012)"
},
"Manpower available for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "26,712 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower fit for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "22,008"
},
"females age 16-49": {
"text": "23,501 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually": {
"male": {
"text": "1,276"
},
"female": {
"text": "1,253 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Military - note": {
"text": "defense is the responsibility of the US"
}

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@ -48,12 +48,12 @@
"Terrain": {
"text": "mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
"Elevation": {
"mean elevation": {
"text": "NA"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "Mont Orohena 2,241 m"
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mont Orohena 2,241 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
}
},
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "10 sq km (2003)"
"text": "10 sq km (2012)"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "occasional cyclonic storms in January"
@ -84,6 +84,9 @@
}
},
"People and Society": {
"Population": {
"text": "285,321 (July 2016 est.)"
},
"Nationality": {
"noun": {
"text": "French Polynesian(s)"
@ -101,27 +104,21 @@
"Religions": {
"text": "Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6%"
},
"Population": {
"text": "282,703 (July 2015 est.)"
},
"Age structure": {
"0-14 years": {
"text": "23.31% (male 33,894/female 32,005)"
"text": "22.9% (male 33,600/female 31,727)"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "16.36% (male 23,980/female 22,270)"
"text": "16.03% (male 23,751/female 21,999)"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "44.1% (male 63,931/female 60,749)"
"text": "44.27% (male 64,759/female 61,562)"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "8.83% (male 12,847/female 12,120)"
"text": "9.13% (male 13,399/female 12,648)"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "7.4% (male 10,142/female 10,765) (2015 est.)"
},
"population pyramid": {
"text": null
"text": "7.67% (male 10,592/female 11,284) (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Dependency ratios": {
@ -140,26 +137,26 @@
},
"Median age": {
"total": {
"text": "31 years"
"text": "31.5 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "30.9 years"
"text": "31.3 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "31.2 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "31.7 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Population growth rate": {
"text": "0.94% (2015 est.)"
"text": "0.91% (2016 est.)"
},
"Birth rate": {
"text": "15.22 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "15 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Death rate": {
"text": "5.02 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "5.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "-0.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "-0.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Urbanization": {
"urban population": {
@ -192,33 +189,33 @@
"text": "0.94 male(s)/female"
},
"total population": {
"text": "1.05 male(s)/female (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.05 male(s)/female (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Infant mortality rate": {
"total": {
"text": "4.73 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "4.7 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"male": {
"text": "5.25 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "5.2 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"female": {
"text": "4.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)"
"text": "4.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Life expectancy at birth": {
"total population": {
"text": "76.98 years"
"text": "77.2 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "74.72 years"
"text": "74.9 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "79.36 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "79.6 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Total fertility rate": {
"text": "1.92 children born/woman (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.9 children born/woman (2016 est.)"
},
"Drinking water source": {
"improved": {
@ -244,6 +241,17 @@
},
"HIV/AIDS - deaths": {
"text": "NA"
},
"Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": {
"total": {
"text": "34.2%"
},
"male": {
"text": "31.4%"
},
"female": {
"text": "38.5% (2007 est.)"
}
}
},
"Government": {
@ -262,13 +270,16 @@
},
"former": {
"text": "French Colony of Oceania"
},
"etymology": {
"text": "the term \"Polynesia\" is an 18th-century construct composed of two Greek words, \"poly\" (many) and \"nesoi\" (islands), and refers to the more than 1,000 islands scattered over the central and southern Pacific Ocean"
}
},
"Dependency status": {
"text": "overseas lands of France; overseas territory of France from 1946-2003; overseas collectivity of France since 2003, though it is often referred to as an overseas country due to its degree of autonomy"
},
"Government type": {
"text": "parliamentary representative democratic French overseas collectivity"
"text": "parliamentary democracy (Assembly of French Polynesia); an overseas collectivity of France"
},
"Capital": {
"name": {
@ -282,7 +293,7 @@
}
},
"Administrative divisions": {
"text": "none (overseas lands of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 5 second order administrative units named Iles Australes, Iles du Vent, Iles Marquises, Iles Sous le Vent, Iles Tuamotu et Gambier"
"text": "Iles Australes, Iles du Vent, Iles Marquises, Iles Sous-le-Vent, Iles Tuamotu-Gambier"
},
"Independence": {
"text": "none (overseas lands of France)"
@ -296,12 +307,15 @@
"Legal system": {
"text": "the laws of France, where applicable, apply"
},
"Citizenship": {
"text": "see France"
},
"Suffrage": {
"text": "18 years of age; universal"
},
"Executive branch": {
"chief of state": {
"text": "President Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012), represented by High Commissioner of the Republic Lionel BEFFRE (since 16 September 2013)"
"text": "President Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012), represented by High Commissioner of the Republic Rene BIDALL (since 30 May 2016)"
},
"head of government": {
"text": "President of French Polynesia Edouard FRITCH (since 12 September 2014)"
@ -315,10 +329,10 @@
},
"Legislative branch": {
"description": {
"text": "unicameral Assembly of French Polynesia or Assemblee de la Polynesie Francaise (57 seats; elections held in two rounds; in the second round, 38 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; the party receiving the most votes get an additional 19 seats; to serve 5-year terms)"
"text": "unicameral Assembly of French Polynesia or Assemblee de la Polynesie Francaise (57 seats; elections held in two rounds; in the second round, 38 members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation vote; the party receiving the most votes gets an additional 19 seats; members serve 5-year terms)"
},
"note": {
"text": "two seats were elected to the French Senate for a 6-year term on 20 September 2014 (next to be held in September 2022); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Popular Rally 1, People's Servant Party 1; two seats were elected to the French National Assembly for a 5-year term on 17 June 2012 (next to be held by June 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 2; note - the UMP is France's ruling pary, the Union for a Popular Movement"
"text": "two seats were elected to the French Senate for a 6-year term on 20 September 2014 (next to be held in September 2022); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Popular Rally 1, People's Servant Party 1; two seats were elected to the French National Assembly for a 5-year term on 17 June 2012 (next to be held by June 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP 2; the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) is France's ruling party,"
},
"elections": {
"text": "last held on 21 April 2013 and 5 May 2013 (next to be held in 2018)"
@ -332,7 +346,7 @@
"text": "Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel (composition NA); note - appeals beyond the French Polynesia Court of Appeal are heard by the Court of Cassation (in Paris)"
},
"judge selection and term of office": {
"text": "NA"
"text": "judges assigned from France normally for 3 years"
},
"subordinate courts": {
"text": "Court of the First Instance or Tribunal de Premiere Instance; Court of Administrative Law or Tribunal Administratif"
@ -371,12 +385,12 @@
}
},
"Government - note": {
"text": "under certain acts of France, French Polynesia has acquired autonomy in all areas except those relating to police and justice, monetary policy, tertiary education, immigration, and defense and foreign affairs; the duties of its president are fashioned after those of the French prime minister"
"text": "under certain acts of France, French Polynesia has acquired autonomy in all areas except those relating to police, monetary policy, tertiary education, immigration, and defense and foreign affairs; the duties of its president are fashioned after those of the French prime minister"
}
},
"Economy": {
"Economy - overview": {
"text": "Since 1962, when France stationed military personnel in the region, French Polynesia has changed from a subsistence agricultural economy to one in which a high proportion of the work force is either employed by the military or supports the tourist industry. With the halt of French nuclear testing in 1996, the military contribution to the economy fell sharply. After growing at an average yearly rate of 4.2% from 1997-2007, GDP stagnated in 2008 and fell by 4.2% in 2009, marking French Polynesia’s entry into recession. GDP growth was positive in 2010-12. Following steady employment level increases between 2002 and 2007 that averaged 2.4% yearly, the number of workers fell by an annual average of 2.2% between 2008 and 2013, due in part to decreased tourism (down an average of 4% per year) in that time period. French Polynesia’s tourism-dominated service sector accounted for 85% of total value added for the economy in 2009, employing 80% of the workforce. A small manufacturing sector predominantly processes products from French Polynesia’s primary sector - 3% of total economy - including agriculture, pearl farming, and fishing."
"text": "Since 1962, when France stationed military personnel in the region, French Polynesia has changed from a subsistence agricultural economy to one in which a high proportion of the work force is either employed by the military or supports the tourist industry. With the halt of French nuclear testing in 1996, the military contribution to the economy fell sharply. ++ ++ After growing at an average yearly rate of 4.2% from 1997-2007, GDP stagnated in 2008 and fell by 4.2% in 2009, marking French Polynesia’s entry into recession. GDP growth was positive in 2010-12. Following steady employment level increases between 2002 and 2007 that averaged 2.4% yearly, the number of workers fell by an annual average of 2.2% between 2008 and 2013, due in part to decreased tourism (down an average of 4% per year) in that time period. ++ ++ French Polynesia’s tourism-dominated service sector accounted for 85% of total value added for the economy in 2009, employing 80% of the workforce. A small manufacturing sector predominantly processes products from French Polynesia’s primary sector - 3% of total economy - including agriculture, pearl farming, and fishing."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$7.15 billion (2012 est.) ++ $6.982 billion (2011 est.) ++ $6.963 billion (2010 est.)"
@ -483,10 +497,24 @@
"text": "$NA"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - ++ 89.85 (2013 est.) ++ 90.56 2012 est.) ++ 85.74 (2011 est.) ++ 90.01 (2010 est.)"
"text": "Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - ++ 89.85 (2013 est.) ++ 90.56 (2012 est.) ++ 85.74 (2011 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "116,981"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "59%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "72%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "45% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "702 million kWh (2012 est.)"
},
@ -560,23 +588,23 @@
"Communications": {
"Telephones - fixed lines": {
"total subscriptions": {
"text": "55,000"
"text": "60,000"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "20 (2014 est.)"
"text": "21 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Telephones - mobile cellular": {
"total": {
"text": "239,700"
"text": "268,000"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "86 (2014 est.)"
"text": "95 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Telephone system": {
"domestic": {
"text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular density is roughly 100 per 100 persons"
"text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular density is roughly 115 per 100 persons"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 689; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2011)"
@ -585,25 +613,30 @@
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "the publicly owned French Overseas Network (RFO), which operates in France's overseas departments and territories, broadcasts on 2 TV channels and 1 radio station; 1 government-owned TV station; a small number of privately owned radio stations (2008)"
},
"Radio broadcast stations": {
"text": "AM 2, FM 14, shortwave 2 (1998)"
},
"Television broadcast stations": {
"text": "7 (plus 17 repeaters) (1997)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".pf"
},
"Internet users": {
"total": {
"text": "161,100"
"text": "183,000"
},
"percent of population": {
"text": "57.5% (2014 est.)"
"text": "64.6% (July 2015 est.)"
}
}
},
"Transportation": {
"National air transport system": {
"number of registered air carriers": {
"text": "2 (registered in France)"
},
"inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": {
"text": "21 (registered in France) (2015)"
}
},
"Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": {
"text": "F-OH (2016)"
},
"Airports": {
"text": "54 (2013)"
},
@ -632,7 +665,7 @@
"text": "4"
},
"under 914 m": {
"text": " ++ 5 (2013)"
"text": "5 (2013)"
}
},
"Heliports": {
@ -660,31 +693,10 @@
}
}
},
"Military": {
"Military and Security": {
"Military branches": {
"text": "no regular military forces (2011)"
},
"Manpower available for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "82,722 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower fit for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "67,363"
},
"females age 16-49": {
"text": "66,053 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually": {
"male": {
"text": "2,498"
},
"female": {
"text": "2,390 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Military - note": {
"text": "defense is the responsibility of France"
}

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@ -48,12 +48,12 @@
"Terrain": {
"text": "volcanic origin, surrounded by coral reefs; relatively flat coralline limestone plateau (source of most fresh water), with steep coastal cliffs and narrow coastal plains in north, low hills in center, mountains in south"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
"Elevation": {
"mean elevation": {
"text": "NA"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "Mount Lamlam 406 m"
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Lamlam 406 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
}
},
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "2 sq km (2011)"
"text": "2 sq km (2012)"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "frequent squalls during rainy season; relatively rare but potentially destructive typhoons (June to December)"
@ -84,6 +84,9 @@
}
},
"People and Society": {
"Population": {
"text": "162,742 (July 2016 est.)"
},
"Nationality": {
"noun": {
"text": "Guamanian(s) (US citizens)"
@ -101,27 +104,21 @@
"Religions": {
"text": "Roman Catholic 85%, other 15% (1999 est.)"
},
"Population": {
"text": "161,785 (July 2015 est.)"
},
"Age structure": {
"0-14 years": {
"text": "25.47% (male 21,189/female 20,017)"
"text": "24.95% (male 20,881/female 19,723)"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "17% (male 14,267/female 13,241)"
"text": "17.09% (male 14,445/female 13,375)"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "39.23% (male 32,315/female 31,159)"
"text": "39.09% (male 32,335/female 31,277)"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "9.4% (male 7,655/female 7,560)"
"text": "9.62% (male 7,912/female 7,742)"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "8.89% (male 6,552/female 7,830) (2015 est.)"
},
"population pyramid": {
"text": null
"text": "9.25% (male 6,847/female 8,205) (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Dependency ratios": {
@ -140,26 +137,26 @@
},
"Median age": {
"total": {
"text": "30.1 years"
"text": "30.4 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "29.6 years"
"text": "29.8 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "30.7 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "30.9 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Population growth rate": {
"text": "0.54% (2015 est.)"
"text": "0.64% (2016 est.)"
},
"Birth rate": {
"text": "16.82 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "16.7 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Death rate": {
"text": "5.12 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "5.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "-6.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "-5.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Urbanization": {
"urban population": {
@ -183,42 +180,42 @@
"text": "1.08 male(s)/female"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "1.04 male(s)/female"
"text": "1.03 male(s)/female"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "1.01 male(s)/female"
"text": "1.02 male(s)/female"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "0.84 male(s)/female"
},
"total population": {
"text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Infant mortality rate": {
"total": {
"text": "5.41 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "5.3 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"male": {
"text": "5.81 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "5.7 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"female": {
"text": "4.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)"
"text": "4.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Life expectancy at birth": {
"total population": {
"text": "78.98 years"
"text": "79.1 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "75.94 years"
"text": "76.1 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "82.21 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "82.4 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Total fertility rate": {
"text": "2.34 children born/woman (2015 est.)"
"text": "2.31 children born/woman (2016 est.)"
},
"Drinking water source": {
"improved": {
@ -270,13 +267,16 @@
},
"local short form": {
"text": "Guahan"
},
"etymology": {
"text": "the native Chamorro name for the island \"Guahan\" (meaning \"we have\" or \"ours\") was changed to Guam in the 1898 Treaty of Paris whereby Spain relinquished Guam, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines to the US"
}
},
"Dependency status": {
"text": "organized, unincorporated territory of the US with policy relations between Guam and the US under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior"
},
"Government type": {
"text": "NA"
"text": "presidential democracy; a self-governing unincorporated territory of the US"
},
"Capital": {
"name": {
@ -299,11 +299,14 @@
"text": "Discovery Day (or Magellan Day), first Monday in March (1521)"
},
"Constitution": {
"text": "effective 1 July 1950 (Guam Act of 1950 serves as a constitution); amended many times, last in 2015 (2015)"
"text": "effective 1 July 1950 (Guam Act of 1950 serves as a constitution); amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "common law modeled on US system; US federal laws apply"
},
"Citizenship": {
"text": "see United States"
},
"Suffrage": {
"text": "18 years of age; universal; note - Guamanians are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections"
},
@ -340,7 +343,7 @@
},
"Judicial branch": {
"highest court(s)": {
"text": "Supreme Court of Guam (consists of 3 justices); note - appeals beyond the Supreme Court of Guam are heard by the US Supreme Court"
"text": "Supreme Court of Guam (consists of 3 justices); note - appeals beyond the Supreme Court of Guam are referred to the US Supreme Court"
},
"judge selection and term of office": {
"text": "justices appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Guam legislature; justices appointed for life subject to retention election every 10 years"
@ -387,7 +390,7 @@
},
"Economy": {
"Economy - overview": {
"text": "US national defense spending is the main driver of Guam’s economy, followed by tourism and other services. Total federal spending (defense and non-defense) amounted to $1.973 billion in 2014, or 40.4% of GDP. Service exports, mainly spending by foreign tourists while on Guam, amounted to $651 million in 2013, or 13.3% of GDP. In 2013, Guam’s economy grew 0.6%. Despite slow growth, Guam’s economy has been stable over the last decade. National defense spending cushions the island’s economy against fluctuations in tourism, its other major income source. Guam serves as a forward US base for the Western Pacific and is home to thousands of American military personnel. Federal grants amounted to $373.3 million in 2013, or 32.6% of Guam’s total revenues for fiscal year."
"text": "US national defense spending is the main driver of Guam’s economy, followed by tourism and other services. Total federal spending (defense and non-defense) amounted to $1.973 billion in 2014, or 40.4% of GDP. Service exports, mainly spending by foreign tourists while on Guam, amounted to $651 million in 2013, or 13.3% of GDP. In 2013, Guam’s economy grew 0.6%. Despite slow growth, Guam’s economy has been stable over the last decade. National defense spending cushions the island’s economy against fluctuations in tourism. Guam serves as a forward US base for the Western Pacific and is home to thousands of American military personnel. Federal grants amounted to $373.3 million in 2013, or 32.6% of Guam’s total revenues for the fiscal year."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$4.882 billion (2013 est.) ++ $4.756 billion (2012 est.) ++ $4.562 billion (2011 est.)"
@ -411,11 +414,14 @@
"investment in fixed assets": {
"text": "5.8%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "NA"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "17%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "17% (2013)"
"text": "-51.2% (2013)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
@ -512,6 +518,20 @@
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "66,724"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "59%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "60%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "45% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "1.566 billion kWh (2013 est.)"
},
@ -585,18 +605,18 @@
"Communications": {
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"total subscriptions": {
"text": "67,400"
"text": "68,000"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "42 (2014 est.)"
"text": "42 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Telephones - mobile cellular": {
"total": {
"text": "98,000"
"text": "181,000"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "62 (2004)"
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitatnts": {
"text": "113 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Telephone system": {
@ -607,27 +627,21 @@
"text": "digital system, including mobile-cellular service and local access to the Internet"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 1-671; major landing point for submarine cables between Asia and the US (Guam is a transpacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia); satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2011)"
"text": "country code - 1-671; major landing point for submarine cables between Asia and the US (Guam is a transpacific communications hub for major carriers linking the US and Asia); satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "about a dozen TV channels, including digital channels; multi-channel cable TV services are available; roughly 20 radio stations (2009)"
},
"Radio broadcast stations": {
"text": "AM 3, FM 11, shortwave 2 (2005)"
},
"Television broadcast stations": {
"text": "3 (2006)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".gu"
},
"Internet users": {
"total": {
"text": "107,800"
"text": "118,000"
},
"percent of population": {
"text": "67.0% (2014 est.)"
"text": "73.1% (July 2015 est.)"
}
}
},
@ -654,7 +668,7 @@
"text": "1"
},
"under 914 m": {
"text": " ++ 1 (2013)"
"text": "1 (2013)"
}
},
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@ -668,23 +682,7 @@
}
}
},
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"text": "38,358"
},
"females age 16-49": {
"text": "36,869 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually": {
"male": {
"text": "1,701"
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"female": {
"text": "1,608 (2010 est.)"
}
},
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"Military - note": {
"text": "defense is the responsibility of the US"
}

