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Cooks Island
Land Area 240 km²Sea Area 1,830,000 km² Capital Avarua Languages Moari dialects, English Population 1998 (Estimate) 16,500 Life Expectancy at Birth 72 years Infant Morality Rate 24.7 deaths per 1,000 birth (1999) Main Economic Activity Tourism, remittances Exports Tourism, shell pearls, pearls, bananas, vegetables, clothing Imports Foodstuffs, manufactured goods, machinery, petroleum products, building materials Currency New Zealand Dollar Head of State Queen Elizabeth II Head of Government Elected Prime Minister Gross Domestic Product US$ 78 million, per person US$ 4,727 (1999)
The population of Cook Islands is spread over 18 islands and atoll with a total land of 237 square kilometers. Over 1,400 kilometers separate the most distant islands of the country and just over half of the population of 16,500 lives on the island of Rarotonga in the southern group. Rarotonga is the seat of the government and the center of commerce and tourism.


Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)
Land Area 701 km²Sea Area 2,978,000 km² Capital Palikir Languages English, Chuukese, Pohpeian, Yapses, Kosream Population 2002 July (Estimated) 135,869 Life Expectancy at Birth Male 64, Female 67 Infant Morality Rate 33.99 deaths per 1,000 birth (1999) Main Economic Activity Fishing, tourism, copra Exports Fish, tourism, copra Imports Foodstuffs, manufactured goods, petroleum products Currency US Dollars Head of State & Government President elected by the congress for 4 years period is usually from different state each time and vice-president must be from a different state that of the president. Gross Domestic Product US$ 215 million, per person US$ 1,822 (1998)
The Federated States of Micronesia consist of mountainous volcanic islands and coral atolls with a vast marine exclusive economic zone and a scattered population of about 114,100.

Fiji
Land Area 18,272 km² Sea Area 1,290,000 km² Capital Suva Languages Fijian, Hindi, English Population 2002 July (Estimated) 856,346 Life Expectancy at Birth Male 72, Female 75 Infant Morality Rate 16.3 deaths per 1,000 births (1999) Main Economic Activity Sugar cane, tourism, gold, fish, timber, coconut oil, garments Exports Sugar, tourism, gold, fish, timber, coconut, oil, garments Imports Foodstuffs, manufactured products, machinery, motor vehicles, petroleum products. Currency Fijian Dollar Head of State President – Appointed by the Parliament Head of Government Elected Prime Minister Gross Domestic Product US$ 2,148 million, per person US$ 2,652 (1998)

French Polynesia
Land Area 3,521 km² Sea Area 5,030,000 km² Capital Papeete Languages French, Tahitian Population 2002 July (Estimated) 257,847 Life Expectancy at Birth Male 66, Female 71 Infant Morality Rate 13.59 deaths per 1,000 babies (1999) Main Economic Activity Exports Tourism, fishing, pearls, agriculture Imports Currency Comptoirs Francia du Pacifique franc Head of State President of France – represented by a High Commissioner Head of Government Elected President of the Territorial Assembly. Gross Domestic Product US$ 4,106 million, per person US$ 17,398 (1998)


Guam
Land Area 541 km² Sea Area 218,000 km² Capital Agana Languages Population 2002 (Estimated) 152,000 Life Expectancy at Birth Male 73, Female 73 Infant Morality Rate 7.81 death per 1,000 babies (1999) Main Economic Activity Exports Tourism Imports Currency US Dollars Head of State President of USA Head of Government Elected Governor Gross Domestic Product US$ 3,065 million, per person US$ 20,164 (1998)


Kiribati
Land Area 811 km² Sea Area 3,550,000 km² Capital Tarawa Languages I-Kiribati, English Population 2002 July (Estimated) 96,335 Life Expectancy at Birth Male 58, Female 63 Infant Morality Rate 48.22 death per 1,000 births (1999) Main Economic Activity Fishing, agriculture, remittance, copra Exports Fish, Copra Imports Foodstuffs, machinery, manufactured goods, building material, petroleum products Currency Australian Dollar Head of State & Head of Government President who must first be elected to the Parliament, which selects four candidates, whose names are voted on by the nation to select the President. Gross Domestic Product US$ 55 million, per person US$ 625 (1998)

