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Economy - overview: The economy depends largely on US national defense spending, tourism, other services. Total US grants, wages and salaries, and procurement outlays amounted to approximately $1.6 billion in 2010. Over the past 30 years, tourism has grown to become the largest income source following national defense.

GDP (purchasing power parity):
$4.6 billion (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 172
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GDP (official exchange rate):
$4.6 billion (2010 est.)
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GDP - real growth rate:
1.3% (2002-10 average est.)
country comparison to the world: 154
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GDP - per capita (PPP):
$28,700 (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 53
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GDP - composition, by sector of origin:
agriculture: NA%
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industry: NA%
services: NA%

Agriculture - products:
fruits, copra, vegetables; eggs, pork, poultry, beef

Industries:
national defense, tourism, construction, transshipment services, concrete products, printing and publishing, food processing, textiles

Industrial production growth rate:
NA%
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Labor force:
69,390
country comparison to the world: 185
note: this number is for the civilian labor force only (2010 est.)
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Labor force - by occupation:
agriculture: 0.3%
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industry: NA%
services: NA% (2004 est.)

Unemployment rate:
8.2% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 96
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Population below poverty line:
23% (2001 est.)
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Household income or consumption by percentage share:
lowest 10%: NA%
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highest 10%: NA%

Budget:
revenues: $942.6 million
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expenditures: $1.082 billion (FY10/11 est.)

Taxes and other revenues:
20.5% of GDP (FY10/11 est.)
country comparison to the world: 163
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Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-):
-3% of GDP (FY10/11 est.)
country comparison to the world: 120
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Fiscal year:
1 October - 30 September

Inflation rate (consumer prices):
4% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 126
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Exports:
$44 million (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 198
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Exports - commodities:
transshipments of refined petroleum products, construction materials, fish, food and beverage products

Imports:
$901 million (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 178
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Imports - commodities:
petroleum and petroleum products, food, manufactured goods

Debt - external:
$NA
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Exchange rates:
the US dollar is used