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@ -51,12 +51,12 @@
"Terrain": {
"text": "mostly low-lying coral atolls surrounded by extensive reefs"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
"Elevation": {
"mean elevation": {
"text": "NA"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "unnamed elevation on Banaba 81 m"
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed elevation on Banaba 81 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
}
},
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "NA"
"text": "0 sq km (2012)"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "typhoons can occur any time, but usually November to March; occasional tornadoes; low level of some of the islands make them sensitive to changes in sea level"
@ -95,6 +95,9 @@
}
},
"People and Society": {
"Population": {
"text": "106,925 (July 2016 est.)"
},
"Nationality": {
"noun": {
"text": "I-Kiribati (singular and plural)"
@ -112,27 +115,21 @@
"Religions": {
"text": "Roman Catholic 55.8%, Kempsville Presbyterian Church 33.5%, Mormon 4.7%, Baha'i 2.3%, Seventh Day Adventist 2%, other 1.5%, none 0.2%, unspecified 0.05% (2010 est.)"
},
"Population": {
"text": "105,711 (July 2015 est.)"
},
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"text": "30.77% (male 16,582/female 15,950)"
"text": "30.16% (male 16,438/female 15,814)"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "21.28% (male 11,202/female 11,296)"
"text": "21.26% (male 11,285/female 11,447)"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "38.23% (male 19,446/female 20,965)"
"text": "38.59% (male 19,863/female 21,397)"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "5.66% (male 2,706/female 3,281)"
"text": "5.86% (male 2,827/female 3,436)"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "4.05% (male 1,689/female 2,594) (2015 est.)"
},
"population pyramid": {
"text": null
"text": "4.13% (male 1,741/female 2,677) (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Dependency ratios": {
@ -151,26 +148,26 @@
},
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"total": {
"text": "23.9 years"
"text": "24.3 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "23.1 years"
"text": "23.4 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "24.8 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "25.1 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Population growth rate": {
"text": "1.15% (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.14% (2016 est.)"
},
"Birth rate": {
"text": "21.46 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "21.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Death rate": {
"text": "7.12 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "-2.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "-2.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
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@ -197,13 +194,19 @@
"text": "0.93 male(s)/female"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "0.83 male(s)/female"
"text": "0.82 male(s)/female"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "0.65 male(s)/female"
},
"total population": {
"text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2015 est.)"
"text": "0.95 male(s)/female (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Mother's mean age at first birth": {
"text": "23.1",
"note": {
"text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.)"
}
},
"Maternal mortality rate": {
@ -211,34 +214,34 @@
},
"Infant mortality rate": {
"total": {
"text": "34.26 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "33.2 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"male": {
"text": "35.48 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "34.4 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"female": {
"text": "32.99 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)"
"text": "31.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Life expectancy at birth": {
"total population": {
"text": "65.81 years"
"text": "66.2 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "63.36 years"
"text": "63.7 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "68.39 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "68.8 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Total fertility rate": {
"text": "2.48 children born/woman (2015 est.)"
"text": "2.43 children born/woman (2016 est.)"
},
"Contraceptive prevalence rate": {
"text": "22.3% (2009)"
},
"Health expenditures": {
"text": "10.1% of GDP (2013)"
"text": "10.2% of GDP (2014)"
},
"Physicians density": {
"text": "0.38 physicians/1,000 population (2010)"
@ -282,10 +285,21 @@
"text": "12 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "12 years"
"text": "11 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "13 years (2008)"
"text": "12 years (2008)"
}
},
"Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": {
"total": {
"text": "54%"
},
"male": {
"text": "47.6%"
},
"female": {
"text": "61.8% (2010 est.)"
}
}
},
@ -308,10 +322,13 @@
},
"former": {
"text": "Gilbert Islands"
},
"etymology": {
"text": "the name is the local pronounciation of \"Gilberts,\" the former designation of the islands; originally named after explorer Thomas GILBERT, who mapped many of the islands in 1788"
}
},
"Government type": {
"text": "republic"
"text": "presidential republic"
},
"Capital": {
"name": {
@ -337,7 +354,7 @@
"text": "Independence Day, 12 July (1979)"
},
"Constitution": {
"text": "The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Order in Council 1915, The Gilbert Islands Order in Council 1975 (preindependence); latest promulgated 12 July 1979 (at independence); amended several times, last in 2013 (2015)"
"text": "The Gilbert and Ellice Islands Order in Council 1915, The Gilbert Islands Order in Council 1975 (preindependence); latest promulgated 12 July 1979 (at independence); amended 1995, 2013 (2016)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "English common law supplemented by customary law"
@ -346,14 +363,17 @@
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
"Citizenship": {
"birthright citizenship": {
"text": ""
"citizenship by birth": {
"text": "no"
},
"citizenship by descent only": {
"text": "at least one parent must be a native-born citizen of Kiribati"
},
"dual citizenship recognized": {
"text": "no"
},
"residency requirement for naturalization": {
"text": ""
"text": "7 years"
}
},
"Suffrage": {
@ -361,19 +381,19 @@
},
"Executive branch": {
"chief of state": {
"text": "President Anote TONG (since 10 July 2003); Vice President Teima ONORIO (since 2003); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government"
"text": "President Taneti MAAMAU (since 11 March 2016); Vice President Kourabi NENEM (since 17 March 2016); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government"
},
"head of government": {
"text": "President Anote TONG (since 10 July 2003); Vice President Teima ONORIO (since 2003)"
"text": "President Taneti MAAMAU (since 11 March 2016); Vice President Kourabi NENEM (since 17 March 2016)"
},
"cabinet": {
"text": "Cabinet appointed by the president from among House of Assembly members"
},
"elections/appointments": {
"text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote following nomination of candidates from among House of Assembly members; term is 4 years (eligible for 2 additional terms); election last held on 13 January 2012 (next to be held in 2015); vice president appointed by the president"
"text": "president directly elected by simple majority popular vote following nomination of candidates from among House of Assembly members; term is 4 years (eligible for 2 additional terms); election last held on 13 January 2012 (next to be held in 2015); vice president appointed by the president"
},
"election results": {
"text": "Anote TONG TONG elected president; percent of vote - Anote TONG (BTK) 42.2%, Tetaua TAITAI (KTK) 35%, Rimeta BENIAMINA (MKP) 22.8%"
"text": "Taneti MAAMAU elected president; percent of vote - Taneti MAAMAU 60%, Rimeta BENIAMINA (BTK) 38.5%, Taneti IOANE (BTK) 1.5%"
}
},
"Legislative branch": {
@ -414,7 +434,7 @@
}
},
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
"text": "the US does not have an embassy in Kiribati; the US ambassador to Fiji is accredited to Kiribati"
"text": "the US does not have an embassy in Kiribati; the US Ambassador to Fiji is accredited to Kiribati"
},
"Flag description": {
"text": "the upper half is red with a yellow frigatebird flying over a yellow rising sun, and the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes to represent the Pacific ocean; the white stripes represent the three island groups - the Gilbert, Line, and Phoenix Islands; the 17 rays of the sun represent the 16 Gilbert Islands and Banaba (formerly Ocean Island); the frigatebird symbolizes authority and freedom"
@ -436,24 +456,24 @@
},
"Economy": {
"Economy - overview": {
"text": "A remote country of 33 scattered coral atolls, Kiribati has few natural resources and is one of the least developed Pacific Island countries. Commercially viable phosphate deposits were exhausted at the time of independence from the United Kingdom in 1979. Economic development is constrained by a shortage of skilled workers, weak infrastructure, and remoteness from international markets. The public sector dominates economic activity, with ongoing capital projects in infrastructure including the road rehabilitation, water and sanitation projects, and renovations to the international airport, spurring some growth. Earnings from fishing licenses and seafarer remittances are important sources of income. In 2013, the International Monetary Fund estimated that fishing licenses revenues contributed close to half of government’s total revenue and total remittances from seafarers were equivalent to 6% of GDP. However, remittances and the number of seafarers employed have declined since the global crisis. Kiribati is dependent on foreign aid, which was estimated to have contributed over 43% in 2013 to the government’s finances. The country’s sovereign fund, the Revenue Equalization Reserve Fund (RERF), which is held offshore, had an estimated balance of $668 million in 2013, equivalent to 381% of GDP. The RERF seeks to avoid exchange rate risk by holding investments in more than 20 currencies, including the Australian dollar, United States dollar, the Japanese yen and the Euro. Drawdowns from the RERF helped finance the government’s annual budget."
"text": "A remote country of 33 scattered coral atolls, Kiribati has few natural resources and is one of the least developed Pacific Island countries. Commercially viable phosphate deposits were exhausted by the time of independence from the United Kingdom in 1979. Earnings from fishing licenses and seafarer remittances are important sources of income, however, remittances and the number of seafarers employed have declined since the global crisis. In 2013, fishing license revenues contributed close to half of government’s total revenue and total remittances from seafarers were equivalent to 6% of GDP. ++ ++ Economic development is constrained by a shortage of skilled workers, weak infrastructure, and remoteness from international markets. The public sector dominates economic activity, with ongoing capital projects in infrastructure including the road rehabilitation, water and sanitation projects, and renovations to the international airport, spurring some growth. ++ ++ Kiribati is dependent on foreign aid, which was estimated to have contributed over 43% in 2013 to the government’s finances. The country’s sovereign fund, the Revenue Equalization Reserve Fund (RERF), which is held offshore, had an estimated balance of $668 million in 2013, equivalent to 381% of GDP. The RERF seeks to avoid exchange rate risk by holding investments in more than 20 currencies, including the Australian dollar, United States dollar, the Japanese yen, and the Euro. Drawdowns from the RERF helped finance the government’s annual budget"
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$189 million (2014 est.) ++ $182.2 million (2013 est.) ++ $177.9 million (2012 est.)",
"text": "$202 million (2015 est.) ++ $195.2 million (2014 est.) ++ $190.6 million (2013 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2014 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$181 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$160 million (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "3.7% (2014 est.) ++ 2.4% (2013 est.) ++ 3.4% (2012 est.)"
"text": "3.5% (2015 est.) ++ 2.4% (2014 est.) ++ 5.8% (2013 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$1,700 (2014 est.) ++ $1,600 (2013 est.) ++ $1,600 (2012 est.)",
"text": "$1,800 (2015 est.) ++ $1,700 (2014 est.) ++ $1,700 (2013 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2014 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
@ -516,10 +536,10 @@
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "109.3% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "122.2% of GDP (2013 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "9.9% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "11.1% of GDP (2013 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "8.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 8% of GDP (2012 est.)"
@ -528,13 +548,13 @@
"text": "NA"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "2.1% (2014 est.) ++ -1.5% (2013 est.)"
"text": "0.6% (2015 est.) ++ 2.1% (2014 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "$7 million (2014 est.) ++ -$39 million (2013 est.)"
"text": "$72 million (2015 est.) ++ $45 million (2014 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$84.75 million (2013 est.) ++ $62.31 million (2012 est.)"
@ -558,13 +578,27 @@
"text": "$NA"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.1094 (2014 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2013 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2012 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2011 est.) ++ 1.0902 (2010 est.)",
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.3291 (2015 est.) ++ 1.1078 (2014 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2013 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2012 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2011 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "the Australian dollar circulates as legal tender"
}
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "43,839"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "59%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "77%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "45% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "26 million kWh (2012 est.)"
},
@ -638,18 +672,18 @@
"Communications": {
"Telephones - fixed lines": {
"total subscriptions": {
"text": "9,200"
"text": "1,477"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "9 (2014 est.)"
"text": "1 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Telephones - mobile cellular": {
"total": {
"text": "18,100"
"text": "41,000"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "17 (2014 est.)"
"text": "39 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Telephone system": {
@ -660,31 +694,28 @@
"text": "wireline service available on Tarawa and Kiritimati (Christmas Island); connections to outer islands by HF/VHF radiotelephone; wireless service available in Tarawa since 1999"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 686; Kiribati is being linked to the Pacific Ocean Cooperative Telecommunications Network, which should improve telephone service; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2010)"
"text": "country code - 686; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "1 TV broadcast station that provides about 1 hour of local programming Monday-Friday; multi-channel TV packages provide access to Australian and US stations; 1 government-operated radio station broadcasts on AM, FM, and shortwave (2009)"
},
"Radio broadcast stations": {
"text": "AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1 (may be inactive) (2002)"
},
"Television broadcast stations": {
"text": "1 (possibly inactive) (2002)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".ki"
},
"Internet users": {
"total": {
"text": "12,200"
"text": "14,000"
},
"percent of population": {
"text": "11.7% (2014 est.)"
"text": "13% (July 2015 est.)"
}
}
},
"Transportation": {
"Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": {
"text": "T3 (2016)"
},
"Airports": {
"text": "19 (2013)"
},
@ -704,7 +735,7 @@
"text": "10"
},
"under 914 m": {
"text": " ++ 5 (2013)"
"text": "5 (2013)"
}
},
"Roadways": {
@ -732,31 +763,10 @@
}
}
},
"Military": {
"Military and Security": {
"Military branches": {
"text": "no regular military forces (establishment prevented by the constitution); Police Force (2011)"
},
"Manpower available for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "25,190 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower fit for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "18,364"
},
"females age 16-49": {
"text": "20,302 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually": {
"male": {
"text": "1,132"
},
"female": {
"text": "1,120 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Military - note": {
"text": "Kiribati does not have military forces; defense assistance is provided by Australia and NZ"
}

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@ -51,12 +51,12 @@
"Terrain": {
"text": "steep cliffs along coast rise abruptly to central plateau"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Indian Ocean 0 m"
"Elevation": {
"mean elevation": {
"text": "NA"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "Murray Hill 361 m"
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Murray Hill 361 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
@ -84,6 +84,9 @@
}
},
"People and Society": {
"Population": {
"text": "2,205 (July 2016 est.)"
},
"Nationality": {
"noun": {
"text": "Christmas Islander(s)"
@ -104,14 +107,28 @@
"Religions": {
"text": "Buddhist 16.9%, Christian 16.4%, Muslim 14.8%, other 1.3%, none 9.2%, unspecified 41.5% (2011 est.)"
},
"Population": {
"text": "1,530 (July 2014 est.)"
"Age structure": {
"0-14 years": {
"text": "12.79% (male 147/female 135)"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "12.2% (male 202/female 67)"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "57.91% (male 955/female 322)"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "11.66% (male 172/female 85)"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "5.44% (male 84/female 36) (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Population growth rate": {
"text": "1.11% (2014 est.)"
},
"Sex ratio": {
"text": "NA (2009 est.)"
"text": "NA"
},
"Infant mortality rate": {
"total": {
@ -155,13 +172,16 @@
},
"conventional short form": {
"text": "Christmas Island"
},
"etymology": {
"text": "named by English Captain William MYNORS for the day of its discovery, Christmas Day (25 December 1643)"
}
},
"Dependency status": {
"text": "non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport"
},
"Government type": {
"text": "NA"
"text": "non-self-governing overseas territory of Australia"
},
"Capital": {
"name": {
@ -184,11 +204,14 @@
"text": "Australia Day, 26 January (1788)"
},
"Constitution": {
"text": "1 October 1958 (Christmas Island Act 1958); amended many times, last in 2010 (Territories Law Reform Act 2010) (2015)"
"text": "1 October 1958 (Christmas Island Act 1958); amended many times, last in 2010 (Territories Law Reform Act 2010) (2016)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "legal system is under the authority of the governor general of Australia and Australian law"
},
"Citizenship": {
"text": "see Australia"
},
"Suffrage": {
"text": "18 years of age"
},
@ -208,7 +231,7 @@
"text": "unicameral Christmas Island Shire Council (9 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms with a portion of the membership renewed every 2 years)"
},
"elections": {
"text": "held every two years with half the members standing for election; last held In 2011 (next to be held in 2013)"
"text": "held every 2 years with half the members standing for election; last held In 2011 (next to be held in 2013)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 9"
@ -251,7 +274,7 @@
},
"Economy": {
"Economy - overview": {
"text": "The main economic activities on Christmas Island are the mining of low grade phosphate, limited tourism, the provision of government services and more recently the construction and operation of the Immigration Detention Center. The government sector includes administration, health, education, policing, customs, quarantine and defense."
"text": "The main economic activities on Christmas Island are the mining of low grade phosphate, limited tourism, the provision of government services and more recently the construction and operation of the Immigration Detention Center. The government sector includes administration, health, education, policing, customs, quarantine, and defense."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$NA"
@ -289,7 +312,7 @@
"text": "consumer goods"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.1094 (2014) ++ 1.0358 (2013) ++ 0.97 (2012) ++ 0.9695 (2011) ++ 1.0902 (2010)"
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.3291 (2015) ++ 1.0358 (2013) ++ 1.0358 (2013) ++ 0.97 (2012) ++ 0.9695 (2011)"
}
},
"Communications": {
@ -307,21 +330,15 @@
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "1 community radio station; satellite broadcasts of several Australian radio and TV stations (2009)"
},
"Radio broadcast stations": {
"text": "AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2006)"
},
"Television broadcast stations": {
"text": "0 (TV broadcasts received via satellite from mainland Australia) (2006)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".cx"
},
"Internet users": {
"total": {
"text": "464"
"text": "790"
},
"percent of population": {
"text": "16.7% (2001)"
"text": "35.8% (July 2015 est.)"
}
}
},
@ -362,7 +379,7 @@
}
}
},
"Military": {
"Military and Security": {
"Military - note": {
"text": "defense is the responsibility of Australia"
}

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@ -48,12 +48,12 @@
"Terrain": {
"text": "coastal plains with interior mountains"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
"Elevation": {
"mean elevation": {
"text": "NA"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "Mont Panie 1,628 m"
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mont Panie 1,628 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
}
},
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "100 sq km (2003)"
"text": "100 sq km (2012)"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "cyclones, most frequent from November to March",
@ -87,6 +87,9 @@
}
},
"People and Society": {
"Population": {
"text": "275,355 (July 2016 est.)"
},
"Nationality": {
"noun": {
"text": "New Caledonian(s)"
@ -104,27 +107,21 @@
"Religions": {
"text": "Roman Catholic 60%, Protestant 30%, other 10%"
},
"Population": {
"text": "271,615 (July 2015 est.)"
},
"Age structure": {
"0-14 years": {
"text": "23.19% (male 32,178/female 30,804)"
"text": "22.78% (male 32,057/female 30,681)"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "16.89% (male 23,435/female 22,448)"
"text": "16.7% (male 23,496/female 22,500)"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "42.99% (male 58,769/female 57,994)"
"text": "43.26% (male 59,986/female 59,127)"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "8.21% (male 10,874/female 11,417)"
"text": "8.29% (male 11,085/female 11,739)"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "8.72% (male 10,558/female 13,138) (2015 est.)"
},
"population pyramid": {
"text": null
"text": "8.96% (male 10,979/female 13,705) (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Dependency ratios": {
@ -143,28 +140,28 @@
},
"Median age": {
"total": {
"text": "31.4 years"
"text": "31.7 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "30.7 years"
"text": "31 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "32 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "32.4 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Population growth rate": {
"text": "1.38% (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.35% (2016 est.)"
},
"Birth rate": {
"text": "15.33 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "15.2 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Death rate": {
"text": "5.52 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "5.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "4.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population",
"text": "4 migrant(s)/1,000 population",
"note": {
"text": "there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2015 est.)"
"text": "there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Urbanization": {
@ -183,7 +180,7 @@
"text": "1.05 male(s)/female"
},
"0-14 years": {
"text": "1.05 male(s)/female"
"text": "1.04 male(s)/female"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "1.04 male(s)/female"
@ -192,39 +189,39 @@
"text": "1.01 male(s)/female"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "0.95 male(s)/female"
"text": "0.94 male(s)/female"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "0.8 male(s)/female"
},
"total population": {
"text": "1 male(s)/female (2015 est.)"
"text": "1 male(s)/female (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Infant mortality rate": {
"total": {
"text": "5.37 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "5.3 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"male": {
"text": "6.33 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "6.2 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"female": {
"text": "4.37 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)"
"text": "4.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Life expectancy at birth": {
"total population": {
"text": "77.5 years"
"text": "77.7 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "73.49 years"
"text": "73.7 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "81.71 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "81.9 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Total fertility rate": {
"text": "1.97 children born/woman (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.95 children born/woman (2016 est.)"
},
"Drinking water source": {
"improved": {
@ -251,6 +248,11 @@
"HIV/AIDS - deaths": {
"text": "NA"
},
"Major infectious diseases": {
"note": {
"text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)"
}
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
"text": "age 15 and over can read and write"
@ -279,13 +281,16 @@
},
"local short form": {
"text": "Nouvelle-Caledonie"
},
"etymology": {
"text": "British explorer Captain James COOK discovered and named New Caledonia in 1774; he used the appellation because the northeast of the island reminded him of Scotland (Caledonia is the Latin designation for Scotland)"
}
},
"Dependency status": {
"text": "territorial collectivity (or a sui generis collectivity) of France since 1998"
},
"Government type": {
"text": "parliamentary representative democracy"
"text": "parliamentary democracy (Territorial Congress); an overseas collectivity of France"
},
"Capital": {
"name": {
@ -308,17 +313,20 @@
"text": "Fete de la Federation, 14 July (1789); note - the local holiday is New Caledonia Day, 24 September (1853)"
},
"Constitution": {
"text": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution with changes as reflected in Noumea Accord of 5 May 1998) (2015)"
"text": "4 October 1958 (French Constitution with changes as reflected in Noumea Accord of 5 May 1998) (2016)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "civil law system based on French law; the 1988 Matignon Accords (signed in the Matignon Hotel) set up a 10-year period of development during which the Kanak community received substantial autonomy but agreed not to raise the independence issue"
},
"Citizenship": {
"text": "see France"
},
"Suffrage": {
"text": "18 years of age; universal"
},
"Executive branch": {
"chief of state": {
"text": "President Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012); represented by High Commissioner Jean-Jacques BROT (since 2 February 2013)"
"text": "President Francois HOLLANDE (since 15 May 2012); represented by High Commissioner Thierry LATASTE (since 20 June 2016)"
},
"head of government": {
"text": "President of the Government Philippe GERMAINE (since 1 April 2015); Vice President Jean-Louis D'ANGLEBERME (since 1 April 2015)"
@ -347,17 +355,17 @@
},
"Judicial branch": {
"highest resident court(s)": {
"text": "Court of Appeal in Noumea or Cour d'Appel; organized into civil, commercial, social, and pre-trial investigation chambers; number of judges NA); Administrative Court; number of judges NA); "
"text": "Court of Appeal in Noumea or Cour d'Appel; organized into civil, commercial, social, and pre-trial investigation chambers; court bench normally includes the court president and 2 counsilors); Administrative Court (number of judges NA); note - final appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are referred to the Court of Cassation or Cour de Cassation in Paris; final appeals beyond the Administrative Court are referred to the Administrative Court of Appeal in Paris"
},
"judge selection and term of office": {
"text": "NA"
"text": "judge appointment and tenure based on France's judicial system"
},
"subordinate courts": {
"text": "Courts of First Instance include: civil, juvenile, commercial, labor, police, criminal, Assizes, and also a pre-trial investigation chamber; Joint Commerce Tribunal; administrative courts"
"text": "Courts of First Instance include: civil, juvenile, commercial, labor, police, criminal, assizes, and also a pre-trial investigation chamber; Joint Commerce Tribunal; administrative courts"
}
},
"Political parties and leaders": {
"text": "Build Our Rainbow Nation ++ Caledonia Together [Philippe GOMES] ++ Caledonian Union or UC [Daniel GOA] ++ Front National or FN [Marine LE PEN] ++ Future Together (l'Avenir Ensemble) [Harold MARTIN] ++ Kanak Socialist Front for National Liberation or FLNKS (includes PALIKA, UNI, UC, and UPM) ++ Labor Party (Labor Party) [Louis Kotra UREGEI] ++ National Union for Independence (Union Nationale pour l'Independance) or UNI ++ Parti de Liberation Kanak or PALIKA [Paul NEAOUTYINE] ++ Progressive Melanesian Union (Union Progressiste Mellanesienne) or UPM ++ Socialist Group [Jean Pierre BEL] ++ Socialist Kanak Liberation or LKS [Nidoish NAISSELINE] ++ The Future Together or AE [Harold MARTIN] ++ The Rally or UMP [Pierre FROGIER] ++ Union for Caledonia in France ++ Union of Pro-Independence Co-operation Committees [Francois BURCK]"
"text": "Build Our Rainbow Nation ++ Caledonia Together [Philippe GOMES] ++ Caledonian Union or UC [Daniel GOA] ++ Future Together (l'Avenir Ensemble) [Harold MARTIN] ++ Kanak Socialist Front for National Liberation or FLNKS (alliance includes PALIKA, UNI, UC, and UPM) [Roch WAMYTAN] ++ Labor Party (Parti Travailliste) or PT [Louis Kotra UREGEI] ++ National Union for Independence (Union Nationale pour l'Independance) or UNI ++ Party of Kanak Liberation (Parti de Liberation Kanak) or PALIKA [Paul NEAOUTYINE] ++ Socialist Kanak Liberation or LKS [Nidoish NAISSELINE] ++ The Republicans (formerly The Rally or UMP) [Pierre FROGIER] ++ Union for Caledonia in France; note - dissolved in July 2014"
},
"Political pressure groups and leaders": {
"text": "NA"
@ -391,7 +399,7 @@
},
"Economy": {
"Economy - overview": {
"text": "New Caledonia has about 25% of the world's known nickel reserves. Only a small amount of the land is suitable for cultivation, and food accounts for about 20% of imports. In addition to nickel, substantial financial support from France - equal to more than 15% of GDP - and tourism are keys to the health of the economy; during 2009-10, France sent more development assistance to New Caledonia than to any of its other overseas territories. In October 2014, French Prime Minster Manuel VALLS confirmed financial support to New Caledonia totaling $500 million for the period 2016-20. Substantial new investment in the nickel industry — including two major new plants, combined with the recovery of global nickel prices, brightens the economic outlook for the next several years. In 2015 New Caledonia is likely to help fill China’s shortfall in nickel supplies left by an Indonesian ban on nickel ore exports. The new government, which inherited a $112 million deficit in 2013, is expected to focus on bringing the territory’s budget back into balance."
"text": "New Caledonia has about 25% of the world's known nickel reserves. Only a small amount of the land is suitable for cultivation, and food accounts for about 20% of imports. In addition to nickel, substantial financial support from France - equal to more than 15% of GDP - and tourism are keys to the health of the economy. ++ ++ During 2009-10, France sent more development assistance to New Caledonia than to any of its other overseas territories. In October 2014, French Prime Minster Manuel VALLS confirmed financial support to New Caledonia totaling $500 million for the period 2016-20. The new government, which inherited a $112 million deficit in 2013, is expected to focus on bringing the territory’s budget back into balance. ++ ++ Substantial new investment in the nickel industry — including two major new plants - combined with the recovery of global nickel prices, has brightened the economic outlook for the next several years. In 2015, New Caledonia helped fill China’s shortfall in nickel supplies left by an Indonesian ban on nickel ore exports."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$11.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $10.8 billion (2013 est.) ++ $10.57 billion (2012)"
@ -407,22 +415,22 @@
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "62%"
"text": "64.6%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "24.5%"
"text": "24.3%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "41.7%"
"text": "40.7%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.1%"
"text": "-0.1%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "19.7%"
"text": "20.3%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-48% ++ (2014 est.)"
"text": "-49.8% (2015 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
@ -430,10 +438,10 @@
"text": "1.4%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "25.9%"
"text": "25%"
},
"services": {
"text": "72.8% (2014 est.)"
"text": "73.6% (2015 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -443,7 +451,7 @@
"text": "nickel mining and smelting"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "6% (2014 est.)"
"text": "2.6% (2015 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "106,400 (2010 est.)"
@ -488,37 +496,51 @@
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "0.2% (2014 est.) ++ 1.3% (2013 est.)"
"text": "0.6% (2015 est.) ++ 0.2% (2014 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$1.565 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.196 billion (2013 est.)"
"text": "$1.565 billion (2014 est.) ++ $1.565 billion (2014 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "ferronickels, nickel ore, fish"
},
"Exports - partners": {
"text": "France 18.4%, Japan 15.7%, Republic of Korea 12.1% (2014)"
"text": "China 31.8%, Japan 15.2%, South Korea 10.7%, Australia 8.1%, France 7.4%, Belgium 5.1% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$3.323 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.24 billion (2013 est.)"
"text": "$3.323 billion (2014 est.) ++ $3.323 billion (2014 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "machinery and equipment, fuels, chemicals, foodstuffs"
},
"Imports - partners": {
"text": "France 22.2%, Singapore 18.6%, Australia 10.9% (2014)"
"text": "France 35.1%, Australia 11.3%, South Korea 8.5%, Singapore 5.4%, Malaysia 5.3%, China 4.5%, NZ 4.1% (2015)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$112 million (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $79 million (31 December 1998 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - ++ 89.85 (2013 est.) ++ 89.8 (2013 est.) ++ 85.74 (2011 est.) ++ 90.01 (2010 est.)"
"text": "Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - ++ 89.8 (2015 est.) ++ 89.8 (2014 est.) ++ 85.74 (2011 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "112,895"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "59%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "68%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "45% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "2.92 billion kWh (2012 est.)"
},
@ -592,18 +614,18 @@
"Communications": {
"Telephones - fixed lines": {
"total subscriptions": {
"text": "88,500"
"text": "92,000"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "33 (2014 est.)"
"text": "34 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Telephones - mobile cellular": {
"total": {
"text": "243,100"
"text": "246,000"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "91 (2014 est.)"
"text": "91 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Telephone system": {
@ -611,34 +633,36 @@
"text": "a submarine cable network connection between New Caledonia and Australia, completed in 2007, increased network capacity and improved high-speed connectivity and access to international networks"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership exceeds 100 per 100 persons"
"text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership exceeds 120 per 100 persons"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 687; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2010)"
"text": "country code - 687; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "the publicly owned French Overseas Network (RFO), which operates in France's overseas departments and territories, broadcasts over the RFO Nouvelle Caledonie TV and radio stations; a small number of privately owned radio stations also broadcast (2008)"
},
"Radio broadcast stations": {
"text": "AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998)"
},
"Television broadcast stations": {
"text": "6 (plus 25 repeaters) (1997)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".nc"
},
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"total": {
"text": "169,100"
"text": "201,000"
},
"percent of population": {
"text": "63.1% (2014 est.)"
"text": "74% (July 2015 est.)"
}
}
},
"Transportation": {
"National air transport system": {
"number of registered air carriers": {
"text": "2 (registered in France)"
},
"inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": {
"text": "10 (registered in France) (2015)"
}
},
"Airports": {
"text": "25 (2013)"
},
@ -664,7 +688,7 @@
"text": "5"
},
"under 914 m": {
"text": " ++ 8 (2013)"
"text": "8 (2013)"
}
},
"Heliports": {
@ -686,31 +710,10 @@
}
}
},
"Military": {
"Military and Security": {
"Military branches": {
"text": "no regular military forces; French military, police, and gendarmerie (2012)"
},
"Manpower available for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "68,219 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower fit for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "56,233"
},
"females age 16-49": {
"text": "55,983 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually": {
"male": {
"text": "2,272"
},
"female": {
"text": "2,167 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Military - note": {
"text": "defense is the responsibility of France"
}