Marshall Islands
Land Area 181 km² Sea Area 2,131,000 km² Capital Majuro Languages English, Marshellese, many dialects Population 2002 July (Estimated) 73,630 Life Expectancy at Birth Infant Morality Rate 43.38 death per 1,000 births (1999) Main Economic Activity Government Services Exports Fish, Copra Imports Foodstuffs, manufactured goods, building materials, petroleum products. Currency US Dollar Head of State &Head of Government Elected President. Gross Domestic Product US$ 102 million, per person US$ 1,961 (1998)
The Republic of the Marshall Islands is made up of 29 coral atolls and five islands spread across about 2 million square kilometers of the central Pacific

Nauru
Land Area 21 km² Sea Area 320,000 km² Capital Yaren Languages Nauruan, English, Yaren Population 2002 July (Estimated) 12,329 Life Expectancy at Birth Male 55, Female 64 Infant Morality Rate 11 death per 1,000 births Main Economic Activity Phosphate mining, financial services, coconuts Exports Phosphate, coconuts Imports Foodstuffs, manufactured goods, building material, petroleum products Currency Australian Dollar Head of State & Head of Government President elected by Parliament Gross Domestic Product US$ 80 million, per person US$ 7,292 (1994)
Nauru, a coral island of only 21 square kilometer is the central Pacific.

New Caledonia (Kanaky)
Land Area 18,576 km²Sea Area 1,740,000 km²Capital Noumea Languages French, Melanesian Polynesian dialects Population 2002 July (Estimated) 207,858 Life Expectancy at Birth Male 68, Female 75 Infant Morality Rate 12.15 death per 1,000 babies (1999) Main Economic Activity Exports Nickel, tourism, fishing, agriculture Imports Currency CFP Francs Head of State President of France Head of Government French High Commissioner Gross Domestic Product US$ 3,373 million, per person US$ 15,910 (1998)

Niue
Land Area 259 km² Sea Area 390,000 km² Capital Alofi Languages Niuean, English Population 2002 July (Estimated) 2,134 Life Expectancy at Birth Male 60, Female 65 Infant Morality Rate 18 death per 1,000 birth Main Economic Activity Remittance – Finance haven, leasing phones and internet codes, agriculture, stamps Exports Vegetables, fruits, copra, craft Imports Foodstuffs, manufactured goods, building materials Currency New Zealand Dollar Head of State Queen Elizabeth II Head of Government Elected Premier Gross Domestic Product US$ 7 million, per person US$ 4,375 (1998)

Norfolk Island
Land Area 34 km² Sea Area (Estimated) 350,000 km² Capital Kingston Languages Population 2000 (Estimated) 1,800 Life Expectancy at Birth Infant Morality Rate Main Economic Activity Exports Tourism, palm seeds, stamps custom revenue Imports Currency Australian Dollar Head of State & Head of Government As per Australia Head of Territorial government Elected Chief Minister Gross Domestic Product US$ 70 million, per person US$ 38,888 (1997)

Northern Mariana Islands
Land Area 471 km² Sea Area 1,823,000 km² Capital Saipan Languages Population 2000 (Estimated) 70,000 Life Expectancy at Birth Male 68, Female 68 Infant Morality Rate 6.8 death per 1,000 babies (1999) Main Economic Activity Exports Tourism, manufacturing for the US market Imports Currency US Dollar Head of State President of USA Head of Government Elected Governor Gross Domestic Product


Palua
Land Area 488 km² Sea Area 629,000 km² Capital Koror – new capital being build 20 km northeast of Koror Languages Palauan, English Population 2002 July (Estimated) 19,409 Life Expectancy at Birth Male 65, female 69 Infant Morality Rate 18.5 death per 1,000 babies (1999) Main Economic Activity Tourism, fishing, copra Exports Fish products, tourism, copra Imports Foodstuffs, manufactured goods, petroleum products, construction materials Currency US Dollar Head of State & Head of Government Elected President Gross Domestic Product US$ 160 million, per person US$ 8,000 (1998)

Papua New Guinea
Land Area 462,243 km² Sea Area 3,120,000 km² Capital Port Moresby Languages English, Pidgin English, Motu, Note over 800 indigenous languages Population 2002 July (Estimated) 5,172,033 Life Expectancy at Birth Male 56, Female 58 Infant Morality Rate 55.58 death per 1,000 babies (1999) Main Economic Activity tourism, forestry, palm oil, coffee, cocoa, copra Exports Mineral (gold, copper, oil) agriculture (coffee, copra, palm oil, cocoa, tea) forestry, fishing, tourism Imports Foodstuff, construction material, petroleum products, motor vehicles, Currency Kina Head of State Queen Elizabeth II Head of Government Elected Prime Minister Gross Domestic Product US$ 4,329 million, per person US$ 900 (1998)


