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    General Information
    Region    Polynesia
    Population (000, 2020)   198
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   70.1
    Capital city    Apia
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   36.1b
    UN membership date    15-Dec-76
    Surface area (km2)   2 842a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   107.3
    National currency    Tala (WST)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   2.6c
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)692787833b
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)2.46.70.7b
    GDP per capita (current US$)3 722.14 066.34 249.6b
    Economy: Agricultured (% of Gross Value Added)9.18.99.4b
    Economy: Industrye,f (% of Gross Value Added)18.118.114.6b
    Economy: Services and other activityg,h,i (% of GVA)48.648.951.2b
    Employment in agriculturej (% of employed)34.532.329.9
    Employment in industryj (% of employed)23.122.623.3
    Employment in servicesj (% employed)42.445.146.9
    Unemploymentj (% of labour force)5.68.78.4
    Labour force participation ratej (female/male pop. %)31.6 / 56.031.7 / 56.531.0 / 55.2
    CPI: Consumer Price Indexj,k (2010=100)100108118c
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)107119118l
    International trade: exports (million current US$)705932j,c
    International trade: imports (million current US$)310371390j,c
    International trade: balance (million current US$)-240-312-358j,c
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)-44-1320b
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratem (average annual %)0.70.80.5
    Urban population (% of total population)20.118.918.1c
    Urban population growth ratem (average annual %)-0.4-0.4...
    Fertility rate, totalm (live births per woman)4.54.23.9
    Life expectancy at birthm (females/males, years)73.5 / 68.874.5 / 70.275.2 / 71.1
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)38.3 / 7.138.8 / 7.037.2 / 8.0
    International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)5.1 / 2.84.3 / 2.24.0 / 2.0c
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)......~0.0c
    Infant mortality ratem (per 1 000 live births)16.615.113.4
    Health: Current expendituren (% of GDP)5.55.75.5a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)0.30.5o0.3l
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)5.1p...4.1l
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)109.9 / 111.5106.4 / 106.4110.4 / 110.6b
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)93.6 / 82.399.1 / 89.398.0 / 88.8l
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)8.63.1o...
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)8.26.110q
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internetj (per 100 inhabitants)725.433.6a
    Threatened species (number)7890100
    Forested areaj (% of land area)60.460.460.4a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)111a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)21j2425j,a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)122128164b
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)8.38.313.7c
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)39.6 / 51.838.3 / 51.137.7 / 50.9a
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)19.9811.8914.49b
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