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@ -48,12 +48,12 @@
"Terrain": {
"text": "steep limestone cliffs along coast, central plateau"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
"Elevation": {
"mean elevation": {
"text": "NA"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "unnamed elevation near Mutalau settlement 68 m"
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed elevation near Mutalau settlement 68 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
}
},
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "NA"
"text": "0 sq km (2012)"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "typhoons"
@ -89,6 +89,9 @@
}
},
"People and Society": {
"Population": {
"text": "1,190 (July 2014 est.)"
},
"Nationality": {
"noun": {
"text": "Niuean(s)"
@ -106,9 +109,6 @@
"Religions": {
"text": "Ekalesia Niue (Congregational Christian Church of Niue - a Protestant church founded by missionaries from the London Missionary Society) 67%, other Protestant 3% (includes Seventh Day Adventist 1%, Presbyterian 1%, and Methodist 1%), Mormon 10%, Roman Catholic 10%, Jehovah's Witnesses 2%, other 6%, none 2% (2011 est.)"
},
"Population": {
"text": "1,190 (July 2014 est.)"
},
"Population growth rate": {
"text": "-0.03% (2014 est.)"
},
@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
"text": "NA"
},
"Health expenditures": {
"text": "7.1% of GDP (2013)"
"text": "7.4% of GDP (2014)"
},
"Physicians density": {
"text": "3 physicians/1,000 population (2008)"
@ -187,17 +187,6 @@
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "NA"
},
"School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": {
"total": {
"text": "13 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "12 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "15 years (2005)"
}
}
},
"Government": {
@ -213,13 +202,16 @@
},
"former": {
"text": "Savage Island"
},
"etymology": {
"text": "the origin of the name is obscure; in Niuean, the word supposedly translates as \"behold the coconut\""
}
},
"Dependency status": {
"text": "self-governing in free association with New Zealand since 1974; Niue fully responsible for internal affairs; New Zealand retains responsibility for external affairs and defense; however, these responsibilities confer no rights of control and are only exercised at the request of the Government of Niue"
},
"Government type": {
"text": "self-governing parliamentary democracy"
"text": "self-governing parliamentary democracy (Fouo Ekepule) in free association with New Zealand"
},
"Capital": {
"name": {
@ -242,7 +234,7 @@
"text": "Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)"
},
"Constitution": {
"text": "several previous (New Zealand colonial statutes); latest 19 October 1974 (Niue Constitution Act 1974); amended 1992, 2007 (2015)"
"text": "several previous (New Zealand colonial statutes); latest 19 October 1974 (Niue Constitution Act 1974); amended 1992, 2007 (2016)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "English common law"
@ -252,7 +244,7 @@
},
"Executive branch": {
"chief of state": {
"text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General of New Zealand Lt. Gen. Sir Jerry MATEPARAE (since 31 August 2011); the UK and New Zealand are represented by New Zealand High Commissioner Mark BLUMSKY (since September 2011)"
"text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General of New Zealand Lt. Gen. Sir Jerry MATEPARAE (since 31 August 2011); the UK and New Zealand are represented by New Zealand High Commissioner Ross ARDEN (since February 2014)"
},
"head of government": {
"text": "Premier Toke TALAGI (since 18 June 2008)"
@ -280,13 +272,16 @@
},
"Judicial branch": {
"highest resident court(s)": {
"text": "Court of Appeal (consists of the chief justice and up to 3 judges); note - the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) is the final appeal court beyond the Niue Court of Appeal ++ note - Niue is a participant in the Pacific Judicial Development Program; the program is designed to build governance and the rule of law in 15 Pacific island countries"
"text": "Court of Appeal (consists of the chief justice and up to 3 judges); note - the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London) is the final appeal court beyond the Niue Court of Appeal"
},
"judge selection and term of office": {
"text": "Niue chief justice appointed by the governor-general on the advice of the Cabinet and tendered by the premier; other judges appointed by the governor-general on the advice of the Cabinet and tendered by the chief justice and the minister of justice; judges serve until age 68"
},
"subordinate courts": {
"text": "High Court"
},
"note": {
"text": "Niue is a participant in the Pacific Judicial Development Program, which is designed to build governance and the rule of law in 15 Pacific island countries"
}
},
"Political parties and leaders": {
@ -324,7 +319,7 @@
},
"Economy": {
"Economy - overview": {
"text": "The economy suffers from the typical Pacific island problems of geographic isolation, few resources, and a small population. Government expenditures regularly exceed revenues, and the shortfall is made up by critically needed grants from New Zealand that are used to pay wages to public employees. Niue has cut government expenditures by reducing the public service by almost half. The agricultural sector consists mainly of subsistence gardening, although some cash crops are grown for export. Industry consists primarily of small factories to process passion fruit, lime oil, honey, and coconut cream. The sale of postage stamps to foreign collectors is an important source of revenue. The island in recent years has suffered a serious loss of population because of emigration to New Zealand. Efforts to increase GDP include the promotion of tourism and financial services, although the International Banking Repeal Act of 2002 resulted in the termination of all offshore banking licenses. Economic aid allocation from New Zealand in FY13/14 was US$10.1 million. While in the process of rebuilding, Niue has been dependent on foreign aid."
"text": "The economy suffers from the typical Pacific island problems of geographic isolation, few resources, and a small population. The agricultural sector consists mainly of subsistence gardening, although some cash crops are grown for export. Industry consists primarily of small factories for processing passion fruit, lime oil, honey, and coconut cream. The sale of postage stamps to foreign collectors is an important source of revenue. ++ ++ Government expenditures regularly exceed revenues, and the shortfall is made up by critically needed grants from New Zealand that are used to pay wages to public employees. Economic aid allocation from New Zealand in FY13/14 was US$10.1 million. Niue has cut government expenditures by reducing the public service by almost half. ++ ++ The island in recent years has suffered a serious loss of population because of emigration to New Zealand. Efforts to increase GDP include the promotion of tourism and financial services, although the International Banking Repeal Act of 2002 resulted in the termination of all offshore banking licenses."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$10.01 million (2003 est.)"
@ -398,7 +393,7 @@
"text": "4% (2005)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$201,400 (2004)"
"text": "$201,400 (2004 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "canned coconut cream, copra, honey, vanilla, passion fruit products, pawpaws, root crops, limes, footballs, stamps, handicrafts"
@ -407,7 +402,7 @@
"text": "Germany 25%, Belgium 11%, United Kingdom 8%, France 8%, Italy 4%, United States 4% (2014)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$9.038 million (2004)"
"text": "$9.038 million (2004 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "food, live animals, manufactured goods, machinery, fuels, lubricants, chemicals, drugs"
@ -419,7 +414,7 @@
"text": "$418,000 (2002 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.2039 (2014) ++ 1.2187 (2013) ++ 1.23 (2012) ++ 1.263 (2011) ++ 1.3874 (2010)"
"text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.4279 (2015) ++ 1.2187 (2013) ++ 1.2187 (2013) ++ 1.23 (2012) ++ 1.263 (2011)"
}
},
"Energy": {
@ -496,30 +491,24 @@
"Communications": {
"Telephone system": {
"domestic": {
"text": "single-line telephone system connects all villages on island"
"text": "single-line (fixed line) telephone system connects all villages (and virtually all households) on island"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 683 (2001)"
"text": "country code - 683 (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "1 government-owned TV station with many of the programs supplied by Television New Zealand; 1 government-owned radio station broadcasting in AM and FM (2009)"
},
"Radio broadcast stations": {
"text": "AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)"
},
"Television broadcast stations": {
"text": "1 (1997)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".nu"
},
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"total": {
"text": "1,100"
"text": "1,090"
},
"percent of population": {
"text": "92.4% (2014 est.)"
"text": "91.6% (July 2015 est.)"
}
}
},
@ -557,7 +546,7 @@
}
}
},
"Military": {
"Military and Security": {
"Military branches": {
"text": "no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force"
},

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@ -48,12 +48,12 @@
"Terrain": {
"text": "volcanic island with mostly rolling plains"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
"Elevation": {
"mean elevation": {
"text": "NA"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "Mount Bates 319 m"
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Bates 319 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
}
},
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"text": "NA"
"text": "0 sq km (2012)"
},
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"text": "typhoons (especially May to July)"
@ -84,6 +84,9 @@
}
},
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"text": "2,210 (July 2014 est.)"
},
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"text": "Norfolk Islander(s)"
@ -99,10 +102,7 @@
"text": "English (official) 67.6%, other 32.4% (includes Norfolk Island 23.7%, which is a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian) (2011 est.)"
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Protestant 49.6% (Anglican 31.8%, Uniting Church in Australia 10.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.2%), Roman Catholic 11.7%, other 8.6%, none 23.5%, unspecified 6.6% (2011 est.)"
},
"Population": {
"text": "2,210 (July 2014 est.)"
"text": "Protestant 49.6% (Anglican 31.8%, Uniting Church in Australia 10.6%, Seventh Day Adventist 3.2%), Roman Catholic 11.7%, other 8.6%, none 23.5%, unspecified 6.6% (2011 est.)"
},
"Population growth rate": {
"text": "0.01% (2014 est.)"
@ -152,13 +152,16 @@
},
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"text": "named by British explorer Captain James COOK after Mary HOWARD, Duchess of Norfolk, in 1774"
}
},
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"text": "self-governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of Regional Australia, Local Government, Arts and Sport"
},
"Government type": {
"text": "NA"
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},
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"name": {
@ -168,7 +171,7 @@
"text": "29 03 S, 167 58 E"
},
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"text": "UTC+11.5 (16.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
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}
},
"Administrative divisions": {
@ -181,11 +184,14 @@
"text": "Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856)"
},
"Constitution": {
"text": "previous 1913, 1957; latest effective 7 August 1979; amended many times, last in 2015 (2015)"
"text": "previous 1913, 1957; latest effective 7 August 1979; amended many times, last in 2015 (2016)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "English common law and the laws of Australia"
},
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"text": "see Australia"
},
"Suffrage": {
"text": "18 years of age; universal"
},
@ -205,21 +211,21 @@
},
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"description": {
"text": "unicameral Regional Council (structure to be determined); interim Advisory Council effective 1 July 2015"
"text": "unicameral Norfolk Island Regional Council (5 seats; members directly elected by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms)"
},
"elections": {
"text": "elections for the new Regional Council will occur in early 2016"
"text": "elections last held 28 May 2016; next to be held 2020"
},
"election results": {
"text": "interim Advisory Council seats - 5 (appointed)"
"text": "party by seats - independents 5"
},
"note": {
"text": "following an adminstrative restructuring of local government, the Legislative Assembly was dissolved on 18 June 2015 to be replaced by an interim Norfolk Island Advisory Council effective 1 July 2015; the Advisory Council will consist of 5 members appointed by the Norfolk Island administrator based on nominations from the community; following elections in early 2016, the new Regional Council will commence operations on 1 July 2016"
"text": "following an administrative restructuring of local government, the Legislative Assembly was dissolved on 18 June 2015 to be replaced by an interim Norfolk Island Advisory Council effective 1 July 2015; the Advisory Council consisted of 5 members appointed by the Norfolk Island administrator based on nominations from the community; following elections on 28 May 2016, the new Norfolk Island Regional Council commenced operations on 1 July 2016"
}
},
"Judicial branch": {
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"text": "Supreme Court of Norfolk Island (consists of the chief justice and NA justices); note - appeals beyond the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island are heard by the Federal Court of Australia"
"text": "Supreme Court of Norfolk Island (consists of the chief justice and several justices); note - appeals beyond the Supreme Court of Norfolk Island are heard by the Federal Court and the High Court of Australia"
},
"judge selection and term of office": {
"text": "justices appointed by the governor general of Australia from among justices of the Federal Court of Australia; justices serve until mandatory retirement at age 70"
@ -266,7 +272,7 @@
},
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"text": "Norfolk Island is suffering from a severe economic downturn. Tourism, the primary economic activity, is the main driver of economic growth. The agricultural sector has become self sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, and eggs."
"text": "Norfolk Island is suffering from a severe economic downturn. Tourism, the primary economic activity, is the main driver of economic growth. The agricultural sector has become self-sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, and eggs."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$NA"
@ -318,7 +324,7 @@
"text": "$NA"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.1094 (2014) ++ 1.0358 (2013) ++ 0.97 (2012) ++ 0.9695 (2011) ++ 1.0902 (2010)"
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.3291 (2015) ++ 1.0358 (2013) ++ 1.0358 (2013) ++ 0.97 (2012) ++ 0.9695 (2011)"
}
},
"Communications": {
@ -336,14 +342,16 @@
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"text": "1 local radio station; broadcasts of several Australian radio and TV stations available via satellite (2009)"
},
"Radio broadcast stations": {
"text": "AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005)"
},
"Television broadcast stations": {
"text": "1 (local programming station plus 2 repeaters that air Australian programs by satellite) (2005)"
},
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"text": ".nf"
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"total": {
"text": "765"
},
"percent of population": {
"text": "34.6% (July 2015 est.)"
}
}
},
"Transportation": {
@ -375,7 +383,7 @@
}
}
},
"Military": {
"Military and Security": {
"Military - note": {
"text": "defense is the responsibility of Australia"
}

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@ -58,12 +58,12 @@
"Terrain": {
"text": "mostly mountainous islands of volcanic origin; narrow coastal plains"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
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"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
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"mean elevation": {
"text": "NA"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "Tabwemasana 1,877 m"
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Tabwemasana 1,877 m"
}
},
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@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
}
},
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"text": "NA"
"text": "0 sq km (2012)"
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"text": "tropical cyclones or typhoons (January to April); volcanic eruption on Aoba (Ambae) island began on 27 November 2005, volcanism also causes minor earthquakes; tsunamis",
@ -105,6 +105,9 @@
}
},
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"text": "277,554 (July 2016 est.)"
},
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"noun": {
"text": "Ni-Vanuatu (singular and plural)"
@ -122,27 +125,21 @@
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"text": "Protestant 70% (includes Presbyterian 27.9%, Anglican 15.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 12.5%, Assemblies of God 4.7%, Church of Christ 4.5%, Neil Thomas Ministry 3.1%, and Apostolic 2.2%), Roman Catholic 12.4%, customary beliefs 3.7% (including Jon Frum cargo cult), other 12.6%, none 1.1%, unspecified 0.2% (2009 est.)"
},
"Population": {
"text": "272,264 (July 2015 est.)"
},
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"text": "36.71% (male 51,014/female 48,940)"
"text": "36.11% (male 51,160/female 49,073)"
},
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"text": "19.94% (male 26,970/female 27,314)"
"text": "20% (male 27,559/female 27,939)"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "34.45% (male 45,935/female 47,864)"
"text": "34.74% (male 47,189/female 49,244)"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "5.13% (male 7,034/female 6,932)"
"text": "5.27% (male 7,327/female 7,297)"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "3.77% (male 5,236/female 5,025) (2015 est.)"
},
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"text": null
"text": "3.88% (male 5,470/female 5,296) (2016 est.)"
}
},
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@ -161,26 +158,26 @@
},
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"text": "21.4 years"
"text": "21.7 years"
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"male": {
"text": "21 years"
"text": "21.3 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "21.7 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "22.1 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
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"text": "1.95% (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.9% (2016 est.)"
},
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"text": "25.04 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "24.5 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Death rate": {
"text": "4.09 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "4.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "-1.47 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "-1.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
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@ -207,13 +204,13 @@
"text": "0.96 male(s)/female"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "1.02 male(s)/female"
"text": "1 male(s)/female"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "1.04 male(s)/female"
},
"total population": {
"text": "1 male(s)/female (2015 est.)"
"text": "1 male(s)/female (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Maternal mortality rate": {
@ -221,34 +218,34 @@
},
"Infant mortality rate": {
"total": {
"text": "15.7 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "15.1 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"male": {
"text": "16.77 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "16.1 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"female": {
"text": "14.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)"
"text": "14 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Life expectancy at birth": {
"total population": {
"text": "73.06 years"
"text": "73.4 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "71.47 years"
"text": "71.8 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "74.72 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "75.1 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Total fertility rate": {
"text": "3.25 children born/woman (2015 est.)"
"text": "3.16 children born/woman (2016 est.)"
},
"Contraceptive prevalence rate": {
"text": "38.4% (2007)"
},
"Health expenditures": {
"text": "3.9% of GDP (2013)"
"text": "5% of GDP (2014)"
},
"Physicians density": {
"text": "0.12 physicians/1,000 population (2008)"
@ -285,10 +282,10 @@
"text": "32.9% (2014)"
},
"Children under the age of 5 years underweight": {
"text": "11.7% (2007)"
"text": "10.7% (2013)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "5% of GDP (2009)"
"text": "4.9% of GDP (2014)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
@ -303,6 +300,17 @@
"female": {
"text": "83.8% (2015 est.)"
}
},
"Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": {
"total": {
"text": "10.6%"
},
"male": {
"text": "10.2%"
},
"female": {
"text": "11.2% (2009 est.)"
}
}
},
"Government": {
@ -321,6 +329,9 @@
},
"former": {
"text": "New Hebrides"
},
"etymology": {
"text": "derived from the words \"vanua\" (home or land) and \"tu\" (stand) that occur in several of the Austonesian languages spoken on the islands and which provide the meaning of \"independence\" or the sense of \"our land\""
}
},
"Government type": {
@ -347,7 +358,7 @@
"text": "Independence Day, 30 July (1980)"
},
"Constitution": {
"text": "effective 30 July 1980; amended several times, last in 2013 (2015)"
"text": "effective 30 July 1980; amended several times, last in 2013 (2016)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law, French law, and customary law"
@ -355,6 +366,20 @@
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
"Citizenship": {
"citizenship by birth": {
"text": "no"
},
"citizenship by descent only": {
"text": "both parents must be citizens of Vanuatu; in the case of only one parent, it must be the father who is a citizen"
},
"dual citizenship recognized": {
"text": "no"
},
"residency requirement for naturalization": {
"text": "10 years"
}
},
"Suffrage": {
"text": "18 years of age; universal"
},
@ -363,16 +388,16 @@
"text": "President Baldwin LONSDALE (since 22 September 2014)"
},
"head of government": {
"text": "Prime Minister Sato KILMAN (since 11 June 2015)"
"text": "Prime Minister Charlot SALWAI (since 11 February 2016)"
},
"cabinet": {
"text": "Council of Ministers appointed by the prime minister, responsible to parliament"
},
"elections/appointments": {
"text": "president indirectly elected by an electoral college consisting of Parliament and presidents of the 6 provinces; Vanuatu president serves a 5-year term; election last held on 17 September 2014 (next to be held in 2019); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually elected prime minister by parliament from among its members; election for prime minister last held on 23 March 2013 (next to be held following general elections in 2016)"
"text": "president indirectly elected by an electoral college consisting of Parliament and presidents of the 6 provinces; Vanuatu president serves a 5-year term; election last held on 17 September 2014 (next to be held in 2019); following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually elected prime minister by parliament from among its members; election for prime minister last held on 11 February 2016 (next to be held following general elections in 2020)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "Baldwin LONSDALE (independent) elected president; Parliament vote - 46 out of 52 on the eighth ballot; Sato KILMAN (PPP) elected prime minister following a no confidence vote against the government of Joe NATUMAN on 11 June 2015"
"text": "Baldwin LONSDALE (independent) elected president; Parliament vote - 46 out of 52 on the eighth ballot; Charlot SALWAI elected prime minister on 11 February 2016 with 46 votes"
}
},
"Legislative branch": {
@ -383,7 +408,7 @@
"text": "the National Council of Chiefs advises on matters of culture and language"
},
"elections": {
"text": "last held on 30 October 2012 (next to be held in 2016)"
"text": "last held on 22 January 2016 (next to be held in 2020)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - VP 8, PPP 6, UMP 5, GJP 4, NUP 4, IG 3, GC 3, NAG 3, RMC 3, MPP 2, NIPDP 2, PSP 1, VLDP 1, VNP 1, VPDP 1, VRP 1, and independent 4; note - political party associations are fluid"
@ -391,17 +416,17 @@
},
"Judicial branch": {
".highest court(s)": {
"text": "Supreme Court (consists of a chief justice and 3 judges); note - appeals from the Supreme Court are considered by the Court of Appeal, constituted by 2 or more judges of the Supreme Court sitting together"
"text": "Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 6 justices - 3 local and 4 expatriate); note - appeals beyond the Supreme Court are considered by the Court of Appeal, constituted by 2 or more judges of the Supreme Court sitting together"
},
"judge selection and term of office": {
"text": "Supreme Court chief justice appointed by the president after consultation with the prime minister and the leader of the opposition; other judges are appointed by the president on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission, a 4-member advisory body; judges appointed until age of retirement"
},
"subordinate courts": {
"text": "magistrates' courts; island courts"
"text": "Magistrates Courts; Island Courts"
}
},
"Political parties and leaders": {
"text": "Greens Confederation or GC [Moana CARCASSES Kalosil] ++ Iauko Group or IG [Tony NARI] ++ Land and Justice Party (Graon mo Jastis Pati) or GJP [Ralph REGENVANU] ++ Melanesian Progressive Party or MPP [Barak SOPE] ++ Nagriamel movement or NAG [Frankie STEVENS] ++ Natatok Indigenous People's Democratic Party or (NATATOK) or NIPDP [Alfred Roland CARLOT] ++ National United Party or NUP [Ham LINI] ++ People's Progressive Party or PPP [Sato KILMAN] ++ People's Service Party or PSP [Don KEN] ++ Reunification of Movement for Change or RMC [Charlot SALWAI] ++ Union of Moderate Parties or UMP [Serge VOHOR] ++ Vanua'aku Pati (Our Land Party) or VP [Edward NATAPEI] ++ Vanuatu Democratic Party [Maxime Carlot KORMAN] ++ Vanuatu Liberal Democratic Party or VLDP [Tapangararua WILLIE] ++ Vanuatu National Party or VNP [Issac HAMARILIU] ++ Vanuatu Progressive Development Party or VPDP [Robert Bohn SIKOL] ++ Vanuatu Republican Party or VRP [Marcellino PIPITE]"
"text": "Greens Confederation or GC [Moana CARCASSES Kalosil] ++ Iauko Group or IG [Tony NARI] ++ Land and Justice Party (Graon mo Jastis Pati) or GJP [Ralph REGENVANU] ++ Melanesian Progressive Party or MPP [Barak SOPE] ++ Nagriamel movement or NAG [Frankie STEVENS] ++ Natatok Indigenous People's Democratic Party or (NATATOK) or NIPDP [Alfred Roland CARLOT] ++ National United Party or NUP [Ham LINI] ++ People's Progressive Party or PPP [Sato KILMAN] ++ People's Service Party or PSP [Don KEN] ++ Reunification of Movement for Change or RMC [Charlot SALWAI] ++ Union of Moderate Parties or UMP [Serge VOHOR] ++ Vanua'aku Pati (Our Land Party) or VP [Edward NATAPEI] ++ Vanuatu Democratic Party [Maxime Carlot KORMAN] ++ Vanuatu Liberal Democratic Party or VLDP [Tapangararua WILLIE] ++ Vanuatu National Party or VNP [Issac HAMARILIU] ++ Vanuatu National Development Party or VNDP [Robert Bohn SIKOL] ++ Vanuatu Republican Party or VRP [Marcellino PIPITE]"
},
"Political pressure groups and leaders": {
"text": "NA"
@ -413,7 +438,7 @@
"text": "Vanuatu does not have an embassy in the US; it does, however, have a Permanent Mission to the UN"
},
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
"text": "the US does not have an embassy in Vanuatu; the US ambassador to Papua New Guinea is accredited to Vanuatu"
"text": "the US does not have an embassy in Vanuatu; the US Ambassador to Papua New Guinea is accredited to Vanuatu"
},
"Flag description": {
"text": "two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and green with a black isosceles triangle (based on the hoist side) all separated by a black-edged yellow stripe in the shape of a horizontal Y (the two points of the Y face the hoist side and enclose the triangle); centered in the triangle is a boar's tusk encircling two crossed namele fern fronds, all in yellow; red represents the blood of boars and men, as well as unity, green the richness of the islands, and black the ni-Vanuatu people; the yellow Y-shape - which reflects the pattern of the islands in the Pacific Ocean - symbolizes the light of the Gospel spreading through the islands; the boar's tusk is a symbol of prosperity frequently worn as a pendant on the islands; the fern fronds represent peace",
@ -438,55 +463,55 @@
},
"Economy": {
"Economy - overview": {
"text": "This South Pacific island economy is based primarily on small-scale agriculture, which provides a living for about two-thirds of the population. Fishing, offshore financial services, and tourism, with nearly 197,000 visitors in 2008, are other mainstays of the economy. Mineral deposits are negligible; the country has no known petroleum deposits. A small light industry sector caters to the local market. Tax revenues come mainly from import duties. Economic development is hindered by dependence on relatively few commodity exports, vulnerability to natural disasters, and long distances from main markets and between constituent islands. In response to foreign concerns, the government has promised to tighten regulation of its offshore financial center. In mid-2002, the government stepped up efforts to boost tourism through improved air connections, resort development, and cruise ship facilities. Agriculture, especially livestock farming, is a second target for growth. Australia and New Zealand are the main suppliers of tourists and foreign aid."
"text": "This South Pacific island economy is based primarily on small-scale agriculture, which provides a living for about two-thirds of the population. Fishing, offshore financial services, and tourism, with nearly 197,000 visitors in 2008, are other mainstays of the economy. Australia and New Zealand are the main source of tourists and foreign aid. A small light industry sector caters to the local market. Tax revenues come mainly from import duties. Mineral deposits are negligible; the country has no known petroleum deposits. ++ ++ Economic development is hindered by dependence on relatively few commodity exports, vulnerability to natural disasters, and long distances from main markets and between constituent islands. In response to foreign concerns, the government has promised to tighten regulation of its offshore financial center. ++ ++ Since 2002, the government has stepped up efforts to boost tourism through improved air connections, resort development, and cruise ship facilities. Agriculture, especially livestock farming, is a second target for growth."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$683 million (2014 est.) ++ $667.4 million (2013 est.) ++ $654.6 million (2012 est.)",
"text": "$686 million (2015 est.) ++ $691.5 million (2014 est.) ++ $675.8 million (2013 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2014 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$822 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$738 million (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "2.3% (2014 est.) ++ 2% (2013 est.) ++ 1.8% (2012 est.)"
"text": "-0.8% (2015 est.) ++ 2.3% (2014 est.) ++ 2% (2013 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$2,600 (2014 est.) ++ $2,500 (2013 est.) ++ $2,500 (2012 est.)",
"text": "$2,600 (2015 est.) ++ $2,600 (2014 est.) ++ $2,600 (2013 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2014 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "62.1%"
"text": "68.3%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "16%"
"text": "17%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "26.3%"
"text": "26.8%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0%"
"text": "-0.1%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "48%"
"text": "41.4%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-52.4% ++ (2014 est.)"
"text": "-53.4% (2015 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "28%"
"text": "26.1%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "8.8%"
"text": "9%"
},
"services": {
"text": "63.2% (2014 est.)"
"text": "64.9% (2015 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -496,7 +521,7 @@
"text": "food and fish freezing, wood processing, meat canning"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "3.1% (2014 est.)"
"text": "-2% (2015 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "115,900 (2007 est.)"
@ -528,80 +553,94 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$173.1 million"
"text": "$176.2 million"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$171 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$171.6 million (2015 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "21.1% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "23% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "0.3% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "0.6% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "1% (2014 est.) ++ 1.3% (2013 est.)"
"text": "2.5% (2015 est.) ++ 0.8% (2014 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "20% (31 December 2010) ++ 6% (31 December 2009)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "4.8% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 5% (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "3.63% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 4.69% (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$270.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $272.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$320.9 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $274.6 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$544.9 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $552.6 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$501.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $535.3 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$477 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $555.3 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "$4 million (2014 est.) ++ -$11 million (2013 est.)"
"text": "-$82 million (2015 est.) ++ -$2 million (2014 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$49.1 million (2014 est.) ++ $44.7 million (2013 est.)"
"text": "$45.6 million (2015 est.) ++ $63.4 million (2014 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "copra, beef, cocoa, timber, kava, coffee"
},
"Exports - partners": {
"text": "Thailand 36.8%, Japan 25.2%, South Korea 11.1% (2014)"
"text": "Japan 35.1%, Turkey 10.5%, Thailand 8.7%, China 8.2%, Venezuela 5.9%, UK 5.6% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$275.5 million (2014 est.) ++ $267.5 million (2013 est.)"
"text": "$323.2 million (2015 est.) ++ $269.3 million (2014 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, fuels"
},
"Imports - partners": {
"text": "China 32%, Singapore 16.5%, Australia 12%, Fiji 6.8%, Japan 6.8%, NZ 5.1% (2014)"
"text": "China 16.7%, Australia 14.6%, Japan 13.9%, Singapore 10%, Fiji 9.3%, NZ 8.3%, New Caledonia 5.2% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$184 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $179.2 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$269.2 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $184 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$369.2 million (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $307.7 million (31 December 2011 est.)"
"text": "$190.9 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $181.7 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$694.1 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $630.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$563.1 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $508.1 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": {
"text": "$26.3 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $25.3 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$22.7 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $22.7 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "vatu (VUV) per US dollar - ++ 97.07 (2014 est.) ++ 97.07 (2013 est.) ++ 92.64 (2012 est.) ++ 89.47 (2011 est.) ++ 96.91 (2010 est.)"
"text": "vatu (VUV) per US dollar - ++ 108.99 (2015 est.) ++ 97.07 (2014 est.) ++ 97.07 (2013 est.) ++ 92.64 (2012 est.) ++ 89.47 (2011 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "202,614"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "27%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "55%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "18% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "53 million kWh (2012 est.)"
},
@ -675,18 +714,18 @@
"Communications": {
"Telephones - fixed lines": {
"total subscriptions": {
"text": "5,700"
"text": "4,797"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "2 (2014 est.)"
"text": "2 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Telephones - mobile cellular": {
"total": {
"text": "156,100"
"text": "175,000"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "58 (2014 est.)"
"text": "64 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Telephone system": {
@ -697,25 +736,36 @@
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "1 state-owned TV station; multi-channel pay TV is available; state-owned Radio Vanuatu operates 2 radio stations; 2 privately owned radio broadcasters; programming from multiple international broadcasters is available (2008)"
},
"Radio broadcast stations": {
"text": "AM 2, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)"
},
"Television broadcast stations": {
"text": "1 (2004)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".vu"
},
"Internet users": {
"total": {
"text": "30,800"
"text": "61,000"
},
"percent of population": {
"text": "11.5% (2014 est.)"
"text": "22.4% (July 2015 est.)"
}
}
},
"Transportation": {
"National air transport system": {
"number of registered air carriers": {
"text": "1"
},
"inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": {
"text": "6"
},
"annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": {
"text": "287,526"
},
"annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": {
"text": "1,510,732 mt-km (2015)"
}
},
"Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": {
"text": "YJ (2016)"
},
"Airports": {
"text": "31 (2013)"
},
@ -741,7 +791,7 @@
"text": "7"
},
"under 914 m": {
"text": " ++ 21 (2013)"
"text": "21 (2013)"
}
},
"Roadways": {
@ -772,30 +822,9 @@
}
}
},
"Military": {
"Military and Security": {
"Military branches": {
"text": "no regular military forces; Vanuatu Police Force (VPF), Vanuatu Mobile Force (VMF; includes Police Maritime Wing (PMW)) (2013)"
},
"Manpower available for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "62,216 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower fit for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "43,331"
},
"females age 16-49": {
"text": "44,927 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually": {
"male": {
"text": "2,323"
},
"female": {
"text": "2,230 (2010 est.)"
}
}
},
"Transnational Issues": {