Samoa
Land Area 2,934 km² Sea Area 120,000 km² Capital Apia Languages Samoan (Polynesia) English Population 2002 July (Estimated) 178,631 Life Expectancy at Birth Male 70, Female 74 Infant Morality Rate 30.5 death per 1,000 babies (1999) Main Economic Activity Remittance, agriculture, tourism, light industry Exports Coconut oil, cocoa, tourism, vegetables, minor manufactures Imports Foodstuffs, petroleum products, manufactured goods, motor vehicles Currency Tala Head of State Elected by Parliament usually for a royal line Head of Government Elected Prime Minister Gross Domestic Product US$ 170 million, per person US$ 983 (1998)

Solomon Islands
Land Area 28,330 km² Sea Area 1,340,000 km² Capital Honiara Languages Melanesian pidgin in much of the country is lingua franca. English official but spoken by 1 – 2% of the population, over 120 indigenous languages Population 2002 July (Estimated) 494,786 Life Expectancy at Birth Male 60, Female 61 Infant Morality Rate 23 death per 1,000 babies (1999) Main Economic Activity Fishing, forest products, plantations Exports Fish, timber, copra, palm oil, cocoa Imports Currency Solomon Island Dollar Head of State Queen Elizabeth II Head of Government Prime Minister Gross Domestic Product US$ 344 million, per person US 771 (1998)

Tokelau
Land Area 12 km² Sea Area 290,000 km² Capital None, each atoll has its own Languages Tokelauan, English Population 2002 July (Estimated) 1,431 Life Expectancy at Birth Male 65, Female 70 Infant Morality Rate Main Economic Activity Coconut, copra, pigs, woodwork Exports Stamps, copra, handicrafts Imports Foodstuffs, building materials, petroleum products Currency New Zealand Dollar Head of State Queen Elizabeth II Head of Government Ulu o Tokelau, a post that rotates between the senior elected representatives of each island every year. Gross Domestic Product US$ 1.5 million, per person US$ 1,034 (1998)

Tonga
Land Area 747 km² Sea Area 700,000 km² Capital Nuku’alofa Languages Tongan, English Population 2002 July (Estimated) 106,137 Life Expectancy at Birth Male 70, Female 74 Infant Morality Rate 37.93 death per 1,000 babies (1999) Main Economic Activity Remittance, coconut oil, manufacturing, tourism Exports Squash, coconut oil, bananas, vanilla, clothing, light machinery, tourism Imports Foodstuffs, petroleum products, manufactured goods, motor vehicles, building materials Currency Pa’anga Head of State King Taufa’ahau Tupon IV Head of Government Prime Minster appointed by the King Gross Domestic Product US$ 125 million, per person US$ 1,263 (1998)

Tuvalu
Land Area 26 km² Sea Area 900,000 km² Capital Fongafale Languages Tuvaluan, English, Samoan, Kirbati on the Island of Nui Population 2000 (Estimated) 10,500 Life Expectancy at Birth Male 64, Female 70 Infant Morality Rate 25.53 death per 1,000 babies (1999) Main Economic Activity Fishing fee, remittance, copra Exports Copra, handicrafts, Telecom data transmission Imports Foodstuffs, petroleum products, building material Currency Australian Dollar note also Tuvaluan Dollar Head of State Queen Elizabeth II Head of Government Prime Minister Gross Domestic Product US$ 6 million, per person 571 (1998)

Vanuatu
Land Area 12,190 km² Sea Area 680,000 km² Capital Port-Vila Languages Three official languages – English, French, Pidgin plus more than 100 local languages Population 2002 July (Estimated) 196,178 Life Expectancy at Birth Male 62, Female 64 Infant Morality Rate 59.58 death per 1,000 babies (1999) Main Economic Activity Plantation, fishing tourism Exports Copra, cocoa, beef, fish, kava, tourism, timber Imports Foodstuffs, petroleum products, motor vehicles, manufactured goods, building materials Currency Vatu Head of State President elected by Parliament Head of Government Elected Prime Minister Gross Domestic Product US$ 247 million, per person 1,286 (1998)

Wallis and Futuna
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