Table 1: Key economic and social indicators of Pacific Island Countries.

PIC Population (′000) 2009 Area (′000) Sq.km Per capita GDP (US$) 2008 Human Dev. Index Ranking 2006 Samoa 183 2.8 2,776 96 Solomon Is. 523 28.9 1256 134 Tonga 104 0.7 2991 85 Vanuatu 240 12.2 2072 123

Source: ADB [24], UN ESCAP [25].