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@ -51,12 +51,12 @@
"Terrain": {
"text": "sandy beach rises to fertile ring around raised coral reefs with phosphate plateau in center"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
"Elevation": {
"mean elevation": {
"text": "NA"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "unnamed elevation along plateau rim 61 m"
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed elevation along plateau rim 61 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
}
},
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "NA"
"text": "0 sq km (2012)"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "periodic droughts"
@ -95,6 +95,9 @@
}
},
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"Population": {
"text": "9,591 (July 2016 est.)"
},
"Nationality": {
"noun": {
"text": "Nauruan(s)"
@ -113,53 +116,47 @@
}
},
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"text": "Protestant 60.4% (includes Nauru Congregational 35.7%, Assembly of God 13%, Nauru Independent Church 9.5%, Baptist 1.5%, and Seventh Day Adventist .7%), Roman Catholic 33%, other 3.7%, none 1.8%, unspecified 1.1% (2011 est.)"
},
"Population": {
"text": "9,540 (July 2015 est.)"
"text": "Protestant 60.4% (includes Nauru Congregational 35.7%, Assembly of God 13%, Nauru Independent Church 9.5%, Baptist 1.5%, and Seventh Day Adventist 0.7%), Roman Catholic 33%, other 3.7%, none 1.8%, unspecified 1.1% (2011 est.)"
},
"Age structure": {
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"text": "32.45% (male 1,360/female 1,736)"
"text": "31.93% (male 1,336/female 1,726)"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "16.13% (male 785/female 754)"
"text": "16.09% (male 779/female 764)"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "43.19% (male 2,059/female 2,061)"
"text": "43.33% (male 2,085/female 2,071)"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "6.11% (male 231/female 352)"
"text": "6.29% (male 236/female 367)"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "2.12% (male 78/female 124) (2015 est.)"
},
"population pyramid": {
"text": null
"text": "2.37% (male 89/female 138) (2016 est.)"
}
},
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"text": "25.7 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "26.1 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "26.5 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "25.3 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "25.5 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Population growth rate": {
"text": "0.55% (2015 est.)"
"text": "0.52% (2016 est.)"
},
"Birth rate": {
"text": "24.95 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "24.4 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Death rate": {
"text": "5.87 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "5.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "-13.63 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "-13.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
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"urban population": {
@ -174,58 +171,67 @@
"text": "0.83 male(s)/female"
},
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"text": "0.78 male(s)/female"
"text": "0.77 male(s)/female"
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"15-24 years": {
"text": "1.04 male(s)/female"
"text": "1.02 male(s)/female"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "1 male(s)/female"
"text": "1.01 male(s)/female"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "0.66 male(s)/female"
"text": "0.64 male(s)/female"
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"65 years and over": {
"text": "0.63 male(s)/female"
},
"total population": {
"text": "0.9 male(s)/female (2015 est.)"
"text": "0.89 male(s)/female (2016 est.)"
}
},
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"text": "22.1",
"note": {
"text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2007 est.)"
}
},
"Infant mortality rate": {
"total": {
"text": "8.07 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "7.9 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"male": {
"text": "10.34 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "10.2 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"female": {
"text": "6.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)"
"text": "6.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Life expectancy at birth": {
"total population": {
"text": "66.75 years"
"text": "67.1 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "62.64 years"
"text": "63 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "70.19 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "70.5 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Total fertility rate": {
"text": "2.88 children born/woman (2015 est.)"
"text": "2.84 children born/woman (2016 est.)"
},
"Contraceptive prevalence rate": {
"text": "35.6% (2007)"
},
"Health expenditures": {
"text": "6.3% of GDP (2013)"
"text": "3.3% of GDP (2014)"
},
"Physicians density": {
"text": "0.71 physicians/1,000 population (2010)"
},
"Hospital bed density": {
"text": "5 beds/1,000 population (2010)"
},
"Drinking water source": {
"improved": {
"text": " ++ urban: 96.5% of population ++ total: 96.5% of population"
@ -288,10 +294,13 @@
},
"former": {
"text": "Pleasant Island"
},
"etymology": {
"text": "the island name may derive from the Nauruan word \"anaoero\" meaning \"I go to the beach\""
}
},
"Government type": {
"text": "republic"
"text": "parliamentary republic"
},
"Capital": {
"text": "no official capital; government offices in Yaren District",
@ -309,7 +318,7 @@
"text": "Independence Day, 31 January (1968)"
},
"Constitution": {
"text": "effective 29 January 1968; amended 1968, 2009, 2014 (2015)"
"text": "effective 29 January 1968; amended 1968, 2009, 2014 (2016)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of common law based on the English model and customary law"
@ -342,7 +351,7 @@
"text": "unicameral parliament (19 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by majority vote; members serve 3-year terms)"
},
"elections": {
"text": "last held on 8 June 2013 (next to be held in 2016)"
"text": "last held on 9 July 2016 (next to be held in 2019)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 19"
@ -383,9 +392,6 @@
},
"FAX": {
"text": "[1] (212) 937-0079"
},
"consulate(s)": {
"text": "Agana (Guam)"
}
},
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
@ -411,7 +417,7 @@
},
"Economy": {
"Economy - overview": {
"text": "Revenues of this tiny island - a coral atoll with a land area of 21 square kilometers - traditionally have come from exports of phosphates. Few other resources exist, with most necessities being imported, mainly from Australia, its former occupier and later major source of support. Primary reserves of phosphates were exhausted and mining ceased in 2006, but mining of a deeper layer of \"secondary phosphate\" in the interior of the island began the following year. The secondary phosphate deposits may last another 30 years. Earnings from Nauru’s export of phosphate remains an important source of income. The rehabilitation of mined land and the replacement of income from phosphates are serious long-term problems. In anticipation of the exhaustion of Nauru's phosphate deposits, substantial amounts of phosphate income were invested in trust funds to help cushion the transition and provide for Nauru's economic future. Although revenue sources for government are limited, the opening of the Australian Regional Processing Center for asylum seekers since 2012 has sparked growth in the economy. Revenue derived from fishing licenses under the vessel day scheme has also boosted government income. Housing, hospitals, and other capital plant are deteriorating. The cost to Australia of keeping the government and economy afloat continues to climb. Few comprehensive statistics on the Nauru economy exist with estimates of Nauru's GDP varying widely."
"text": "Revenues of this tiny island - a coral atoll with a land area of 21 square kilometers - traditionally have come from exports of phosphates. Few other resources exist, with most necessities being imported, mainly from Australia, its former occupier and later major source of support. Primary reserves of phosphates were exhausted and mining ceased in 2006, but mining of a deeper layer of \"secondary phosphate\" in the interior of the island began the following year. The secondary phosphate deposits may last another 30 years. Earnings from Nauru’s export of phosphate remains an important source of income. Few comprehensive statistics on the Nauru economy exist; estimates of Nauru's GDP vary widely. ++ ++ The rehabilitation of mined land and the replacement of income from phosphates are serious long-term problems. In anticipation of the exhaustion of Nauru's phosphate deposits, substantial amounts of phosphate income were invested in trust funds to help cushion the transition and provide for Nauru's economic future. ++ ++ Although revenue sources for government are limited, the opening of the Australian Regional Processing Center for asylum seekers since 2012 has sparked growth in the economy. Revenue derived from fishing licenses under the \"vessel day scheme\" has also boosted government income. Housing, hospitals, and other capital plant are deteriorating. The cost to Australia of keeping the government and economy afloat continues to climb."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$150.8 million (2015 est.) ++ $139.7 million (2014 est.) ++ $127 million (2013 est.)"
@ -423,7 +429,10 @@
"text": "8% (2015 est.) ++ 10% (2014 est.) ++ 4.5% (2013 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$14,800 (2015 est.) ++ $13,700 (2014 est.) ++ $12,500 (2013 est.)"
"text": "$14,800 (2015 est.) ++ $13,700 (2014 est.) ++ $12,500 (2013 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
@ -497,7 +506,7 @@
"text": "$33.3 million (2004 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.1094 (2014 est.) ++ 1.0358 (2013 est.) ++ 0.97 (2012 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2011 est.) ++ 1.0902 (2010)"
"text": "Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.3291 (2015 est.) ++ 1.1078 (2014 est.) ++ 1.0358 (2013 est.) ++ 0.97 (2012 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2011 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
@ -574,10 +583,10 @@
"Communications": {
"Telephones - fixed lines": {
"total subscriptions": {
"text": "0"
"text": "1,900"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "less than 1 (2014 est.)"
"text": "14 (July 2009 est.)"
}
},
"Telephones - mobile cellular": {
@ -585,7 +594,7 @@
"text": "6,800"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "73 (2012)"
"text": "73 (July 2012 est.)"
}
},
"Telephone system": {
@ -599,17 +608,36 @@
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "1 government-owned TV station broadcasting programs from New Zealand sent via satellite or on videotape; 1 government-owned radio station, broadcasting on AM and FM, utilizes Australian and British programs (2009)"
},
"Radio broadcast stations": {
"text": "AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998)"
},
"Television broadcast stations": {
"text": "1 (1997)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".nr"
},
"Internet users": {
"total": {
"text": "5,100"
},
"percent of population": {
"text": "53.5% (July 2015 est.)"
}
}
},
"Transportation": {
"National air transport system": {
"number of registered air carriers": {
"text": "1"
},
"inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": {
"text": "5"
},
"annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": {
"text": "38,858"
},
"annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": {
"text": "7,793,474 mt-km (2015)"
}
},
"Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": {
"text": "C2 (2016)"
},
"Airports": {
"text": "1 (2013)"
},
@ -638,31 +666,10 @@
}
}
},
"Military": {
"Military and Security": {
"Military branches": {
"text": "no regular military forces (2012)"
},
"Manpower available for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "2,542 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower fit for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "1,823"
},
"females age 16-49": {
"text": "2,034 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually": {
"male": {
"text": "74"
},
"female": {
"text": "78 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Military - note": {
"text": "Nauru maintains no defense forces; under an informal agreement, defense is the responsibility of Australia"
}

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@ -16,23 +16,20 @@
},
"Area": {
"total": {
"text": "267,710 sq km"
"text": "268,838 sq km"
},
"land": {
"text": "267,710 sq km"
"text": "264,537 sq km"
},
"water": {
"text": "NA"
"text": "4,301 sq km"
},
"note": {
"text": "includes Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Campbell Island, Chatham Islands, and Kermadec Islands"
}
},
"Area - comparative": {
"text": "almost twice the size of North Carolina; about the size of Colorado",
"Area comparison map": {
"text": null
}
"text": "almost twice the size of North Carolina; about the size of Colorado"
},
"Land boundaries": {
"text": "0 km"
@ -60,12 +57,12 @@
"Terrain": {
"text": "predominately mountainous with large coastal plains"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
"Elevation": {
"mean elevation": {
"text": "388 m"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "Aoraki-Mount Cook 3,754 m"
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Aoraki-Mount Cook 3,754 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
@ -83,18 +80,7 @@
}
},
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "6,193 sq km (2007)"
},
"Total renewable water resources": {
"text": "327 cu km (2011)"
},
"Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)": {
"total": {
"text": "4.75 cu km/yr (23%/5%/72%)"
},
"per capita": {
"text": "1,200 cu m/yr (2010)"
}
"text": "7,210 sq km (2012)"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "earthquakes are common, though usually not severe; volcanic activity",
@ -118,6 +104,9 @@
}
},
"People and Society": {
"Population": {
"text": "4,474,549 (July 2016 est.)"
},
"Nationality": {
"noun": {
"text": "New Zealander(s)"
@ -133,7 +122,7 @@
}
},
"Languages": {
"text": "English (de facto official) 89.8%, Maori (de jure official) 3.5%, Samoan 2%, Hindi 1.6%, French 1.2%, Northern Chinese 1.2%, Yue 1%, Other or not stated 20.5%, New Zealand Sign Language (de jure official)",
"text": "English (de facto official) 89.8%, Maori (de jure official) 3.5%, Samoan 2%, Hindi 1.6%, French 1.2%, Northern Chinese 1.2%, Yue 1%, other or not stated 20.5%, New Zealand Sign Language (de jure official)",
"note": {
"text": "shares sum to 120.8% due to multiple responses on census (2013 est.)"
}
@ -144,27 +133,21 @@
"text": "based on the 2013 census of the usually resident population; percentages add up to more than 100% because people were able to identify more than one religion (2013 est.)"
}
},
"Population": {
"text": "4,438,393 (July 2015 est.)"
},
"Age structure": {
"0-14 years": {
"text": "19.87% (male 451,684/female 430,084)"
"text": "19.76% (male 452,810/female 431,198)"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "13.74% (male 313,140/female 296,654)"
"text": "13.56% (male 312,032/female 294,662)"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "40.25% (male 894,475/female 891,973)"
"text": "40.05% (male 897,549/female 894,394)"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "11.52% (male 249,765/female 261,670)"
"text": "11.7% (male 255,381/female 268,012)"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "14.62% (male 299,862/female 349,086) (2015 est.)"
},
"population pyramid": {
"text": null
"text": "14.94% (male 308,949/female 359,562) (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Dependency ratios": {
@ -183,26 +166,26 @@
},
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"total": {
"text": "37.7 years"
"text": "37.8 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "36.8 years"
"text": "36.9 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "38.5 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "38.7 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Population growth rate": {
"text": "0.82% (2015 est.)"
"text": "0.8% (2016 est.)"
},
"Birth rate": {
"text": "13.33 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "13.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Death rate": {
"text": "7.36 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "2.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "2.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Urbanization": {
"urban population": {
@ -229,13 +212,19 @@
"text": "1 male(s)/female"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "0.96 male(s)/female"
"text": "0.95 male(s)/female"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "0.86 male(s)/female"
},
"total population": {
"text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2015 est.)"
"text": "0.99 male(s)/female (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Mother's mean age at first birth": {
"text": "27.8",
"note": {
"text": "median age at first birth (2009 est.)"
}
},
"Maternal mortality rate": {
@ -243,31 +232,31 @@
},
"Infant mortality rate": {
"total": {
"text": "4.52 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "4.5 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"male": {
"text": "5.07 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "5 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"female": {
"text": "3.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)"
"text": "3.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Life expectancy at birth": {
"total population": {
"text": "81.05 years"
"text": "81.2 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "78.97 years"
"text": "79.1 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "83.22 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "83.3 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Total fertility rate": {
"text": "2.04 children born/woman (2015 est.)"
"text": "2.03 children born/woman (2016 est.)"
},
"Health expenditures": {
"text": "9.7% of GDP (2013)"
"text": "11% of GDP (2014)"
},
"Physicians density": {
"text": "2.74 physicians/1,000 population (2010)"
@ -296,7 +285,7 @@
"text": "30.6% (2014)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "7.4% of GDP (2012)"
"text": "6.4% of GDP (2014)"
},
"School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": {
"total": {
@ -306,18 +295,18 @@
"text": "18 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "20 years (2012)"
"text": "20 years (2014)"
}
},
"Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": {
"total": {
"text": "17.7%"
"text": "15%"
},
"male": {
"text": "17.3%"
"text": "14.3%"
},
"female": {
"text": "18.1% (2012 est.)"
"text": "15.8% (2014 est.)"
}
}
},
@ -331,10 +320,13 @@
},
"abbreviation": {
"text": "NZ"
},
"etymology": {
"text": "Dutch explorer Abel TASMAN was the first European to reach New Zealand in 1642; he named it Staten Landt, but Dutch cartographers renamed it Nova Zeelandia in 1645 after the Dutch province of Zeeland; British explorer Captain James COOK subsequently anglicized the name to New Zealand when he mapped the islands in 1769"
}
},
"Government type": {
"text": "parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm"
"text": "parliamentary democracy (New Zealand Parliament) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm"
},
"Capital": {
"name": {
@ -366,7 +358,7 @@
"text": "Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840); ANZAC Day (commemorated as the anniversary of the landing of troops of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during World War I at Gallipoli, Turkey), 25 April (1915)"
},
"Constitution": {
"text": "Constitution Act 1986 (the principal formal charter) adopted and effective 1 January 1987; amended 1999, 2005, 2014 (2015)"
"text": "Constitution Act 1986 (the principal formal charter) adopted and effective 1 January 1987; amended 1999, 2005, 2014 (2016)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "common law system, based on English model, with special legislation and land courts for the Maori"
@ -374,12 +366,26 @@
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
"Citizenship": {
"citizenship by birth": {
"text": "no"
},
"citizenship by descent only": {
"text": "at least one parent must be a citizen of New Zealand"
},
"dual citizenship recognized": {
"text": "yes"
},
"residency requirement for naturalization": {
"text": "3 years"
}
},
"Suffrage": {
"text": "18 years of age; universal"
},
"Executive branch": {
"chief of state": {
"text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Lt. Gen. Sir Jerry MATEPARAE (since 31 August 2011)"
"text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Dame Patricia Lee REDDY (since 28 September 2016)"
},
"head of government": {
"text": "Prime Minister John KEY (since 19 November 2008); Deputy Prime Minister Simon William ENGLISH (since 19 November 2008)"
@ -399,7 +405,7 @@
"text": "last held on 20 September 2014 (next to be held by September 2017)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "percent of vote by party - National Party 48.1%, Labor Party 24.7%, Green Party 10%, NZ First 8.8%, Maori 1.29%, ACT Party .69%, United Future .22%; seats by party - National Party 61, Labor Party 32, Green Party 13, NZ First 11, Maori 2, ACT Party 1, United Future 1"
"text": "percent of vote by party - National Party 47%, Labor Party 25.1%, Green Party 10.7%, NZ First 8.7%, Maori 1.3%, ACT Party .7%, United Future .2%, other 6.3%; seats by party - National Party 60, Labor Party 32, Green Party 14, NZ First 11, Maori 2, ACT Party 1, United Future 1"
}
},
"Judicial branch": {
@ -427,7 +433,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"chief of mission": {
"text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Carl Robinson WORKER (since 15 June 2015)"
"text": "Ambassador Timothy John GROSER (since 28 January 2016)"
},
"chancery": {
"text": "37 Observatory Circle NW, Washington, DC 20008"
@ -439,12 +445,12 @@
"text": "[1] (202) 667-5227[1] (202) 667-5227"
},
"consulate(s) general": {
"text": "Los Angeles, New York, Pago Pago (American Samoa), Santa Monica (CA)"
"text": "Honolulu (HI), Los Angeles, New York"
}
},
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
"chief of mission": {
"text": "Ambassador (vacant); Charge d' Affaires Marie C. DAMOUR (since 17 January 2014); note - also accredited to Samoa"
"text": "Ambassador Mark GILBERT (since 9 February 2015) note - also accredited to Samoa"
},
"embassy": {
"text": "29 Fitzherbert Terrace, Thorndon, Wellington"
@ -482,58 +488,58 @@
},
"Economy": {
"Economy - overview": {
"text": "Over the past 30 years the government has transformed New Zealand from an agrarian economy, dependent on concessionary British market access, to a more industrialized, free market economy that can compete globally. This dynamic growth has boosted real incomes - but left behind some at the bottom of the ladder - and broadened and deepened the technological capabilities of the industrial sector. Per capita income rose for ten consecutive years until 2007 in purchasing power parity terms, but fell in 2008-09. Debt-driven consumer spending drove robust growth in the first half of the decade, fueling a large balance of payments deficit that posed a challenge for policymakers. Inflationary pressures caused the central bank to raise its key rate steadily from January 2004 until it was among the highest in the OECD in 2007-08. The higher rate attracted international capital inflows, which strengthened the currency and housing market while aggravating the current account deficit. The economy fell into recession before the start of the global financial crisis and contracted for five consecutive quarters in 2008-09. In line with global peers, the central bank cut interest rates aggressively and the government developed fiscal stimulus measures. The economy pulled out of recession in 2009, and achieved 2%-3% growth between 2011 to 2014. Nevertheless, key trade sectors remain vulnerable to weak external demand and lower commodity prices. In the aftermath of the Canterbury earthquakes, the government has continued programs to expand export markets, develop capital markets, invest in innovation, raise productivity growth, and develop infrastructure, while easing its fiscal austerity."
"text": "Over the past 30 years, the government has transformed New Zealand from an agrarian economy, dependent on concessionary British market access, to a more industrialized, free market economy that can compete globally. This dynamic growth has boosted real incomes - but left behind some at the bottom of the ladder - and broadened and deepened the technological capabilities of the industrial sector. ++ ++ Per capita income rose for ten consecutive years until 2007 in purchasing power parity terms, but fell in 2008-09. Debt-driven consumer spending drove robust growth in the first half of the decade, fueling a large balance of payments deficit that posed a challenge for policymakers. Inflationary pressures caused the central bank to raise its key rate steadily from January 2004 until it was among the highest in the OECD in 2007-08. The higher rate attracted international capital inflows, which strengthened the currency and housing market while aggravating the current account deficit. ++ ++ The economy fell into recession before the start of the global financial crisis and contracted for five consecutive quarters in 2008-09. In line with global peers, the central bank cut interest rates aggressively and the government developed fiscal stimulus measures. The economy pulled out of recession in 2009, and achieved 2%-3% growth from 2011 to 2015. Nevertheless, key trade sectors remain vulnerable to weak external demand and lower commodity prices. In the aftermath of the 2010 Canterbury earthquakes, the government has continued programs to expand export markets, develop capital markets, invest in innovation, raise productivity growth, and develop infrastructure, while easing its fiscal austerity."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$160.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $155.7 billion (2013 est.) ++ $151.9 billion (2012 est.)",
"text": "$167.9 billion (2015 est.) ++ $163 billion (2014 est.) ++ $158.3 billion (2013 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2014 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$197.5 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$172.3 billion (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "3.3% (2014 est.) ++ 2.5% (2013 est.) ++ 2.9% (2012 est.)"
"text": "3% (2015 est.) ++ 3% (2014 est.) ++ 1.7% (2013 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$35,300 (2014 est.) ++ $34,200 (2013 est.) ++ $33,300 (2012 est.)",
"text": "$36,100 (2015 est.) ++ $35,800 (2014 est.) ++ $35,400 (2013 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2014 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
}
},
"Gross national saving": {
"text": "19.8% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 19.5% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 17.8% of GDP (2012 est.)"
"text": "19.8% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 19.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 19.3% of GDP (2013 est.)"
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
"household consumption": {
"text": "56.8%"
"text": "57.6%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "18.9%"
"text": "18.8%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "22.9%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "0.4%"
"text": "0.1%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "28.6%"
"text": "28.3%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-27.5% ++ (2014 est.)"
"text": "-27.7% (2015 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "4.2%"
"text": "4.3%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "26.7%"
"text": "26.3%"
},
"services": {
"text": "69.2% (2014 est.)"
"text": "69.4% (2015 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -543,10 +549,10 @@
"text": "agriculture, forestry, fishing, logs and wood articles, manufacturing, mining, construction, financial services, real estate services, tourism"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "5.7% (2014 est.)"
"text": "1.3% (2015 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "2.446 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "2.501 million (2015 est.)"
},
"Labor force - by occupation": {
"agriculture": {
@ -560,7 +566,7 @@
}
},
"Unemployment rate": {
"text": "5.7% (2014 est.) ++ 6.3% (2013 est.)"
"text": "5.4% (2015 est.) ++ 5.4% (2014 est.)"
},
"Population below poverty line": {
"text": "NA%"
@ -578,20 +584,20 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$84.68 billion"
"text": "$66.54 billion"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$85.51 billion (2014 est.)"
"text": "$66.02 billion (2015 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "42.9% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "38.6% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-0.4% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "0.3% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "34.6% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 34.6% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "35% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 34.4% of GDP (2014 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "1 April - 31 March",
@ -600,64 +606,69 @@
}
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "1.2% (2014 est.) ++ 1.1% (2013 est.)"
"text": "0.3% (2015 est.) ++ 1.2% (2014 est.)"
},
"Central bank discount rate": {
"text": "2.5% (31 December 2009) ++ 5% (31 December 2008)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "5.8% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 5.53% (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "5.76% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 5.8% (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$33.16 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $32.71 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$31.58 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $33.16 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$105.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $97.74 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$271.8 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $275.9 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$342.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $360.1 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$79.8 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $71.66 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $71.83 billion (31 December 2010 est.)"
"text": "$74.35 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $74.42 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $65.96 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$6.46 billion (2014 est.) ++ -$5.878 billion (2013 est.)"
"text": "-$5.594 billion (2015 est.) ++ -$6.201 billion (2014 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$41.96 billion (2014 est.) ++ $39.73 billion (2013 est.)"
"text": "$34.41 billion (2015 est.) ++ $41.96 billion (2014 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "dairy products, meat and edible offal, logs and wood articles, fruit, crude oil, wine"
},
"Exports - partners": {
"text": "China 20%, Australia 17.5%, US 9.3%, Japan 5.9% (2014)"
"text": "China 17.5%, Australia 16.9%, US 11.8%, Japan 6% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$41 billion (2014 est.) ++ $38.67 billion (2013 est.)"
"text": "$35.8 billion (2015 est.) ++ $41 billion (2014 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "petroleum and products, mechanical machinery, vehicles and parts, electrical machinery, textiles"
},
"Imports - partners": {
"text": "China 17%, Australia 12.3%, US 11.7%, Japan 6.7%, Germany 4.8%, South Korea 4.5%, Malaysia 4.3% (2014)"
"text": "China 19.4%, Australia 11.8%, US 11.7%, Japan 6.6%, Germany 4.7%, Thailand 4.2% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$15.86 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.32 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$14.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $15.86 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$15.86 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $16.32 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$83.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $89.55 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$85.44 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $84.53 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$74.17 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $85.57 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": {
"text": "$59.08 billion (31 December 2009)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.2039 (2014 est.) ++ 1.2039 (2013 est.) ++ 1.23 (2012 est.) ++ 1.263 (2011 est.) ++ 1.3874 (2010 est.)"
"text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.4279 (2015 est.) ++ 1.2039 (2014 est.) ++ 1.2039 (2013 est.) ++ 1.23 (2012 est.) ++ 1.263 (2011 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "100% (2016)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "43.28 billion kWh (2012 est.)"
},
@ -734,15 +745,15 @@
"text": "1.85 million"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "42 (2014 est.)"
"text": "42 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Telephones - mobile cellular": {
"total": {
"text": "5.1 million"
"text": "5.6 million"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "116 (2014 est.)"
"text": "126 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Telephone system": {
@ -750,34 +761,45 @@
"text": "excellent domestic and international systems"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership exceeds 150 per 100 persons"
"text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular telephone subscribership exceeds 160 per 100 persons"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 64; the Southern Cross submarine cable system provides links to Australia, Fiji, and the US; satellite earth stations - 8 (1 Inmarsat - Pacific Ocean, 7 other) (2011)"
"text": "country code - 64; the Southern Cross submarine cable system provides links to Australia, Fiji, and the US; satellite earth stations - 8 (1 Inmarsat - Pacific Ocean, 7 other) (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "state-owned Television New Zealand operates multiple TV networks and state-owned Radio New Zealand operates 3 radio networks and an external shortwave radio service to the South Pacific region; a small number of national commercial TV and radio stations and many regional commercial television and radio stations are available; cable and satellite TV systems are available (2008)"
},
"Radio broadcast stations": {
"text": "AM 124, FM 290, shortwave 4 (1998)"
},
"Television broadcast stations": {
"text": "41 (plus about 700 repeaters) (1997)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".nz"
},
"Internet users": {
"total": {
"text": "4 million"
"text": "3.916 million"
},
"percent of population": {
"text": "91.5% (2014 est.)"
"text": "88.2% (July 2015 est.)"
}
}
},
"Transportation": {
"National air transport system": {
"number of registered air carriers": {
"text": "6"
},
"inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": {
"text": "123"
},
"annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": {
"text": "15,304,409"
},
"annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": {
"text": "999,384,961 mt-km (2015)"
}
},
"Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": {
"text": "ZK (2016)"
},
"Airports": {
"text": "123 (2013)"
},
@ -812,7 +834,7 @@
"text": "33"
},
"under 914 m": {
"text": " ++ 48 (2013)"
"text": "48 (2013)"
}
},
"Pipelines": {
@ -857,37 +879,13 @@
}
}
},
"Military": {
"Military and Security": {
"Military branches": {
"text": "New Zealand Defense Force (NZDF): New Zealand Army, Royal New Zealand Navy, Royal New Zealand Air Force (Te Hokowhitu o Kahurangi, RNZAF) (2013)"
},
"Military service age and obligation": {
"text": "17 years of age for voluntary military service; soldiers cannot be deployed until the age of 18; no conscription; 3 years of secondary education required; must be a citizen of NZ, the UK, Australia, Canada, or the US, and resident of NZ for the previous 5 years (2013)"
},
"Manpower available for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "1,019,798"
},
"females age 16-49": {
"text": "1,003,429 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower fit for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "843,526"
},
"females age 16-49": {
"text": "828,779 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually": {
"male": {
"text": "30,846"
},
"female": {
"text": "28,825 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Military expenditures": {
"text": "1.13% of GDP (2012) ++ 1.12% of GDP (2011) ++ 1.13% of GDP (2010)"
}

