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+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 7 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 1,000 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” no broadcast TV stations; a cable TV network covers the major islands and provides access to 4 local cable stations, rebroadcasts (on a delayed basis) of a number of US stations, as well as access to a number of real-ti…
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .pw
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 27% (2004 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 45 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 8,000 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 135 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 24,000 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” coconuts, cassava (manioc, tapioca), sweet potatoes; fish, pigs, chickens, eggs, bananas, papaya, breadfruit, calamansi, soursop, Polynesian chestnuts, Polynesian almonds, mangoes, taro, guava, beans, cucumbers, squash/…
+ Added Economy.Budget.expenditures.text β€” $152.398 million (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.note β€” note: central government revenues and expenses (excluding grants/extrabudgetary units/social security funds) converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated
+ Added Economy.Budget.revenues.text β€” $127.757 million (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2020.text β€” -$115.61 million (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2021.text β€” -$115.739 million (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2022.text β€” -$135.428 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.note β€” note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” high-income Pacific island economy; environmentally fragile; subsistence agriculture and fishing industries; US aid reliance; rebounding post-pandemic tourism industry and services sector; very high living standard and …
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.text β€” the US dollar is used
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” note: top export commodities based on value in dollars over $500,000
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” ships, refined petroleum (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.note β€” note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” India 41%, Turkey 26%, Taiwan 10%, USA 9%, Japan 5% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2020.text β€” $52.897 million (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2021.text β€” $10.566 million (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2022.text β€” $24.48 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $281.849 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.exports of goods and services.text β€” 13.5% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.government consumption.text β€” 36.3% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.household consumption.text β€” 77.8% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.imports of goods and services.text β€” -74.3% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in fixed capital.text β€” 36.6% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in inventories.text β€” 1.8% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 9.9% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 76.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.note β€” note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” ships, refined petroleum, additive manufacturing machines, cars, plastic products (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.note β€” note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” Italy 32%, China 25%, USA 11%, Turkey 10%, Japan 6% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2020.text β€” $207.224 million (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2021.text β€” $169.938 million (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2022.text β€” $216.681 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.note β€” note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.note β€” note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.text β€” -19.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” tourism, fishing, subsistence agriculture
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022.text β€” 12.4% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023.text β€” 12.8% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024.text β€” 2.2% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Public debt.Public debt 2019.text β€” 85.2% of GDP (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.note β€” note: central government debt as a % of GDP
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021.text β€” $278.538 million (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $274.866 million (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $280.025 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2021.text β€” -13.8% (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text β€” -1.3% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text β€” 1.9% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note β€” note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2021.text β€” $15,700 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $15,500 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $15,800 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2021.text β€” 0.8% of GDP (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2022.text β€” 0.8% of GDP (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2023.text β€” 0.7% of GDP (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.note β€” note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
+ Added Economy.Taxes and other revenues.note β€” note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP
+ Added Economy.Taxes and other revenues.text β€” 18.1% (of GDP) (2020 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - rural areas.text β€” 100%
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 100% (2022 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - urban areas.text β€” 99.9%
+ Added Environment.Climate.text β€” tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November
+ Added Environment.Environmental issues.text β€” inadequate facilities for disposal of solid waste; threats to the marine ecosystem from sand and coral dredging, illegal fishing practices, and overfishing; rising sea level; coral bleaching; drought
+ Added Environment.International environmental agreements.party to.text β€” Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection,…
+ Added Environment.International environmental agreements.signed, but not ratified.text β€” none of the selected agreements
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 9.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 0.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 4.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text β€” permanent pasture: 4.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.forest.text β€” 90.6% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Land use.other.text β€” 0% (2023 est.)
+ Added Environment.Particulate matter emissions.text β€” 7.9 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
+ Added Environment.Urbanization.rate of urbanization.text β€” 1.59% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
+ Added Environment.Urbanization.urban population.text β€” 82.4% of total population (2023)
+ Added Environment.Waste and recycling.municipal solid waste generated annually.text β€” 9,400 tons (2024 est.)
+ Added Geography.Area - comparative.text β€” slightly more than 2.5 times the size of Washington, D.C.
+ Added Geography.Area.land.text β€” 459 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.total .text β€” 459 sq km
+ Added Geography.Area.water.text β€” 0 sq km
+ Added Geography.Climate.text β€” tropical; hot and humid; wet season May to November
+ Added Geography.Coastline.text β€” 1,519 km
+ Added Geography.Elevation.highest point.text β€” Mount Ngerchelchuus 242 m
+ Added Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text β€” Pacific Ocean 0 m
+ Added Geography.Geographic coordinates.text β€” 7 30 N, 134 30 E
+ Added Geography.Geography - note.text β€” westernmost archipelago in the Caroline chain, consists of six island groups totaling more than 300 islands; includes world-famous Rock Islands
+ Added Geography.Irrigated land.text β€” 0 sq km (2022)
+ Added Geography.Land boundaries.total.text β€” 0 km
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land.text β€” 9.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text β€” arable land: 0.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text β€” permanent crops: 4.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text β€” permanent pasture: 4.3% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.forest.text β€” 90.6% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Land use.other.text β€” 0% (2023 est.)
+ Added Geography.Location.text β€” Oceania, group of islands in the North Pacific Ocean, southeast of the Philippines
+ Added Geography.Map references.text β€” Oceania
+ Added Geography.Maritime claims.contiguous zone.text β€” 24 nm
+ Added Geography.Maritime claims.continental shelf.text β€” 200 nm
+ Added Geography.Maritime claims.exclusive economic zone.text β€” 200 nm
+ Added Geography.Maritime claims.territorial sea.text β€” 12 nm
+ Added Geography.Natural hazards.text β€” typhoons (June to December)
+ Added Geography.Natural resources.text β€” forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals
+ Added Geography.Population distribution.text β€” most of the population is located on the southern end of the main island of Babelthuap
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