expenditures $15.8 million, including capital
expenditures of $2.6 million (FY87)
Exports:
$2.9 million (f.o.b., FY84)
commodities:
lobster, dried and fresh conch, conch shells
partners:
US, UK
Imports:
$26.3 million (c.i.f., FY84)
commodities:
foodstuffs, drink, tobacco, clothing
partners:
US, UK
External debt:
$NA
Industrial production:
growth rate NA%
Electricity:
9,050 kW capacity; 11.1 million kWh produced, 1,140 kWh per capita (1990)
Industries:
fishing, tourism, offshore financial services
Agriculture:
subsistence farming prevails, based on corn and beans; fishing more
important than farming; not self-sufficient in food
Economic aid:
Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89),
$110 million
Currency:
US currency is used
Exchange rates:
US currency is used
Fiscal year:
calendar year

:Turks and Caicos Islands Communications

Highways:
121 km, including 24 km tarmac
Ports:
Grand Turk, Salt Cay, Providenciales, Cockburn Harbour
Civil air:
Air Turks and Caicos (passenger service) and Turks Air Ltd. (cargo service)
Airports:
7 total, 7 usable; 4 with permanent-surface runways; none with runways over
2,439 m; 4 with runways 1,220-2,439 m
Telecommunications:
fair cable and radio services; 1,446 telephones; broadcast stations - 3 AM,
no FM, several TV; 2 submarine cables; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth
station

:Turks and Caicos Islands Defense Forces

Note:
defense is the responsibility of the UK

:Tuvalu Geography

Total area:
26 km2
Land area:
26 km2
Comparative area:
about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
none
Coastline:
24 km
Maritime claims:
Exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
Territorial sea:
12 nm
Disputes:
none
Climate:
tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds (March to November); westerly
gales and heavy rain (November to March)
Terrain:
very low-lying and narrow coral atolls
Natural resources:
fish
Land use:
arable land 0%; permanent crops 0%; meadows and pastures 0%; forest and
woodland 0%; other 100%
Environment:
severe tropical storms are rare
Note:
located 3,000 km east of Papua New Guinea in the South Pacific Ocean

:Tuvalu People

Population:
9,494 (July 1992), growth rate 1.8% (1992)
Birth rate:
28 births/1,00