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@ -48,12 +48,12 @@
"Terrain": {
"text": "rugged volcanic formation; rocky coastline with cliffs"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
"Elevation": {
"mean elevation": {
"text": "NA"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "Big Ridge 347 m"
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Big Ridge 347 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
}
},
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "NA"
"text": "0 sq km (2012)"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "typhoons (especially November to March)"
@ -87,6 +87,9 @@
}
},
"People and Society": {
"Population": {
"text": "54 (July 2016 est.)"
},
"Nationality": {
"noun": {
"text": "Pitcairn Islander(s)"
@ -104,9 +107,6 @@
"Religions": {
"text": "Seventh-Day Adventist 100%"
},
"Population": {
"text": "48 (July 2014 est.)"
},
"Population growth rate": {
"text": "0% (2014 est.)"
},
@ -163,13 +163,16 @@
},
"conventional short form": {
"text": "Pitcairn Islands"
},
"etymology": {
"text": "named after Midshipman Robert PITCAIRN who first sighted the island in 1767"
}
},
"Dependency status": {
"text": "overseas territory of the UK"
},
"Government type": {
"text": "NA"
"text": "parliamentary democracy (Island Council); overseas territory of the UK"
},
"Capital": {
"name": {
@ -192,11 +195,14 @@
"text": "Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926); Discovery Day, 2 July (1767)"
},
"Constitution": {
"text": "several previous; latest drafted 10 February 2010, presented 17 February 2010, effective 4 March 2010 (2015)"
"text": "several previous; latest drafted 10 February 2010, presented 17 February 2010, effective 4 March 2010 (2016)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "local island by-laws"
},
"Citizenship": {
"text": "see United Kingdom"
},
"Suffrage": {
"text": "18 years of age; universal with three years residency"
},
@ -230,7 +236,7 @@
},
"Judicial branch": {
"highest resident court(s)": {
"text": "Pitcairn Court of Appeal (consists of the court president, 2 judges, and the Supreme Court chief justice (ex-officio member); Pitcairn Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 2 judges); note - appeals beyond the Pitcairn Court of Appeal are heard by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London); the Court of Appeal was established in 2000 by an Order in Council"
"text": "Pitcairn Court of Appeal (consists of the court president, 2 judges, and the Supreme Court chief justice (ex-officio member); Pitcairn Supreme Court (consists of the chief justice and 2 judges); note - appeals beyond the Pitcairn Court of Appeal are referred to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (in London)"
},
"judge selection and term of office": {
"text": "all judges of both courts appointed by the governor of the Pitcairn Islands on the instructions of the Queen of England through the Secretary of State; all judges appointed until retirement, normally at age 75"
@ -265,7 +271,7 @@
"text": "unknown/Frederick M. LEHMAN"
},
"note": {
"text": "serves as a local anthem; as a territory of the United Kingdom, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)"
"text": "serves as a local anthem; as a territory of the UK, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)"
}
}
},
@ -314,7 +320,7 @@
"text": "fuel oil, machinery, building materials, flour, sugar, other foodstuffs"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.2039 (2014) ++ 1.2187 (2013) ++ 1.23 (2012) ++ 1.263 (2011) ++ 1.3874 (2010)"
"text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.4279 (2015) ++ 1.2187 (2013) ++ 1.2187 (2013) ++ 1.23 (2012) ++ 1.263 (2011)"
}
},
"Communications": {
@ -332,12 +338,17 @@
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "satellite TV from Fiji-based Sky Pacific offering a wide range of international channels"
},
"Radio broadcast stations": {
"text": "AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (15 ham radio operators (VP6)) (2004)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".pn"
},
"Internet users": {
"total": {
"text": "54"
},
"percent of population": {
"text": "100% (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Communications - note": {
"text": "satellite-based local phone service and broadband Internet connections available in all homes"
}
@ -349,7 +360,7 @@
}
}
},
"Military": {
"Military and Security": {
"Military - note": {
"text": "defense is the responsibility of the UK"
}

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@ -48,12 +48,12 @@
"Terrain": {
"text": "varying topography from the high, mountainous main island of Babelthuap to low, coral islands usually fringed by large barrier reefs"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
"Elevation": {
"mean elevation": {
"text": "NA"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "Mount Ngerchelchuus 242 m"
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Ngerchelchuus 242 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
}
},
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "NA"
"text": "0 sq km (2012)"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "typhoons (June to December)"
@ -92,6 +92,9 @@
}
},
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"Population": {
"text": "21,347 (July 2016 est.)"
},
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"noun": {
"text": "Palauan(s)"
@ -112,51 +115,45 @@
"Religions": {
"text": "Roman Catholic 49.4%, Protestant 30.9% (includes Protestant (general) 23.1%, Seventh Day Adventist 5.3%, and other Protestant 2.5%), Modekngei 8.7% (indigenous to Palau), Jehovah's Witnesses 1.1%, other 8.8%, none or unspecified 1.1% (2005 est.)"
},
"Population": {
"text": "21,265 (July 2015 est.)"
},
"Age structure": {
"0-14 years": {
"text": "20.26% (male 2,225/female 2,084)"
"text": "19.93% (male 2,196/female 2,059)"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "17.18% (male 1,819/female 1,834)"
"text": "17.02% (male 1,814/female 1,819)"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "46.21% (male 5,992/female 3,834)"
"text": "46.03% (male 5,997/female 3,829)"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "9.03% (male 667/female 1,253)"
"text": "9.35% (male 697/female 1,299)"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "7.32% (male 418/female 1,139) (2015 est.)"
},
"population pyramid": {
"text": null
"text": "7.67% (male 429/female 1,208) (2016 est.)"
}
},
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"total": {
"text": "33.2 years"
"text": "33.3 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "32.6 years"
"text": "32.7 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "34.4 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "34.7 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Population growth rate": {
"text": "0.38% (2015 est.)"
"text": "0.39% (2016 est.)"
},
"Birth rate": {
"text": "11.05 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "11.2 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Death rate": {
"text": "7.99 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "8 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "0.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "0.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
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"urban population": {
@ -177,48 +174,48 @@
"text": "1.07 male(s)/female"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "0.99 male(s)/female"
"text": "1 male(s)/female"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "1.56 male(s)/female"
"text": "1.57 male(s)/female"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "0.53 male(s)/female"
"text": "0.54 male(s)/female"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "0.37 male(s)/female"
},
"total population": {
"text": "1.1 male(s)/female (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.09 male(s)/female (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Infant mortality rate": {
"total": {
"text": "11.15 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "10.9 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"male": {
"text": "12.67 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "12.4 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"female": {
"text": "9.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)"
"text": "9.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Life expectancy at birth": {
"total population": {
"text": "72.87 years"
"text": "73.1 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "69.69 years"
"text": "69.9 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "76.23 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "76.5 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Total fertility rate": {
"text": "1.71 children born/woman (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.71 children born/woman (2016 est.)"
},
"Health expenditures": {
"text": "9.9% of GDP (2013)"
"text": "9% of GDP (2014)"
},
"Physicians density": {
"text": "1.38 physicians/1,000 population (2010)"
@ -270,13 +267,13 @@
},
"School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)": {
"total": {
"text": "14 years"
"text": "17 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "14 years"
"text": "16 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "14 years (2013)"
"text": "18 years (2013)"
}
}
},
@ -296,17 +293,20 @@
},
"former": {
"text": "Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Palau District"
},
"etymology": {
"text": "from the Palauan name for the islands, Belau, which likely derives from the Palauan word \"beluu\" meaning \"village\""
}
},
"Government type": {
"text": "constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force on 1 October 1994"
"text": "presidential republic in free association with the US"
},
"Capital": {
"name": {
"text": "Melekeok"
"text": "Ngerulmud"
},
"geographic coordinates": {
"text": "7 29 N, 134 38 E"
"text": "7 31 N, 134 37 E"
},
"time difference": {
"text": "UTC+9 (14 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)"
@ -319,10 +319,10 @@
"text": "1 October 1994 (from the US-administered UN trusteeship)"
},
"National holiday": {
"text": "Constitution Day, 9 July (1979), day of a national referendum to pass the new constitution"
"text": "Constitution Day, 9 July (1981), day of a national referendum to pass the new constitution; Independence Day, 1 October (1994)"
},
"Constitution": {
"text": "ratified 9 July 1980, effective 1 January 1981; amended 1992, 2004, last in 2008 (2015)"
"text": "ratified 9 July 1980, effective 1 January 1981; amended 1992, 2004, 2008 (2016)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of civil, common, and customary law"
@ -330,6 +330,20 @@
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
"Citizenship": {
"citizenship by birth": {
"text": "no"
},
"citizenship by descent only": {
"text": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Palau"
},
"dual citizenship recognized": {
"text": "no"
},
"residency requirement for naturalization": {
"text": "note - no procedure for naturalization"
}
},
"Suffrage": {
"text": "18 years of age; universal"
},
@ -435,22 +449,25 @@
},
"Economy": {
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"text": "The economy consists of tourism and other services such as trade, subsistence agriculture, and fishing. Government is a major employer of the work force relying on financial assistance from the US under the Compact of Free Association (Compact) with the US. The Compact took effect, after the end of the UN trusteeship on 1 October 1994. The US provided Palau with roughly $700 million in aid for the first 15 years following commencement of the Compact in 1994 in return for unrestricted access to its land and waterways for strategic purposes. Business and leisure tourist arrivals numbered over 125,000 in fiscal year 2014, a 13.4% increase over the previous year. The population enjoys a per capita income roughly double that of the Philippines and much of Micronesia. Long-run prospects for tourism have been bolstered by the expansion of air travel in the Pacific, the rising prosperity of industrial East Asia, and the willingness of foreigners to finance infrastructure development. Proximity to Guam, the region's major destination for tourists from East Asia, and a regionally competitive tourist infrastructure enhance Palau's advantage as a destination."
"text": "The economy consists of tourism and other services such as trade, subsistence agriculture, and fishing. Government is a major employer of the work force relying on financial assistance from the US under the Compact of Free Association (Compact) with the US that took effect after the end of the UN trusteeship on 1 October 1994. The US provided Palau with roughly $700 million in aid for the first 15 years following commencement of the Compact in 1994 in return for unrestricted access to its land and waterways for strategic purposes. The population enjoys a per capita income roughly double that of the Philippines and much of Micronesia. ++ ++ Business and leisure tourist arrivals numbered over 125,000 in fiscal year 2014, a 13.4% increase over the previous year. Long-run prospects for tourism have been bolstered by the expansion of air travel in the Pacific, the rising prosperity of industrial East Asia, and the willingness of foreigners to finance infrastructure development. Proximity to Guam, the region's major destination for tourists from East Asia, and a regionally competitive tourist infrastructure enhance Palau's advantage as a destination."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$250 million (2014 est.) ++ $238.3 million (2013 est.) ++ $242.6 million (2012 est.)",
"text": "$272 million (2015 est.) ++ $248.7 million (2014 est.) ++ $238.6 million (2013 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "GDP estimate includes US subsidy"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$249 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$287 million (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "4.9% (2014 est.) ++ -1.8% (2013 est.) ++ 3.2% (2012 est.)"
"text": "9.4% (2015 est.) ++ 4.2% (2014 est.) ++ -2.4% (2013 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$14,100 (2014 est.) ++ $13,500 (2013 est.) ++ $13,700 (2012 est.)"
"text": "$15,100 (2015 est.) ++ $13,800 (2014 est.) ++ $13,300 (2013 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
}
},
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"agriculture": {
@ -509,22 +526,22 @@
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "49.6% of GDP (2012 est.)"
"text": "43.1% of GDP (2012 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "10.5% of GDP (2012 est.)"
"text": "9.1% of GDP (2012 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "1 October - 30 September"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "4% (2014 est.) ++ 2.8% (2013 est.)"
"text": "2.2% (2015 est.) ++ 4% (2014 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$32 million (2014 est.) ++ -$24 million (2013 est.)"
"text": "-$1 million (2015 est.) ++ -$30 million (2014 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$19.1 million (2014 est.) ++ $14.4 million (2013 est.)"
@ -545,45 +562,71 @@
"text": "the US dollar is used"
}
},
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"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "8,752"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "59%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "62%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "45% (2012)"
}
}
},
"Communications": {
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"total subscriptions": {
"text": "7,100"
"text": "7,204"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "34 (2014 est.)"
"text": "34 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
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"total": {
"text": "19,100"
"text": "24,000"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "90 (2014 est.)"
"text": "112 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Telephone system": {
"domestic": {
"text": "fixed-line and mobile-cellular services available with a combined subscribership of roughly 100 per 100 persons"
"text": "fixed-line and mobile-cellular services available with a combined subscribership of over 140 per 100 persons"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 680; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2009)"
"text": "country code - 680; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "no TV stations; a cable TV network covers the major islands and provides access to rebroadcasts, on a delayed basis, of a number of US stations, as well as access to a number of real-time satellite TV channels; about a half dozen radio stations (1 government-owned) (2009)"
},
"Radio broadcast stations": {
"text": "AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)"
},
"Television broadcast stations": {
"text": "1 (cable) (2005)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".pw"
},
"Internet users": {
"total": {
"text": "7,650"
},
"percent of population": {
"text": "36.0% (July 2015 est.)"
}
}
},
"Transportation": {
"National air transport system": {
"number of registered air carriers": {
"text": "1"
},
"inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": {
"text": "1 (2015)"
}
},
"Airports": {
"text": "3 (2013)"
},
@ -609,31 +652,10 @@
}
}
},
"Military": {
"Military and Security": {
"Military branches": {
"text": "no regular military forces; Palau National Police (2009)"
},
"Manpower available for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "6,987 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower fit for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "5,272"
},
"females age 16-49": {
"text": "3,969 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually": {
"male": {
"text": "216"
},
"female": {
"text": "222 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Military - note": {
"text": "defense is the responsibility of the US; under a Compact of Free Association between Palau and the US, the US military is granted access to the islands for 50 years, but it has not stationed any military forces there (2008)"
}

