Research Article
Role of Money in Smaller Pacific Island Countries
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 |
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Source: ADB [24], UN ESCAP [25].
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