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@ -54,12 +54,12 @@
"Terrain": {
"text": "low coral limestone and sand islands"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
"Elevation": {
"mean elevation": {
"text": "NA"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "unnamed location on Likiep 10 m"
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed location on Likiep 10 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
}
},
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "0 sq km (2011)"
"text": "0 sq km (2012)"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "infrequent typhoons"
@ -98,6 +98,9 @@
}
},
"People and Society": {
"Population": {
"text": "73,376 (July 2016 est.)"
},
"Nationality": {
"noun": {
"text": "Marshallese (singular and plural)"
@ -118,51 +121,45 @@
"Religions": {
"text": "Protestant 54.8%, Assembly of God 25.8%, Roman Catholic 8.4%, Bukot nan Jesus 2.8%, Mormon 2.1%, other Christian 3.6%, other 1%, none 1.5% (1999 census)"
},
"Population": {
"text": "72,191 (July 2015 est.)"
},
"Age structure": {
"0-14 years": {
"text": "36.02% (male 13,256/female 12,749)"
"text": "35.48% (male 13,273/female 12,758)"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "17.4% (male 6,391/female 6,171)"
"text": "17.54% (male 6,545/female 6,326)"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "37.25% (male 13,681/female 13,210)"
"text": "37.4% (male 13,966/female 13,475)"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "5.73% (male 2,120/female 2,017)"
"text": "5.79% (male 2,160/female 2,086)"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "3.6% (male 1,276/female 1,320) (2015 est.)"
},
"population pyramid": {
"text": null
"text": "3.8% (male 1,370/female 1,417) (2016 est.)"
}
},
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"total": {
"text": "22.6 years"
"text": "22.7 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "22.5 years"
"text": "22.6 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "22.7 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "22.8 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Population growth rate": {
"text": "1.66% (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.6% (2016 est.)"
},
"Birth rate": {
"text": "25.6 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "25 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Death rate": {
"text": "4.21 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "4.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "-4.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "-4.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Urbanization": {
"urban population": {
@ -183,51 +180,57 @@
"text": "1.04 male(s)/female"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "1.04 male(s)/female"
"text": "1.03 male(s)/female"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "1.04 male(s)/female"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "1.05 male(s)/female"
"text": "1.04 male(s)/female"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "0.97 male(s)/female"
},
"total population": {
"text": "1.04 male(s)/female (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.04 male(s)/female (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Mother's mean age at first birth": {
"text": "20.7",
"note": {
"text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2007 est.)"
}
},
"Infant mortality rate": {
"total": {
"text": "20.66 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "20 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"male": {
"text": "23.29 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "22.5 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"female": {
"text": "17.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)"
"text": "17.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Life expectancy at birth": {
"total population": {
"text": "72.84 years"
"text": "73.1 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "70.67 years"
"text": "70.9 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "75.13 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "75.4 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Total fertility rate": {
"text": "3.15 children born/woman (2015 est.)"
"text": "3.09 children born/woman (2016 est.)"
},
"Contraceptive prevalence rate": {
"text": "44.6% (2007)"
},
"Health expenditures": {
"text": "16.5% of GDP (2013)"
"text": "17.1% of GDP (2014)"
},
"Physicians density": {
"text": "0.44 physicians/1,000 population (2010)"
@ -260,8 +263,24 @@
"HIV/AIDS - deaths": {
"text": "NA"
},
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"note": {
"text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)"
}
},
"Obesity - adult prevalence rate": {
"text": "42.3% (2014)"
},
"Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": {
"total": {
"text": "11%"
},
"male": {
"text": "12.2%"
},
"female": {
"text": "8.7% (2010 est.)"
}
}
},
"Government": {
@ -283,14 +302,17 @@
},
"former": {
"text": "Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Marshall Islands District"
},
"etymology": {
"text": "named after British Captain John MARSHALL, who charted many of the islands in 1788"
}
},
"Government type": {
"text": "constitutional government in free association with the US; the Compact of Free Association entered into force on 21 October 1986 and the Amended Compact entered into force in May 2004"
"text": "presidential republic in free association with the US"
},
"Capital": {
"name": {
"text": "Majuro"
"text": "Majuro; note - the capital is an atoll of 64 islands; governmental buildings are housed on three fused islands: Djarrit, Uliga, and Delap"
},
"geographic coordinates": {
"text": "7 06 N, 171 23 E"
@ -309,7 +331,7 @@
"text": "Constitution Day, 1 May (1979)"
},
"Constitution": {
"text": "effective 1 May 1979; amended several times, last in 1995 (2015)"
"text": "effective 1 May 1979; amended several times, last in 1995 (2016)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of US and English common law, customary law, and local statutes"
@ -317,24 +339,38 @@
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
"Citizenship": {
"citizenship by birth": {
"text": "no"
},
"citizenship by descent only": {
"text": "at least one parent must be a citizen of the Marshall Islands"
},
"dual citizenship recognized": {
"text": "no"
},
"residency requirement for naturalization": {
"text": "5 years"
}
},
"Suffrage": {
"text": "18 years of age; universal"
},
"Executive branch": {
"chief of state": {
"text": "President Christopher J. LOEAK (since 17 January 2012); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government"
"text": "President Hilda C. HEINE (since 28 January 2016); note - the president is both chief of state and head of government"
},
"head of government": {
"text": "President Christopher J. LOEAK (since 17 January 2012)"
"text": "President Hilda C. HEINE (since 28 January 2016)"
},
"cabinet": {
"text": "Cabinet nominated by the president from among members of the Nitijela, appointed by Nitijela speaker"
},
"elections/appointments": {
"text": "president indirectly elected by the Nitijela from among its members for a 4-year term (no term limits); election last held on 3 January 2012 (next to be held in 2016)"
"text": "president indirectly elected by the Nitijela from among its members for a 4-year term (no term limits); election last held on 27 January 2016 (next to be held in 2020)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "Christopher J. LOEAK elected president; Parliament vote - Christopher J. LOEAK (AKA) 21, Jurelang ZEDKAIA (UDP) 11"
"text": "Hilda C. HEINE elected president on 27 January 2016; Parliament vote - Hilda C. HEINE 24, she was the only candidate"
}
},
"Legislative branch": {
@ -370,7 +406,7 @@
},
"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
"chief of mission": {
"text": "Ambassador Charles R. PAUL (since 6 September 2011)"
"text": "Ambassador Gerald M. ZACKIOS (since 16 September 2016)"
},
"chancery": {
"text": "2433 Massachusetts Avenue NW, 1st Floor, Washington, DC 20008"
@ -382,7 +418,7 @@
"text": "[1] (202) 232-3236"
},
"consulate(s) general": {
"text": "Honolulu, Springdale (AK)"
"text": "Honolulu, Springdale (AR)"
},
"consulate(s)": {
"text": "Agana (Guam)"
@ -425,24 +461,24 @@
},
"Economy": {
"Economy - overview": {
"text": "US assistance and lease payments for the use of Kwajalein Atoll as a US military base are the mainstay of this small island country. The Marshall Islands received roughly $1 billion in aid from the US during 1986-2001 under the original Compact of Free Association (Compact). In 2002 and 2003, the US and the Marshall Islands renegotiated the Compact's financial package for a 20-year period, from 2004 to 2024. Under the amended Compact, the Marshall Islands will receive roughly $1.5 billion in direct US assistance. Agricultural production, primarily subsistence, is concentrated on small farms; the most important commercial crops are coconuts and breadfruit. Industry is limited to handicrafts, tuna processing, and copra. Tourism holds some potential. The islands and atolls have few natural resources, and imports exceed exports. Under the amended Compact, the US is also funding, jointly with the Marshall Islands, a Trust Fund for the people of the Marshall Islands that will provide an income stream beyond 2024 when direct Compact aid is to end."
"text": "US assistance and lease payments for the use of Kwajalein Atoll as a US military base are the mainstay of this small island country. Agricultural production, primarily subsistence, is concentrated on small farms; the most important commercial crops are coconuts and breadfruit. Industry is limited to handicrafts, tuna processing, and copra. Tourism holds some potential. The islands and atolls have few natural resources, and imports exceed exports. ++ ++ The Marshall Islands received roughly $1 billion in aid from the US during 1986-2001 under the original Compact of Free Association (Compact). In 2002 and 2003, the US and the Marshall Islands renegotiated the Compact's financial package for a 20-year period, from 2004 to 2024. Under the amended Compact, the Marshall Islands will receive roughly $1.5 billion in direct US assistance. Under the amended Compact, the US and Marshall Islands are also jointly funding a Trust Fund for the people of the Marshall Islands that will provide an income stream beyond 2024, when direct Compact aid ends."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$182 million (2014 est.) ++ $181.1 million (2013 est.) ++ $175.8 million (2012 est.)",
"text": "$174 million (2015 est.) ++ $171.6 million (2014 est.) ++ $171 million (2013 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2014 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$193 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$185 million (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "0.5% (2014 est.) ++ 3% (2013 est.) ++ 4.7% (2012 est.)"
"text": "1.4% (2015 est.) ++ 0.4% (2014 est.) ++ -1.1% (2013 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$3,300 (2014 est.) ++ $3,300 (2013 est.) ++ $3,200 (2012 est.)",
"text": "$3,200 (2015 est.) ++ $3,200 (2014 est.) ++ $3,200 (2013 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2014 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
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}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "60.5% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "63.8% of GDP (2013 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "1.5% of GDP (2013 est.)"
@ -514,10 +550,10 @@
"text": "1 October - 30 September"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "1.1% (2014 est.) ++ 1.9% (2013 est.)"
"text": "-2.2% (2015 est.) ++ 1.1% (2014 est.)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$34 million (2014 est.) ++ -$26 million (2013 est.)"
"text": "-$6 million (2015 est.) ++ -$8 million (2014 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$53.7 million (2013 est.) ++ $58.1 million (2012)"
@ -538,21 +574,37 @@
"text": "the US dollar is used"
}
},
"Energy": {
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"population without electricity": {
"text": "30,084"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "59%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "65%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "45% (2012)"
}
}
},
"Communications": {
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"total subscriptions": {
"text": "2,400"
"text": "2,361"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "3 (2014 est.)"
"text": "3 (July 2014 est.)"
}
},
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"total": {
"text": "15,500"
"text": "16,000"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "22 (2014 est.)"
"text": "21 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Telephone system": {
@ -569,25 +621,36 @@
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "no TV broadcast station; a cable network is available on Majuro with programming via videotape replay and satellite relays; 4 radio broadcast stations; American Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) provides satellite radio and television service to Kwajalein Atoll (2009)"
},
"Radio broadcast stations": {
"text": "AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (additionally, the American Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (Central Pacific Network) operates one FM and one AM station on Kwajalein Island) (2005)"
},
"Television broadcast stations": {
"text": "2 (both are US military stations; Marshalls Broadcasting Service, a cable company, operates on Majuro) (2005)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".mh"
},
"Internet users": {
"total": {
"text": "1,700"
"text": "14,000"
},
"percent of population": {
"text": "2.4% (2014 est.)"
"text": "19.3% (July 2015 est.)"
}
}
},
"Transportation": {
"National air transport system": {
"number of registered air carriers": {
"text": "1"
},
"inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": {
"text": "1"
},
"annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": {
"text": "86,868"
},
"annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": {
"text": "0 mt-km (2015)"
}
},
"Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": {
"text": "V7 (2016)"
},
"Airports": {
"text": "15 (2013)"
},
@ -610,7 +673,7 @@
"text": "10"
},
"under 914 m": {
"text": " ++ 1 (2013)"
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}
},
"Roadways": {
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}
}
},
"Military": {
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"Military branches": {
"text": "no regular military forces; Marshall Islands Police (2012)"
},
"Manpower available for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "16,446 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower fit for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "13,568"
},
"females age 16-49": {
"text": "13,606 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually": {
"male": {
"text": "653"
},
"female": {
"text": "631 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Military - note": {
"text": "defense is the responsibility of the US"
}
@ -676,10 +718,10 @@
},
"Trafficking in persons": {
"current situation": {
"text": "The Marshall Islands is a source and destination country for Marshallese women and girls and women from East Asia subjected to sex trafficking; Marshallese and foreign women are reportedly forced into prostitution in businesses frequented by crew members of fishing and transshipping vessels; some Chinese women are recruited to the Marshall Islands with promises of legitimate work and are subsequently forced into prostitution"
"text": "The Marshall Islands is a source and destination country for Marshallese women and girls and women from East Asia subjected to sex trafficking; Marshallese and foreign women are forced into prostitution in businesses frequented by crew members of fishing and transshipping vessels that dock in Majuro; some Chinese women are recruited to the Marshall Islands with promises of legitimate work and are subsequently forced into prostitution"
},
"tier rating": {
"text": "Tier 2 Watch List – The Marshall Islands do not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so; government officials publically acknowledged the existence of human trafficking and an investigation into women being forced into prostitution was initiated in 2013; the government has not provided evidence of implementing 2011 anti-trafficking legislation or providing training to law enforcement or judges on the law; no trafficking prosecutions have been reported since 2011; in 2013, no proactive efforts were made to identify victims among vulnerable groups, such as women in prostitution or foreign men in the fishing industry; several public awareness campaigns were conducted in 2013 (2014)"
"text": "Tier 3 – The Marshall Islands do not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so; the government made no anti-trafficking law enforcement efforts, including developing a written plan to combat trafficking; no new trafficking investigations were opened in 2014, and no prosecutions or convictions were made for the fourth consecutive year; no efforts were made to identify trafficking victims, especially among women in prostitution or men working on foreign fishing vessels in Marshallese waters, and no attempt was made to ensure their access to protective services; limited awareness-raising events were conducted by an international organization (2015)"
}
}
}

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@ -48,12 +48,12 @@
"Terrain": {
"text": "low-lying coral atolls enclosing large lagoons"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
"Elevation": {
"mean elevation": {
"text": "NA"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "unnamed location 5 m"
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed location 5 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
}
},
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "NA"
"text": "0 sq km (2012)"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "lies in Pacific typhoon belt"
@ -84,6 +84,9 @@
}
},
"People and Society": {
"Population": {
"text": "1,337 (July 2014 est.)"
},
"Nationality": {
"noun": {
"text": "Tokelauan(s)"
@ -104,9 +107,6 @@
"Religions": {
"text": "Congregational Christian Church 58.2%, Roman Catholic 36.6%, Presbyterian 1.8%, other Christian 2.8%, Spiritualism and New Age 0.1%, unspecified 0.5% (2011 est.)"
},
"Population": {
"text": "1,337 (July 2014 est.)"
},
"Population growth rate": {
"text": "-0.01% (2014 est.)"
},
@ -182,13 +182,16 @@
},
"conventional short form": {
"text": "Tokelau"
},
"etymology": {
"text": "\"tokelau\" is a Polynesian word meaning \"north wind\""
}
},
"Dependency status": {
"text": "self-administering territory of New Zealand; note - Tokelau and New Zealand have agreed to a draft constitution as Tokelau moves toward free association with New Zealand; a UN-sponsored referendum on self governance in October 2007 did not produce the two-thirds majority vote necessary for changing the political status"
},
"Government type": {
"text": "NA"
"text": "parliamentary democratic dependency (General Fono); a territory of New Zealand"
},
"Capital": {
"text": "none; each atoll has its own administrative center",
@ -206,11 +209,14 @@
"text": "Waitangi Day (Treaty of Waitangi established British sovereignty over New Zealand), 6 February (1840)"
},
"Constitution": {
"text": "many previous; latest effective 1 January 1949 (Tokelau Islands Act 1948); amended many times, last in 2007 (2015)"
"text": "many previous; latest effective 1 January 1949 (Tokelau Islands Act 1948); amended many times, last in 2007 (2016)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "common law system of New Zealand"
},
"Citizenship": {
"text": "see New Zealand"
},
"Suffrage": {
"text": "21 years of age; universal"
},
@ -244,7 +250,7 @@
"text": "Court of Appeal in New Zealand (consists of the court president and 8 judges sitting in 3- or 5-judge panels depending on the case)"
},
"judge selection and term of office": {
"text": "judges nominated by the Judicial Selection Committee and approved by three-quarters majority of the Parliament; judge tenure NA"
"text": "judges nominated by the Judicial Selection Committee and approved by three-quarters majority of the Parliament; judges appointed for life"
},
"subordinate courts": {
"text": "High Court, in New Zealand; Council of Elders or Taupulega"
@ -285,7 +291,7 @@
},
"Economy": {
"Economy - overview": {
"text": "Tokelau's small size (three villages), isolation, and lack of resources greatly restrain economic development and confine agriculture to the subsistence level. The people rely heavily on aid from New Zealand - about $15 million annually in FY12/13 and FY13/14 - to maintain public services. New Zealand's support amounts to 80% of Tokelau's recurrent government budget. An international trust fund, currently worth nearly $32 million, was established in 2004 by New Zealand to provide Tokelau an independent source of revenue. The principal sources of revenue come from sales of copra, postage stamps, souvenir coins, and handicrafts. Money is also remitted to families from relatives in New Zealand."
"text": "Tokelau's small size (three villages), isolation, and lack of resources greatly restrain economic development and confine agriculture to the subsistence level. The principal sources of revenue come from sales of copra, postage stamps, souvenir coins, and handicrafts. Money is also remitted to families from relatives in New Zealand. ++ ++ The people rely heavily on aid from New Zealand - about $15 million annually in FY12/13 and FY13/14 - to maintain public services. New Zealand's support amounts to 80% of Tokelau's recurrent government budget. An international trust fund, currently worth nearly $32 million, was established in 2004 by New Zealand to provide Tokelau an independent source of revenue."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$1.5 million (1993 est.)"
@ -340,19 +346,19 @@
"text": "NA%"
},
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"text": "$0 (2002)"
"text": "$0 (2002 est.)"
},
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"text": "stamps, copra, handicrafts"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$969,200 (2002)"
"text": "$969,200 (2002 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "foodstuffs, building materials, fuel"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.2039 (2014) ++ 1.2187 (2013) ++ 1.23 (2012) ++ 1.263 (2011) ++ 1.3874 (2010)"
"text": "New Zealand dollars (NZD) per US dollar - ++ 1.4279 (2015) ++ 1.2187 (2013) ++ 1.2187 (2013) ++ 1.23 (2012) ++ 1.263 (2011)"
}
},
"Energy": {
@ -361,6 +367,14 @@
}
},
"Communications": {
"Telephones - fixed lines": {
"total subscriptions": {
"text": "300"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "21 (July 2010 est.)"
}
},
"Telephone system": {
"general assessment": {
"text": "modern satellite-based communications system"
@ -369,24 +383,21 @@
"text": "radiotelephone service between islands"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 690; radiotelephone service to Samoa; government-regulated telephone service (TeleTok); satellite earth stations - 3 (2009)"
"text": "country code - 690; radiotelephone service to Samoa; government-regulated telephone service (TeleTok); satellite earth stations - 3 (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "no TV stations; each atoll operates a radio service that provides shipping news and weather reports (2009)"
},
"Radio broadcast stations": {
"text": "AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA (one radio station provides service to all islands) (2002)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".tk"
},
"Internet users": {
"total": {
"text": "800"
"text": "805"
},
"percent of population": {
"text": "55.4% (2008)"
"text": "60.2% (July 2015 est.)"
}
}
},
@ -395,7 +406,7 @@
"text": "none; offshore anchorage only"
}
},
"Military": {
"Military and Security": {
"Military - note": {
"text": "defense is the responsibility of New Zealand"
}

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@ -51,12 +51,12 @@
"Terrain": {
"text": "mostly flat islands with limestone bedrock formed from uplifted coral formation; others have limestone overlying volcanic rock"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
"Elevation": {
"mean elevation": {
"text": "NA"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "unnamed elevation on Kao Island 1,033 m"
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed elevation on Kao Island 1,033 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
}
},
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "NA"
"text": "0 sq km (2012)"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "cyclones (October to April); earthquakes and volcanic activity on Fonuafo'ou",
@ -98,6 +98,9 @@
}
},
"People and Society": {
"Population": {
"text": "106,513 (July 2016 est.)"
},
"Nationality": {
"noun": {
"text": "Tongan(s)"
@ -113,29 +116,23 @@
"text": "English and Tongan 87%, Tongan (official) 10.7%, English (official) 1.2%, other 1.1%, unspecified 0.03% (2006 est.)"
},
"Religions": {
"text": "Protestant 64.9% (includes Free Wesleyan Church 37.3%, Free Church of Tonga 11.4%, Church of Tonga 7.2%, Tokaikolo Christian Church 2.6%, Assembly of God 2.3% Seventh Day Adventist 2.2%, Constitutional Church of Tonga .9%, Anglican .8% and Full Gospel Church .2%), Mormon 16.8%, Roman Catholic 15.6%, other 1.1%, none 0.03%, unspecified 1.7% (2006 est.)"
},
"Population": {
"text": "106,501 (July 2015 est.)"
"text": "Protestant 64.9% (includes Free Wesleyan Church 37.3%, Free Church of Tonga 11.4%, Church of Tonga 7.2%, Tokaikolo Christian Church 2.6%, Assembly of God 2.3%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.2%, Constitutional Church of Tonga 0.9%, Anglican 0.8% and Full Gospel Church 0.2%), Mormon 16.8%, Roman Catholic 15.6%, other 1.1%, none 0.03%, unspecified 1.7% (2006 est.)"
},
"Age structure": {
"0-14 years": {
"text": "35.06% (male 18,971/female 18,370)"
"text": "34.47% (male 18,656/female 18,061)"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "19.44% (male 10,605/female 10,103)"
"text": "19.57% (male 10,671/female 10,169)"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "33.6% (male 17,880/female 17,901)"
"text": "33.92% (male 18,045/female 18,080)"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "5.61% (male 2,924/female 3,047)"
"text": "5.7% (male 3,000/female 3,072)"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "6.29% (male 3,050/female 3,650) (2015 est.)"
},
"population pyramid": {
"text": null
"text": "6.35% (male 3,064/female 3,695) (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Dependency ratios": {
@ -154,26 +151,26 @@
},
"Median age": {
"total": {
"text": "22.3 years"
"text": "22.6 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "21.9 years"
"text": "22.2 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "22.8 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "23.1 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Population growth rate": {
"text": "0.03% (2015 est.)"
"text": "-0.01% (2016 est.)"
},
"Birth rate": {
"text": "23 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "22.6 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Death rate": {
"text": "4.85 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "4.9 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "-17.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "-17.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Urbanization": {
"urban population": {
@ -200,13 +197,19 @@
"text": "1 male(s)/female"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "0.96 male(s)/female"
"text": "0.98 male(s)/female"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "0.84 male(s)/female"
},
"total population": {
"text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.01 male(s)/female (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Mother's mean age at first birth": {
"text": "24.9",
"note": {
"text": "median age at first birth among women 25-49 (2012 est.)"
}
},
"Maternal mortality rate": {
@ -214,31 +217,31 @@
},
"Infant mortality rate": {
"total": {
"text": "11.96 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "11.6 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"male": {
"text": "12.38 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "12 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"female": {
"text": "11.53 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)"
"text": "11.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Life expectancy at birth": {
"total population": {
"text": "76.04 years"
"text": "76.2 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "74.53 years"
"text": "74.7 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "77.59 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "77.8 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Total fertility rate": {
"text": "3.26 children born/woman (2015 est.)"
"text": "3.18 children born/woman (2016 est.)"
},
"Health expenditures": {
"text": "4.7% of GDP (2013)"
"text": "5.2% of GDP (2014)"
},
"Physicians density": {
"text": "0.56 physicians/1,000 population (2010)"
@ -271,9 +274,17 @@
"HIV/AIDS - deaths": {
"text": "NA"
},
"Major infectious diseases": {
"note": {
"text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)"
}
},
"Obesity - adult prevalence rate": {
"text": "41.1% (2014)"
},
"Children under the age of 5 years underweight": {
"text": "1.9% (2012)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
"text": "can read and write Tongan and/or English"
@ -305,6 +316,9 @@
},
"former": {
"text": "Friendly Islands"
},
"etymology": {
"text": "\"tonga\" means \"south\" in the Tongan language and refers to the country's geographic position in relation to central Polynesia"
}
},
"Government type": {
@ -328,10 +342,10 @@
"text": "4 June 1970 (from UK protectorate)"
},
"National holiday": {
"text": "National Day, 4 November (1875)"
"text": "King's Official Birthday, 4 July (1959); Constitution Day (National Day), 4 November (1875)"
},
"Constitution": {
"text": "adopted 4 November 1875, revised 1988; amended several times, last in 2014 (2015)"
"text": "adopted 4 November 1875, revised 1988; amended many times, last in 2014 (2016)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "English common law"
@ -340,14 +354,17 @@
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
"Citizenship": {
"birthright citizenship": {
"text": ""
"citizenship by birth": {
"text": "no"
},
"citizenship by descent only": {
"text": "the father must be a citizen of Tonga; if a child is born out of wedlock, the mother must be a citizen of Tonga"
},
"dual citizenship recognized": {
"text": "yes"
},
"residency requirement for naturalization": {
"text": ""
"text": "5 years"
}
},
"Suffrage": {
@ -389,7 +406,7 @@
"text": "Court of Appeal (consists of the court president and a number of judges determined by the monarch); note - appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are brought before the King in Privy Council, the monarch's advisory organ that has both judicial and legislative powers"
},
"judge selection and term of office": {
"text": "judge appointments and tenures made by the King in Privy Council, judge appointments subject to consent of the Legislative Assembly"
"text": "judge appointments and tenures made by the King in Privy Council, judge appointments subject to consent of the Legislative Assembly"
},
"subordinate courts": {
"text": "Supreme Court; Magistrate's Courts; Land Courts"
@ -422,7 +439,7 @@
}
},
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
"text": "the US does not have an embassy in Tonga; the US ambassador to Fiji is accredited to Tonga"
"text": "the US does not have an embassy in Tonga; the US Ambassador to Fiji is accredited to Tonga"
},
"Flag description": {
"text": "red with a bold red cross on a white rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner; the cross reflects the deep-rooted Christianity in Tonga; red represents the blood of Christ and his sacrifice; white signifies purity"
@ -444,24 +461,24 @@
},
"Economy": {
"Economy - overview": {
"text": "Tonga has a small, open, island economy and is the last constitutional monarchy among the Pacific Island countries. It has a narrow export base in agricultural goods. Squash, vanilla beans, and yams are the main crops. Agricultural exports, including fish, make up two-thirds of total exports. The country must import a high proportion of its food, mainly from New Zealand. The country remains dependent on external aid and remittances from overseas Tongans to offset its trade deficit. Tourism is the second-largest source of hard currency earnings following remittances. Tonga had 39,000 visitors in 2006. The government is emphasizing the development of the private sector, encouraging investment, and is committing increased funds for health and education. Tonga's English-speaking and educated workforce offer a viable labor market, and the tropical climate provides fertile soil. Renewable energy and deep sea mining also offer opportunities for investment. Tonga has a reasonably sound basic infrastructure and well developed social services. The government faces high unemployment among the young, moderate inflation, pressures for democratic reform, and rising civil service expenditures."
"text": "Tonga has a small, open, island economy and is the last constitutional monarchy among the Pacific Island countries. It has a narrow export base in agricultural goods. Squash, vanilla beans, and yams are the main crops. Agricultural exports, including fish, make up two-thirds of total exports. Tourism is the second-largest source of hard currency earnings following remittances. Tonga had 45,000 visitors in 2013. The country must import a high proportion of its food, mainly from New Zealand. ++ ++ The country remains dependent on external aid and remittances from overseas Tongans to offset its trade deficit. The government is emphasizing the development of the private sector, encouraging investment, and is committing increased funds for healthcare and education. Tonga's English-speaking and educated workforce offer a viable labor market, and the tropical climate provides fertile soil. Renewable energy and deep sea mining also offer opportunities for investment. ++ ++ Tonga has a reasonably sound basic infrastructure and well developed social services. The government faces high unemployment among the young, moderate inflation, pressures for democratic reform, and rising civil service expenditures."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$502 million (2014 est.) ++ $490.6 million (2013 est.) ++ $492.1 million (2012 est.)",
"text": "$535 million (2015 est.) ++ $517.3 million (2014 est.) ++ $502.8 million (2013 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2014 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$438 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$429 million (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "2.3% (2014 est.) ++ -0.3% (2013 est.) ++ -1.1% (2012 est.)"
"text": "3.4% (2015 est.) ++ 2.9% (2014 est.) ++ -0.6% (2013 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$4,900 (2014 est.) ++ $4,800 (2013 est.) ++ $4,800 (2012 est.)",
"text": "$5,100 (2015 est.) ++ $5,000 (2014 est.) ++ $4,800 (2013 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2014 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by end use": {
@ -469,30 +486,30 @@
"text": "79.8%"
},
"government consumption": {
"text": "20.4%"
"text": "20.7%"
},
"investment in fixed capital": {
"text": "36.5%"
"text": "38.7%"
},
"investment in inventories": {
"text": "-0.7%"
"text": "0.1%"
},
"exports of goods and services": {
"text": "17.9%"
"text": "16.2%"
},
"imports of goods and services": {
"text": "-53.9% ++ (2014 est.)"
"text": "-55.5% (2015 est.)"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "20.5%"
"text": "19.3%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "18.8%"
"text": "20.1%"
},
"services": {
"text": "60.7% (2014 est.)"
"text": "60.6% (2015 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -502,7 +519,7 @@
"text": "tourism, construction, fishing"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "0.8% (2014 est.)"
"text": "10.9% (2015 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "33,800 (2011 est.)"
@ -534,17 +551,17 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$162.4 million"
"text": "$94.98 million"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$108.3 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$94.98 million (2015 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "37.1% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "22.9% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "12.4% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "0% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "45.1% of GDP (2013) ++ 46.5% of GDP (2012)"
@ -553,58 +570,72 @@
"text": "1 July - 30 June"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "1.4% (2014 est.) ++ 1.5% (2013 est.)"
"text": "-0.1% (2015 est.) ++ 1.2% (2014 est.)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "8.89% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 9.26% (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "8.09% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 8.89% (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$95.17 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $94.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$101.8 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $95.17 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$198.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $195.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$121.2 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $120.2 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$128.4 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $121.2 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$14 million (2014 est.) ++ -$7 million (2013 est.)"
"text": "-$34 million (2015 est.) ++ -$41 million (2014 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$38.8 million (2014 est.) ++ $35.8 million (2013 est.)"
"text": "$30.6 million (2015 est.) ++ $31 million (2014 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "squash, fish, vanilla beans, root crops"
},
"Exports - partners": {
"text": "NZ 16.7%, US 15.6%, Fiji 11.2%, Japan 10.3%, Samoa 9.5%, South Korea 9%, Australia 7.9%, American Samoa 6%, Belgium 5.6% (2014)"
"text": "Japan 16%, US 15.4%, Fiji 12.8%, NZ 12.5%, South Korea 11%, Samoa 10.7%, Australia 7.5%, American Samoa 6.8% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$152.7 million (2014 est.) ++ $187.7 million (2013 est.)"
"text": "$263 million (2015 est.) ++ $240.1 million (2014 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "foodstuffs, machinery and transport equipment, fuels, chemicals"
},
"Imports - partners": {
"text": "Fiji 35%, NZ 20.5%, China 10.8%, US 9.1%, Japan 5%, Australia 4.3% (2014)"
"text": "Fiji 37.7%, NZ 21.2%, China 14.2%, US 6.4%, Australia 4.5% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$158.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $155.5 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$156.1 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $158.8 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$215 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $198.9 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$206.2 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $196.3 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
"text": "$73.97 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $70.97 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$110.2 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $107.2 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "pa'anga (TOP) per US dollar - ++ 1.8468 (2014 est.) ++ 1.847 (2013 est.) ++ 1.72 (2012 est.) ++ 1.729 (2011 est.) ++ 1.906 (2010 est.)"
"text": "pa'anga (TOP) per US dollar - ++ 2.1058 (2015 est.) ++ 1.847 (2014 est.) ++ 1.847 (2013 est.) ++ 1.72 (2012 est.) ++ 1.729 (2011 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "5,325"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "96%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "100%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "83% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "48 million kWh (2012 est.)"
},
@ -678,53 +709,64 @@
"Communications": {
"Telephones - fixed lines": {
"total subscriptions": {
"text": "12,000"
"text": "13,220"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "11 (2014 est.)"
"text": "12 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Telephones - mobile cellular": {
"total": {
"text": "68,000"
"text": "70,000"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "64 (2014 est.)"
"text": "66 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Telephone system": {
"general assessment": {
"text": "competition between Tonga Telecommunications Corporation (TCC) and Shoreline Communications Tonga (SCT) is accelerating expansion of telecommunications; SCT granted approval to introduce high-speed digital service for telephone, Internet, and television while TCC has exclusive rights to operate the mobile-phone network; international telecom services are provided by government-owned Tonga Telecommunications International"
"text": "competition between Tonga Telecommunications Corporation (TCC) and Digicel Tonga Limited is accelerating expansion of telecommunications; both parties provide high speed Internet, mobile telephone networks, and international telecom services; Digicel also holds a telecommunication license after its acquisition of TonFon (a subsidiary of former Shoreline Communications Tonga); submarine cable infrastructure, managed by Tonga Cable Limited, has also been brought to the country by Asian Development Bank and World Bank aid"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity about 80 telephones per 100 persons; fully automatic switched network"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 676; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2011)"
"text": "country code - 676; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "2 state-owned TV stations and 2 privately owned TV stations; satellite and cable TV services are available; 2 state-owned and 3 privately owned radio stations; Radio Australia broadcasts available via satellite (2009)"
},
"Radio broadcast stations": {
"text": "AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 1 (2001)"
},
"Television broadcast stations": {
"text": "3 (2004)"
"text": "1 state-owned TV station and 3 privately owned TV stations; satellite and cable TV services are available; 1 state-owned and 3 privately owned radio stations; Radio Australia broadcasts available via satellite (2015)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".to"
},
"Internet users": {
"total": {
"text": "40,400"
"text": "48,000"
},
"percent of population": {
"text": "37.9% (2014 est.)"
"text": "45% (July 2015 est.)"
}
}
},
"Transportation": {
"National air transport system": {
"number of registered air carriers": {
"text": "1"
},
"inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": {
"text": "1"
},
"annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": {
"text": "75,416"
},
"annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": {
"text": "0 mt-km (2015)"
}
},
"Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": {
"text": "A3 (2016)"
},
"Airports": {
"text": "6 (2013)"
},
@ -747,7 +789,7 @@
"text": "3"
},
"under 914 m": {
"text": " ++ 1 (2013)"
"text": "1 (2013)"
}
},
"Roadways": {
@ -778,36 +820,12 @@
}
}
},
"Military": {
"Military and Security": {
"Military branches": {
"text": "Tonga Defense Services (TDS): Land Force (Royal Guard), Maritime Force (includes Royal Marines, Air Wing) (2013)"
},
"Military service age and obligation": {
"text": "16 years of age for voluntary enlistment (with parental consent); no conscription; the king retains the right to call up \"all those capable of bearing arms\" in wartime (2012)"
},
"Manpower available for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "24,460"
},
"females age 16-49": {
"text": "24,041 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower fit for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "20,956"
},
"females age 16-49": {
"text": "20,577 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually": {
"male": {
"text": "1,196"
},
"female": {
"text": "1,134 (2010 est.)"
}
}
},
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"Terrain": {
"text": "low-lying and narrow coral atolls"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
"Elevation": {
"mean elevation": {
"text": "NA"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "unnamed location 5 m"
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed location 5 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
}
},
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "NA"
"text": "0 sq km (2012)"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "severe tropical storms are usually rare, but in 1997 there were three cyclones; low levels of islands make them sensitive to changes in sea level"
@ -95,6 +95,9 @@
}
},
"People and Society": {
"Population": {
"text": "10,959 (July 2016 est.)"
},
"Nationality": {
"noun": {
"text": "Tuvaluan(s)"
@ -112,51 +115,45 @@
"Religions": {
"text": "Protestant 98.4% (Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%), Baha'i 1%, other 0.6%"
},
"Population": {
"text": "10,869 (July 2015 est.)"
},
"Age structure": {
"0-14 years": {
"text": "29.4% (male 1,639/female 1,557)"
"text": "29.32% (male 1,647/female 1,566)"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "20.27% (male 1,157/female 1,046)"
"text": "19.76% (male 1,132/female 1,033)"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "36.35% (male 1,946/female 2,005)"
"text": "36.5% (male 1,989/female 2,011)"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "8.41% (male 373/female 541)"
"text": "8.66% (male 387/female 562)"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "5.57% (male 247/female 358) (2015 est.)"
},
"population pyramid": {
"text": null
"text": "5.77% (male 255/female 377) (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Median age": {
"total": {
"text": "25.2 years"
"text": "25.5 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "24.1 years"
"text": "24.4 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "26.6 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "26.8 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Population growth rate": {
"text": "0.82% (2015 est.)"
"text": "0.85% (2016 est.)"
},
"Birth rate": {
"text": "23.74 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "23.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Death rate": {
"text": "8.74 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "-6.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "-6.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Urbanization": {
"urban population": {
@ -177,10 +174,10 @@
"text": "1.05 male(s)/female"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "1.11 male(s)/female"
"text": "1.1 male(s)/female"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "0.97 male(s)/female"
"text": "0.99 male(s)/female"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "0.69 male(s)/female"
@ -189,46 +186,49 @@
"text": "0.69 male(s)/female"
},
"total population": {
"text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2015 est.)"
"text": "0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Mother's mean age at first birth": {
"text": "23.5",
"note": {
"text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2007 est.)"
}
},
"Infant mortality rate": {
"total": {
"text": "30.8 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "29.9 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"male": {
"text": "33.46 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "32.5 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"female": {
"text": "28.01 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)"
"text": "27.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Life expectancy at birth": {
"total population": {
"text": "66.16 years"
"text": "66.5 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "64.01 years"
"text": "64.3 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "68.41 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "68.8 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Total fertility rate": {
"text": "3 children born/woman (2015 est.)"
"text": "2.98 children born/woman (2016 est.)"
},
"Contraceptive prevalence rate": {
"text": "30.5% (2007)"
},
"Health expenditures": {
"text": "19.7% of GDP (2013)"
"text": "16.5% of GDP (2014)"
},
"Physicians density": {
"text": "1.09 physicians/1,000 population (2009)"
},
"Hospital bed density": {
"text": "5.6 beds/1,000 population (2001)"
},
"Drinking water source": {
"improved": {
"text": " ++ urban: 98.3% of population ++ rural: 97% of population ++ total: 97.7% of population"
@ -282,15 +282,15 @@
"text": "Ellice Islands"
},
"note": {
"text": "\"Tuvalu\" means \"group of eight\" referring to the country's eight traditionally inhabited islands"
"text": "\"tuvalu\" means \"group of eight\" referring to the country's eight traditionally inhabited islands"
}
},
"Government type": {
"text": "parliamentary democracy and a Commonwealth realm"
"text": "parliamentary democracy (House of Assembly) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm"
},
"Capital": {
"name": {
"text": "Funafuti; note - administrative offices are in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet"
"text": "Funafuti; note - the capital is an atoll of some 29 islets; administrative offices are in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet"
},
"geographic coordinates": {
"text": "8 31 S, 179 13 E"
@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
"text": "Independence Day, 1 October (1978)"
},
"Constitution": {
"text": "previous 1978 (at independence); latest effective 1 October 1986; amended 2007, 2010, 2013 (2015)"
"text": "previous 1978 (at independence); latest effective 1 October 1986; amended 2007, 2010, 2013 (2016)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law and local customary law"
@ -317,6 +317,20 @@
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt"
},
"Citizenship": {
"citizenship by birth": {
"text": "yes"
},
"citizenship by descent": {
"text": "yes; for a child born abroad, at least one parent must be a citizen of Tuvalu"
},
"dual citizenship recognized": {
"text": "yes"
},
"residency requirement for naturalization": {
"text": "na"
}
},
"Suffrage": {
"text": "18 years of age; universal"
},
@ -353,7 +367,7 @@
"text": "Court of Appeal is the Fiji Court of Appeal on Fiji Island (consists of the chief justice who visits twice a year); High Court, located on Fiji, consists of the chief justice of Fiji who presides over its sessions"
},
"judge selection and term of office": {
"text": "chief justice appointed by the president of Fiji on the advice of the prime minister following consultation with the parliamentary leader of the opposition; justices of the Court of Appeal, and puisne judges of the High Court are appointed by the president of Fiji, upon the nomination of the Judicial Service Commission, after consulting with the Cabinet Minister and the committee of the House of Representatives responsible for the administration of justice; the chief justice and justices of Appeal generally required to retire at age 70; puisine judges appointed for not less than 4 years nor more than 7 years with mandatory retirement at age 65"
"text": "chief justice appointed by the president of Fiji on the advice of the prime minister following consultation with the parliamentary leader of the opposition; justices of the Court of Appeal and puisne judges of the High Court are appointed by the president of Fiji, upon the nomination of the Judicial Service Commission, after consulting with the Cabinet Minister and the committee of the House of Representatives responsible for the administration of justice; the chief justice and justices of Appeal generally required to retire at age 70; puisine judges appointed for not less than 4 years nor more than 7 years with mandatory retirement at age 65"
},
"subordinate courts": {
"text": "magistrates' courts; island courts; lands courts"
@ -383,7 +397,7 @@
}
},
"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
"text": "the US does not have an embassy in Tuvalu; the US ambassador to Fiji is accredited to Tuvalu"
"text": "the US does not have an embassy in Tuvalu; the US Ambassador to Fiji is accredited to Tuvalu"
},
"Flag description": {
"text": "light blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the outer half of the flag represents a map of the country with nine yellow, five-pointed stars on a blue field symbolizing the nine atolls in the ocean"
@ -405,24 +419,24 @@
},
"Economy": {
"Economy - overview": {
"text": "Tuvalu consists of a densely populated, scattered group of nine coral atolls with poor soil. Only eight of the atolls are inhabited. It is one of the smallest countries in the world, with its highest point at 4.6 meters above sea level. The country is isolated, almost entirely dependent on imports, particularly of food and fuel, and vulnerable to climate change and rising sea levels, which pose significant challenges to development. The public sector dominates economic activity. Tuvalu has few natural resources, except for its fisheries. Earnings from fish exports and fishing licenses for Tuvalu’s territorial waters are a significant source of government revenue. In 2013, revenue from fishing licenses doubled and totaled more than 45% of GDP. Official aid from foreign development partners has also increased. Tuvalu has substantial assets abroad. The Tuvalu Trust Fund, an international trust fund established in 1987 by development partners, has grown to $141 million in 2013 and is an important cushion for meeting shortfalls in the government's budget. While remittances are another substantial source of income, the value of remittances has declined since the global financial crisis of 2008. Growing income inequality is one of many concerns for the nation."
"text": "Tuvalu consists of a densely populated, scattered group of nine coral atolls with poor soil. Only eight of the atolls are inhabited. It is one of the smallest countries in the world, with its highest point at 4.6 meters above sea level. The country is isolated, almost entirely dependent on imports, particularly of food and fuel, and vulnerable to climate change and rising sea levels, which pose significant challenges to development. ++ ++ The public sector dominates economic activity. Tuvalu has few natural resources, except for its fisheries. Earnings from fish exports and fishing licenses for Tuvalu’s territorial waters are a significant source of government revenue. In 2013, revenue from fishing licenses doubled and totaled more than 45% of GDP. ++ ++ Official aid from foreign development partners has also increased. Tuvalu has substantial assets abroad. The Tuvalu Trust Fund, an international trust fund established in 1987 by development partners, has grown to $141 million in 2013 and is an important cushion for meeting shortfalls in the government's budget. While remittances are another substantial source of income, the value of remittances has declined since the 2008-2009 global financial crisis. Growing income inequality is one of many concerns for the nation."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$35 million (2014 est.) ++ $34.23 million (2013 est.) ++ $33.8 million (2012 est.)",
"text": "$37 million (2015 est.) ++ $36.05 million (2014 est.) ++ $35.26 million (2013 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2014 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$38 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$33 million (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "2.2% (2014 est.) ++ 1.3% (2013 est.) ++ 0.2% (2012 est.)"
"text": "2.6% (2015 est.) ++ 2.2% (2014 est.) ++ 1.3% (2013 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$3,300 (2014 est.) ++ $3,200 (2013 est.) ++ $3,200 (2012 est.)",
"text": "$3,400 (2015 est.) ++ $3,300 (2014 est.) ++ $3,200 (2013 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2014 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
@ -476,10 +490,10 @@
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "NA (2013 est.)"
"text": "129.3% of GDP (2013 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "26.9% of GDP (2013 est.)"
"text": "31% of GDP (2013 est.)"
},
"Public debt": {
"text": "41.1% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 43.1% of GDP (2012 est.)"
@ -488,16 +502,16 @@
"text": "calendar year"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "3.3% (2014 est.) ++ 2% (2013 est.)"
"text": "3.2% (2015 est.) ++ 1.1% (2014 est.)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "10.6% (2013 est.) ++ 10.6% (2012 est.)"
"text": "10.6% (31 December 2013 est.) ++ 10.6% (31 December 2012 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$0 (2014)"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$10 million (2014 est.) ++ -$9 million (2013 est.)"
"text": "$2 million (2015 est.) ++ $7 million (2014 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$600,000 (2010 est.) ++ $1 million (2004 est.)"
@ -515,10 +529,24 @@
"text": "$NA"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Tuvaluan dollars or Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.1094 (2013) ++ 1.67 (2013 est.) ++ 1.2822 (2009 est.)"
"text": "Tuvaluan dollars or Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - ++ 1.3291 (2015 est.) ++ 1.67 (2014 est.) ++ 1.1094 (2013 est.) ++ 0.97 (2012 est.) ++ 0.9695 (2011 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "6,137"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "45%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "57%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "32% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "11.8 million kWh (2011)"
},
@ -555,6 +583,9 @@
"Refined petroleum products - production": {
"text": "0 bbl/day (2014 est.)"
},
"Refined petroleum products - exports": {
"text": "0 bbl/day"
},
"Natural gas - production": {
"text": "0 cu m (2014)"
},
@ -571,18 +602,18 @@
"Communications": {
"Telephones - fixed lines": {
"total subscriptions": {
"text": "1,500"
"text": "2,000"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "14 (2014 est.)"
"text": "18 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Telephones - mobile cellular": {
"total": {
"text": "3,800"
"text": "4,000"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "35 (2014 est.)"
"text": "37 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Telephone system": {
@ -593,31 +624,28 @@
"text": "radiotelephone communications between islands"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 688; international calls can be made by satellite (2007)"
"text": "country code - 688; international calls can be made by satellite (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "no TV stations; many households use satellite dishes to watch foreign TV stations; 1 government-owned radio station, Radio Tuvalu, includes relays of programming from international broadcasters (2009)"
},
"Radio broadcast stations": {
"text": "AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (2004)"
},
"Television broadcast stations": {
"text": "0 (2004)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".tv"
},
"Internet users": {
"total": {
"text": "4,100"
"text": "5,000"
},
"percent of population": {
"text": "38.1% (2014 est.)"
"text": "42.7% (July 2015 est.)"
}
}
},
"Transportation": {
"Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": {
"text": "T2 (2016)"
},
"Airports": {
"text": "1 (2013)"
},
@ -654,25 +682,9 @@
}
}
},
"Military": {
"Military and Security": {
"Military branches": {
"text": "no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (2012)"
},
"Manpower fit for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "2,021"
},
"females age 16-49": {
"text": "2,026 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually": {
"male": {
"text": "119"
},
"female": {
"text": "111 (2010 est.)"
}
}
},
"Transnational Issues": {

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@ -174,12 +174,9 @@
"Terrain": {
"text": "low and nearly flat sandy coral islands with narrow fringing reefs that have developed at the top of submerged volcanic mountains, which in most cases rise steeply from the ocean floor"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "Baker Island, unnamed location - 8 m; Howland Island, unnamed location - 3 m; Jarvis Island, unnamed location - 7 m; Johnston Atoll, Sand Island - 10 m; Kingman Reef, unnamed location - less than 2 m; Midway Islands, unnamed location - 13 m; Palmyra Atoll, unnamed location - 3 m"
"Elevation": {
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Baker Island, unnamed location - 8 m; Howland Island, unnamed location - 3 m; Jarvis Island, unnamed location - 7 m; Johnston Atoll, Sand Island - 10 m; Kingman Reef, unnamed location - less than 2 m; Midway Islands, unnamed location - 13 m; Palmyra Atoll, unnamed location - 3 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
@ -242,6 +239,9 @@
"note": {
"text": "public entry is only by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service and generally restricted to scientists and educators; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service"
},
"Jarvis Island": {
"text": "Millersville settlement on western side of island occasionally used as a weather station from 1935 until World War II, when it was abandoned; reoccupied in 1957 during the International Geophysical Year by scientists who left in 1958; currently unoccupied"
},
"Johnston Atoll": {
"text": "in previous years, an average of 1,100 US military and civilian contractor personnel were present; as of May 2005, all US Government personnel had left the island"
},
@ -260,6 +260,9 @@
},
"conventional short form": {
"text": "Baker Island; Howland Island; Jarvis Island; Johnston Atoll; Kingman Reef; Midway Islands; Palmyra Atoll"
},
"etymology": {
"text": "self-descriptive name specifying the territories' affiliation and location"
}
},
"Dependency status": {
@ -304,6 +307,16 @@
"text": "1 - 1,846 m unpaved runway; privately owned (2013)"
}
},
"Airports - with paved runways": {
"2,438 to 3,047 m": {
"text": "1 - Johnston Atoll; note - abandoned but usable (2016)"
}
},
"Airports - with unpaved runways": {
"1,524 to 2,437 m": {
"text": "1 - Palmyra Atoll (2016)"
}
},
"Ports and terminals": {
"major seaport(s)": {
"text": ""
@ -322,7 +335,7 @@
}
}
},
"Military": {
"Military and Security": {
"Military - note": {
"text": "defense is the responsibility of the US"
}

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@ -51,12 +51,12 @@
"Terrain": {
"text": "volcanic origin; low hills"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
"Elevation": {
"mean elevation": {
"text": "NA"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "Mont Singavi (on Futuna) 765 m"
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mont Singavi (on Futuna) 765 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
}
},
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "NA"
"text": "0 sq km (2012)"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "NA"
@ -87,6 +87,9 @@
}
},
"People and Society": {
"Population": {
"text": "15,664 (July 2016 est.)"
},
"Nationality": {
"noun": {
"text": "Wallisian(s), Futunan(s), or Wallis and Futuna Islanders"
@ -104,53 +107,47 @@
"Religions": {
"text": "Roman Catholic 99%, other 1%"
},
"Population": {
"text": "15,613 (July 2015 est.)"
},
"Age structure": {
"0-14 years": {
"text": "22.71% (male 1,850/female 1,695)"
"text": "22.25% (male 1,819/female 1,667)"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "17.41% (male 1,426/female 1,292)"
"text": "16.9% (male 1,395/female 1,252)"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "41.11% (male 3,210/female 3,208)"
"text": "41.52% (male 3,266/female 3,237)"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "9.45% (male 731/female 744)"
"text": "9.7% (male 746/female 773)"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "9.33% (male 697/female 760) (2015 est.)"
},
"population pyramid": {
"text": null
"text": "9.63% (male 721/female 788) (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Median age": {
"total": {
"text": "30.9 years"
"text": "31.6 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "30 years"
"text": "30.6 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "32.2 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "32.8 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Population growth rate": {
"text": "0.33% (2015 est.)"
"text": "0.33% (2016 est.)"
},
"Birth rate": {
"text": "13.45 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "13.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Death rate": {
"text": "5.06 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "5.2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "-5.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population",
"text": "-4.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population",
"note": {
"text": "there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2015 est.)"
"text": "there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Urbanization": {
@ -172,45 +169,45 @@
"text": "1.09 male(s)/female"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "1.1 male(s)/female"
"text": "1.11 male(s)/female"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "1 male(s)/female"
"text": "1.01 male(s)/female"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "0.98 male(s)/female"
"text": "0.97 male(s)/female"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "0.92 male(s)/female"
},
"total population": {
"text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.03 male(s)/female (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Infant mortality rate": {
"total": {
"text": "4.43 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "4.4 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"male": {
"text": "4.66 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "4.6 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"female": {
"text": "4.18 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)"
"text": "4.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Life expectancy at birth": {
"total population": {
"text": "79.57 years"
"text": "79.7 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "76.58 years"
"text": "76.7 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "82.7 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "82.8 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Total fertility rate": {
"text": "1.75 children born/woman (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.74 children born/woman (2016 est.)"
},
"Sanitation facility access": {
"improved": {
@ -243,13 +240,16 @@
},
"local short form": {
"text": "Wallis et Futuna"
},
"etymology": {
"text": "Wallis Island is named after British Captain Samuel WALLIS who discovered it in 1767; Futuna is derived from the native word \"futu,\" which is the name of the fish-poison tree found on the island"
}
},
"Dependency status": {
"text": "overseas territory of France"
},
"Government type": {
"text": "parliamentary representive democratic French overseas collectivity"
"text": "parliamentary democracy (Territorial Assembly); overseas collectivity of France"
},
"Capital": {
"name": {
@ -277,6 +277,9 @@
"Legal system": {
"text": "French civil law"
},
"Citizenship": {
"text": "see France"
},
"Suffrage": {
"text": "18 years of age; universal"
},
@ -302,7 +305,7 @@
"text": "unicameral Territorial Assembly or Assemblee Territoriale (20 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by proportional representation to serve 5-year terms)"
},
"note": {
"text": "Wallis and Futuna elects one senator to the French Senate and one deputy to the French National Assembly; French Senate - elections last held on 28 September 2014 (next to be held by September 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats - UMP 1; French National Assembly - by-election last held on 24 March 2013 (next to be held by 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats - independent (backed by UMP) 1"
"text": "Wallis and Futuna elects 1 senator to the French Senate and 1 deputy to the French National Assembly; French Senate - elections last held on 28 September 2014 (next to be held by September 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats - UMP 1; French National Assembly - by-election last held on 24 March 2013 (next to be held by 2017); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats - independent (backed by UMP) 1"
},
"elections": {
"text": "last held on 22 March 2012 (next to be held in March 2017)"
@ -312,14 +315,14 @@
}
},
"Judicial branch": {
"highest court(s)": {
"text": "Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel, located in Noumea, New Caledonia"
"highest resident court(s)": {
"text": "Court of Assizes or Cour d'Assizes (consists of 1 judge; court hears primarily serious criminal cases); note - appeals beyond the Court of Assizes are heard before the Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel, located in Noumea, New Caledonia"
},
"judge selection and term of office": {
"text": "NA"
},
"subordinate courts": {
"text": "note - justice generally administered under French law by the high administrator, but the 3 traditional kings administer customary law, and there is a magistrate in Mata-Utu"
"text": "courts of first instance; labor court; note - justice generally administered under French law by the high administrator, but the 3 traditional kings administer customary law, and there is a magistrate in Mata-Utu"
}
},
"Political parties and leaders": {
@ -354,7 +357,7 @@
},
"Economy": {
"Economy - overview": {
"text": "The economy is limited to traditional subsistence agriculture, with 80% of labor force earnings coming from agriculture (coconuts and vegetables), livestock (mostly pigs), and fishing. Revenues come from French Government subsidies, licensing of fishing rights to Japan and South Korea, import taxes, and remittances from expatriate workers in New Caledonia. France directly finances the public sector, health and education services. It also provides funding for key development projects in a range of areas, including infrastructure, economic development, environmental management, and health facilities. 70% of employment is in the public sector, although only about 20% of the population is in salaried employment. A key concern for Wallis and Futuna is an aging population with consequent economic development issues. Very few people aged 18-30 live in the islands due to the limited formal employment opportunities. Improving job creation is a current priority for the territorial government."
"text": "The economy is limited to traditional subsistence agriculture, with 80% of labor force earnings coming from agriculture (coconuts and vegetables), livestock (mostly pigs), and fishing. However, roughly 70% of the labor force is employed in the public sector, although only about 20% of the population is in salaried employment. ++ ++ Revenues come from French Government subsidies, licensing of fishing rights to Japan and South Korea, import taxes, and remittances from expatriate workers in New Caledonia. France directly finances the public sector and healthcare and education services. It also provides funding for key development projects in a range of areas, including infrastructure, economic development, environmental management, and healthcare facilities. ++ ++ A key concern for Wallis and Futuna is an aging population with consequent economic development issues. Very few people aged 18-30 live on the islands due to the limited formal employment opportunities. Improving job creation is a current priority for the territorial government."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$60 million (2004 est.)"
@ -399,7 +402,7 @@
"text": "4%"
},
"services": {
"text": "16% (2001 est.)"
"text": "16% (2001)"
}
},
"Unemployment rate": {
@ -443,7 +446,7 @@
"text": "2.8% (2005)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$47,450 (2004)"
"text": "$47,450 (2004 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "copra, chemicals, construction materials"
@ -458,10 +461,18 @@
"text": "$3.67 million (2004)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - ++ 89.85 (2013 est.) ++ 90.56 (February 2012) ++ 85.74 (2011 est.) ++ 90.01 (2010 est.)"
"text": "Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - ++ 89.85 (2013 est.) ++ 90.56 (2012 est.) ++ 85.74 (2011 est.)"
}
},
"Communications": {
"Telephones - fixed lines": {
"total subscriptions": {
"text": "3,132"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "20 (July 2014 est.)"
}
},
"Telephone system": {
"international": {
"text": "country code - 681"
@ -470,21 +481,15 @@
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "the publicly owned French Overseas Network (RFO), which broadcasts to France's overseas departments and territories, is carried on the RFO Wallis and Fortuna TV and radio stations (2008)"
},
"Radio broadcast stations": {
"text": "AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (2000)"
},
"Television broadcast stations": {
"text": "2 (2000)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".wf"
},
"Internet users": {
"total": {
"text": "1,300"
"text": "3,450"
},
"percent of population": {
"text": "8.5% (2009)"
"text": "22.1% (July 2015 est.)"
}
}
},
@ -509,23 +514,7 @@
}
}
},
"Military": {
"Manpower fit for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "3,376"
},
"females age 16-49": {
"text": "3,314 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually": {
"male": {
"text": "168"
},
"female": {
"text": "139 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Military and Security": {
"Military - note": {
"text": "defense is the responsibility of France"
}

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@ -48,12 +48,12 @@
"Terrain": {
"text": "atoll of three low coral islands, Peale, Wake, and Wilkes, built up on an underwater volcano; central lagoon is former crater, islands are part of the rim"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
"Elevation": {
"mean elevation": {
"text": "NA"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "unnamed location 6 m"
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed location 6 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
}
},
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "0 sq km (2011)"
"text": "0 sq km (2012)"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "occasional typhoons"
@ -98,6 +98,9 @@
},
"conventional short form": {
"text": "Wake Island"
},
"etymology": {
"text": "although first discovered by British Captain William WAKE in 1792, the island is named after British Captain Samuel WAKE who rediscovered the island in 1796"
}
},
"Dependency status": {
@ -106,6 +109,9 @@
"Legal system": {
"text": "US common law"
},
"Citizenship": {
"text": "see United States"
},
"Flag description": {
"text": "the flag of the US is used"
}
@ -123,12 +129,6 @@
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "American Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS) provides satellite radio/TV broadcasts (2009)"
},
"Radio broadcast stations": {
"text": "AM 0, FM 0, shortwave 0 (American Armed Forces Radio and Television Service (AFRTS)) provides satellite radio service (2005)"
},
"Television broadcast stations": {
"text": "0 (2005)"
}
},
"Transportation": {
@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
"text": "there are no commercial or civilian flights to and from Wake Island, except in direct support of island missions; emergency landing is available"
}
},
"Military": {
"Military and Security": {
"Military - note": {
"text": "defense is the responsibility of the US; the US Air Force is responsible for overall administration and operation of the island facilities; the launch support facility is administered by the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA)"
}

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@ -51,12 +51,12 @@
"Terrain": {
"text": "two main islands (Savaii, Upolu) and several smaller islands and uninhabited islets; narrow coastal plain with volcanic, rugged mountains in interior"
},
"Elevation extremes": {
"lowest point": {
"text": "Pacific Ocean 0 m"
"Elevation": {
"mean elevation": {
"text": "NA"
},
"highest point": {
"text": "Mount Silisili 1,857 m"
"elevation extremes": {
"text": "lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: Mount Silisili 1,857 m"
}
},
"Natural resources": {
@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
}
},
"Irrigated land": {
"text": "NA"
"text": "0 sq km (2012)"
},
"Natural hazards": {
"text": "occasional typhoons; active volcanism",
@ -98,6 +98,12 @@
}
},
"People and Society": {
"Population": {
"text": "198,926",
"note": {
"text": "prior estimates used official net migration data by sex, but a highly unusual pattern for 1993 lead to a significant imbalance in the sex ratios (more men and fewer women) and a seeming reduction in the female population; the revised total was calculated using a 1993 number that was an average of the 1992 and 1994 migration figures (July 2016 est.)"
}
},
"Nationality": {
"noun": {
"text": "Samoan(s)"
@ -115,30 +121,21 @@
"Religions": {
"text": "Protestant 57.4% (Congregationalist 31.8%, Methodist 13.7%, Assembly of God 8%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.9%), Roman Catholic 19.4%, Mormon 15.2%, Worship Centre 1.7%, other Christian 5.5%, other 0.7%, none 0.1%, unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)"
},
"Population": {
"text": "197,773",
"note": {
"text": "prior estimates used official net migration data by sex, but a highly unusual pattern for 1993 lead to a significant imbalance in the sex ratios (more men and fewer women) and a seeming reduction in the female population; the revised total was calculated using a 1993 number that was an average of the 1992 and 1994 migration figures (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Age structure": {
"0-14 years": {
"text": "32.72% (male 33,393/female 31,324)"
"text": "32.04% (male 32,893/female 30,847)"
},
"15-24 years": {
"text": "19.96% (male 20,253/female 19,217)"
"text": "19.89% (male 20,302/female 19,258)"
},
"25-54 years": {
"text": "35.58% (male 36,374/female 33,993)"
"text": "35.95% (male 36,889/female 34,631)"
},
"55-64 years": {
"text": "6.24% (male 6,283/female 6,057)"
"text": "6.52% (male 6,602/female 6,364)"
},
"65 years and over": {
"text": "5.5% (male 4,730/female 6,149) (2015 est.)"
},
"population pyramid": {
"text": null
"text": "5.6% (male 4,843/female 6,297) (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Dependency ratios": {
@ -157,26 +154,26 @@
},
"Median age": {
"total": {
"text": "23.5 years"
"text": "23.9 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "23.3 years"
"text": "23.7 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "23.8 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "24.2 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Population growth rate": {
"text": "0.58% (2015 est.)"
"text": "0.59% (2016 est.)"
},
"Birth rate": {
"text": "20.87 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "20.6 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Death rate": {
"text": "5.32 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Net migration rate": {
"text": "-9.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
"text": "-9.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
},
"Urbanization": {
"urban population": {
@ -209,7 +206,13 @@
"text": "0.77 male(s)/female"
},
"total population": {
"text": "1.04 male(s)/female (2015 est.)"
"text": "1.04 male(s)/female (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Mother's mean age at first birth": {
"text": "23.6",
"note": {
"text": "median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2009 est.)"
}
},
"Maternal mortality rate": {
@ -217,41 +220,38 @@
},
"Infant mortality rate": {
"total": {
"text": "19.57 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "19 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"male": {
"text": "23.1 deaths/1,000 live births"
"text": "22.4 deaths/1,000 live births"
},
"female": {
"text": "15.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)"
"text": "15.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Life expectancy at birth": {
"total population": {
"text": "73.46 years"
"text": "73.7 years"
},
"male": {
"text": "70.58 years"
"text": "70.8 years"
},
"female": {
"text": "76.48 years (2015 est.)"
"text": "76.8 years (2016 est.)"
}
},
"Total fertility rate": {
"text": "2.84 children born/woman (2015 est.)"
"text": "2.77 children born/woman (2016 est.)"
},
"Contraceptive prevalence rate": {
"text": "28.7% (2009)"
},
"Health expenditures": {
"text": "7.5% of GDP (2013)"
"text": "7.2% of GDP (2014)"
},
"Physicians density": {
"text": "0.45 physicians/1,000 population (2008)"
},
"Hospital bed density": {
"text": "1 beds/1,000 population (2005)"
},
"Drinking water source": {
"improved": {
"text": " ++ urban: 97.5% of population ++ rural: 99.3% of population ++ total: 99% of population"
@ -277,11 +277,16 @@
"HIV/AIDS - deaths": {
"text": "NA"
},
"Major infectious diseases": {
"note": {
"text": "active local transmission of Zika virus by Aedes species mosquitoes has been identified in this country (as of August 2016); it poses an important risk (a large number of cases possible) among US citizens if bitten by an infective mosquito; other less common ways to get Zika are through sex, via blood transfusion, or during pregnancy, in which the pregnant woman passes Zika virus to her fetus (2016)"
}
},
"Obesity - adult prevalence rate": {
"text": "41.6% (2014)"
},
"Education expenditures": {
"text": "5.8% of GDP (2008)"
"text": "5.1% of GDP (2008)"
},
"Literacy": {
"definition": {
@ -299,13 +304,13 @@
},
"Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": {
"total": {
"text": "16.1%"
"text": "19.1%"
},
"male": {
"text": "13.8%"
"text": "15.6%"
},
"female": {
"text": "22.2% (2011 est.)"
"text": "25.3% (2012 est.)"
}
}
},
@ -331,7 +336,7 @@
}
},
"Government type": {
"text": "parliamentary democracy"
"text": "parliamentary republic"
},
"Capital": {
"name": {
@ -354,7 +359,7 @@
"text": "Independence Day Celebration, 1 June (1962); note - 1 January 1962 is the date of independence from the New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship; it is observed in June"
},
"Constitution": {
"text": "several previous (preindependence); latest 1 January 1962; amended several times, last in 2015 (2015)"
"text": "several previous (preindependence); latest 1 January 1962; amended several times, last in 2015 (2016)"
},
"Legal system": {
"text": "mixed legal system of English common law and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts with respect to fundamental rights of the citizen"
@ -362,6 +367,20 @@
"International law organization participation": {
"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; accepts ICCt jurisdiction"
},
"Citizenship": {
"citizenship by birth": {
"text": "no"
},
"citizenship by descent only": {
"text": "at least one parent must be a citizen of Samoa"
},
"dual citizenship recognized": {
"text": "no"
},
"residency requirement for naturalization": {
"text": "5 years"
}
},
"Suffrage": {
"text": "21 years of age; universal"
},
@ -387,10 +406,10 @@
"text": "unicameral Legislative Assembly or Fono (49 seats; 47 members - traditional family chiefs or matai and 2 members - part-Samoan or non-Samoan - directly elected by simple majority vote; members serve 5-year terms)"
},
"elections": {
"text": "election last held on 4 March 2011 (next election to be held no later than March 2016)"
"text": "election last held on 4 March 2016 (next election to be held no later than March 2021)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - HRPP 29, Tautua Samoa 13, independents 7"
"text": "percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - HRPP 44, Tautua Samoa 3, independents 2"
}
},
"Judicial branch": {
@ -467,35 +486,35 @@
},
"Economy": {
"Economy - overview": {
"text": "The economy of Samoa has traditionally been dependent on development aid, family remittances from overseas, tourism, agriculture, and fishing. It has a nominal GDP of $780 million. Agriculture, including fishing, employs roughly two-thirds of the labor force and furnishes 90% of exports, featuring fish, coconut oil, nonu products, and taro. The manufacturing sector mainly processes agricultural products. One factory in the Foreign Trade Zone employs 1,000 people to make automobile electrical harnesses for an assembly plant in Australia, and is responsible for 65% of total exports. Industry accounts for nearly 15% of GDP while employing less than 6% of the work force. The service sector accounts for nearly three-quarters of GDP and employs approximately 50% of the labor force. Tourism is an expanding sector accounting for 25% of GDP; 132,000 tourists visited the islands in 2013. The country is vulnerable to devastating storms. In late September 2009, an earthquake and the resulting tsunami severely damaged Samoa, and nearby American Samoa, disrupting transportation and power generation, and resulting in about 200 deaths. In December 2012, extensive flooding and wind damage from Tropical Cyclone Evan killed four people, displaced over 6,000, and damaged or destroyed an estimated 1,500 homes in Samoa's Upolu Island. The Samoan Government has called for deregulation of the financial sector, encouragement of investment, and continued fiscal discipline, while at the same time protecting the environment. Foreign reserves are in a relatively healthy state and inflation is low, but the external debt is approximately 55% of GDP. Samoa became the 155th member of the WTO in May 2012, and graduated from least developed country (LDC) status in January 2014."
"text": "The economy of Samoa has traditionally been dependent on development aid, family remittances from overseas, tourism, agriculture, and fishing. It has a nominal GDP of $780 million. Agriculture, including fishing, employs roughly two-thirds of the labor force and furnishes 90% of exports, featuring fish, coconut oil, nonu products, and taro. The manufacturing sector mainly processes agricultural products. One factory in the Foreign Trade Zone employs 1,000 people to make automobile electrical harnesses for an assembly plant in Australia, and accounts for 65% of total exports. Industry accounts for nearly 15% of GDP while employing less than 6% of the work force. The service sector accounts for nearly three-quarters of GDP and employs approximately 50% of the labor force. Tourism is an expanding sector accounting for 25% of GDP; 132,000 tourists visited the islands in 2013. ++ ++ The country is vulnerable to devastating storms. In September 2009, an earthquake and the resulting tsunami severely damaged Samoa and nearby American Samoa, disrupting transportation and power generation, and resulting in about 200 deaths. In December 2012, extensive flooding and wind damage from Tropical Cyclone Evan killed four people, displaced over 6,000, and damaged or destroyed an estimated 1,500 homes on Samoa's Upolu Island. ++ ++ The Samoan Government has called for deregulation of the country's financial sector, encouragement of investment, and continued fiscal discipline, while at the same time protecting the environment. Foreign reserves are relatively healthy and inflation is low, but external debt is approximately 55% of GDP. Samoa became the 155th member of the WTO in May 2012, and graduated from least developed country (LDC) status in January 2014."
},
"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
"text": "$997 million (2014 est.) ++ $978.3 million (2013 est.) ++ $989 million (2012 est.)",
"text": "$1.002 billion (2015 est.) ++ $985.9 million (2014 est.) ++ $974.2 million (2013 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2014 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
}
},
"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
"text": "$827 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$839 million (2015 est.)"
},
"GDP - real growth rate": {
"text": "1.9% (2014 est.) ++ -1.1% (2013 est.) ++ 1.2% (2012 est.)"
"text": "1.6% (2015 est.) ++ 1.2% (2014 est.) ++ -1.9% (2013 est.)"
},
"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
"text": "$5,200 (2014 est.) ++ $5,100 (2013 est.) ++ $5,200 (2012 est.)",
"text": "$5,200 (2015 est.) ++ $5,100 (2014 est.) ++ $5,100 (2013 est.)",
"note": {
"text": "data are in 2014 US dollars"
"text": "data are in 2015 US dollars"
}
},
"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
"agriculture": {
"text": "11.2%"
"text": "10.3%"
},
"industry": {
"text": "30.2%"
"text": "23.9%"
},
"services": {
"text": "58.6% (2012 est.)"
"text": "65.7% (2015 est.)"
}
},
"Agriculture - products": {
@ -505,7 +524,7 @@
"text": "food processing, building materials, auto parts"
},
"Industrial production growth rate": {
"text": "-2.1% (2014 est.)"
"text": "-6.2% (2015 est.)"
},
"Labor force": {
"text": "49,180 (2013 est.)"
@ -537,71 +556,85 @@
},
"Budget": {
"revenues": {
"text": "$257.3 million"
"text": "$208.5 million"
},
"expenditures": {
"text": "$300.2 million (2014 est.)"
"text": "$237.8 million (2015 est.)"
}
},
"Taxes and other revenues": {
"text": "31.1% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "24.9% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
"text": "-5.2% of GDP (2014 est.)"
"text": "-3.5% of GDP (2015 est.)"
},
"Fiscal year": {
"text": "June 1 - May 31"
},
"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
"text": "-0.4% (2014 est.) ++ 0.6% (2013 est.)"
"text": "0.9% (2015 est.) ++ -0.4% (2014 est.)"
},
"Commercial bank prime lending rate": {
"text": "10% (31 December 2014 est.) ++ 10.2% (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "9.39% (31 December 2015 est.) ++ 9.98% (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of narrow money": {
"text": "$113.8 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $104.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$116.5 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $113.8 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Stock of broad money": {
"text": "$366 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $318.7 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
},
"Stock of domestic credit": {
"text": "$371.4 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $319.1 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$360.8 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $380.9 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
"text": "$NA"
},
"Current account balance": {
"text": "-$66 million (2014 est.) ++ -$21 million (2013 est.)"
"text": "-$31 million (2015 est.) ++ -$60 million (2014 est.)"
},
"Exports": {
"text": "$24 million (2013 est.) ++ $31.2 million (2012 est.)"
"text": "$24 million (2013 est.) ++ $27.5 million (2014 est.)"
},
"Exports - commodities": {
"text": "fish, coconut oil and cream, nonu, copra, taro, automotive parts, garments, beer"
},
"Exports - partners": {
"text": "American Samoa 56.8%, Australia 18.3% (2014)"
"text": "American Samoa 57.1%, Australia 17.2% (2015)"
},
"Imports": {
"text": "$325.3 million (2013 est.) ++ $308.4 million (2012 est.)"
"text": "$325.3 million (2013 est.) ++ $341.3 million (2014 est.)"
},
"Imports - commodities": {
"text": "machinery and equipment, industrial supplies, foodstuffs"
},
"Imports - partners": {
"text": "Fiji 21.5%, NZ 20.5%, China 13.6%, South Korea 8.1%, Australia 5.9%, US 5.6%, Singapore 5.6% (2014)"
"text": "Fiji 22.6%, NZ 18.8%, China 15.8%, South Korea 7.9%, Australia 6%, US 5.6%, Singapore 5.2% (2015)"
},
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
"text": "$140.7 million (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $170.7 million (31 December 2013 est.)"
"text": "$139.4 million (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $140.7 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Debt - external": {
"text": "$447.2 million (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $422.9 million (31 December 2012 est.)"
"text": "$447.2 million (31 December 2013 est.) ++ $450.2 million (31 December 2014 est.)"
},
"Exchange rates": {
"text": "tala (SAT) per US dollar - ++ 2.3318 (2014 est.) ++ 2.3318 (2013 est.) ++ 2.29 (2012 est.) ++ 2.3175 (2011 est.) ++ 2.4847 (2010 est.)"
"text": "tala (SAT) per US dollar - ++ 2.5609 (2015 est.) ++ 2.3318 (2014 est.) ++ 2.3318 (2013 est.) ++ 2.29 (2012 est.) ++ 2.3175 (2011 est.)"
}
},
"Energy": {
"Electricity access": {
"population without electricity": {
"text": "10,942"
},
"electrification - total population": {
"text": "94%"
},
"electrification - urban areas": {
"text": "100%"
},
"electrification - rural areas": {
"text": "93% (2012)"
}
},
"Electricity - production": {
"text": "97.2 million kWh (2012 est.)"
},
@ -675,18 +708,18 @@
"Communications": {
"Telephones - fixed lines": {
"total subscriptions": {
"text": "11,800"
"text": "10,886"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "6 (2014 est.)"
"text": "6 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Telephones - mobile cellular": {
"total": {
"text": "106,500"
"text": "113,000"
},
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
"text": "54 (2014 est.)"
"text": "57 (July 2015 est.)"
}
},
"Telephone system": {
@ -694,34 +727,45 @@
"text": "adequate"
},
"domestic": {
"text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 100 telephones per 100 persons"
"text": "combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular teledensity roughly 60 telephones per 100 persons"
},
"international": {
"text": "country code - 685; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2007)"
"text": "country code - 685; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2015)"
}
},
"Broadcast media": {
"text": "state-owned TV station privatized in 2008; 4 privately owned television broadcast stations; about a half dozen privately owned radio stations and one state-owned radio station; TV and radio broadcasts of several stations from American Samoa are available (2009)"
},
"Radio broadcast stations": {
"text": "AM 2, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2004)"
},
"Television broadcast stations": {
"text": "2 (2002)"
"text": "state-owned TV station privatized in 2008; 4 privately owned television broadcast stations; about a half-dozen privately owned radio stations and one state-owned radio station; TV and radio broadcasts of several stations from American Samoa are available (2009)"
},
"Internet country code": {
"text": ".ws"
},
"Internet users": {
"total": {
"text": "27,600"
"text": "50,000"
},
"percent of population": {
"text": "14.1% (2014 est.)"
"text": "25.4% (July 2015 est.)"
}
}
},
"Transportation": {
"National air transport system": {
"number of registered air carriers": {
"text": "1"
},
"inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": {
"text": "1"
},
"annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": {
"text": "270,908"
},
"annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": {
"text": "0 mt-km (2015)"
}
},
"Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": {
"text": "5W (2016)"
},
"Airports": {
"text": "4 (2013)"
},
@ -738,7 +782,7 @@
"text": "3"
},
"under 914 m": {
"text": " ++ 3 (2013)"
"text": "3 (2013)"
}
},
"Roadways": {
@ -769,30 +813,9 @@
}
}
},
"Military": {
"Military and Security": {
"Military branches": {
"text": "no regular military forces; Samoa Police Force (2008)"
},
"Manpower available for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "47,906 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower fit for military service": {
"males age 16-49": {
"text": "38,260"
},
"females age 16-49": {
"text": "38,032 (2010 est.)"
}
},
"Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually": {
"male": {
"text": "2,221"
},
"female": {
"text": "2,062 (2010 est.)"
}
"text": "no regular military forces; Samoa Police Force"
},
"Military - note": {
"text": "Samoa has no formal defense structure or regular armed forces; informal defense ties exist with NZ, which is required to consider any Samoan request for assistance under the 1962 Treaty of Friendship"