COUNTRY

POPULATION (Pop. growth rate)

GDP (National product per capita)

TOTAL LAND AREA (terrain)

LAND USE
A= Arable land
P= Permanent crops
M= Meadows, pastures
F= Forest and woodland

NATURAL RESOURCES

AGRICULTURE (% of labour force in agriculture)

INDUSTRIES

Antigua and Barbuda

67 500 (0.68%)
1995 est.

$ 400 million
($ 6 000)
1993 est.

440 km² (low-lying limestone and coral islands, some higher volcanic areas)

A: 18%
M: 7%
F: 20.5%

Negligible

5% of GDP Cotton, fruits, vegetables, livestock, bananas, coconuts, sugarcane, mangoes, cucumbers (11%)

Tourism, light manufacturing

Bahamas

283 971 (1.8%)
1996 est.

$ 3.1 billion
($11 372) 1993
est.

13 939 km²
(flat coral formations, low hills)

A: 0.5%
P: 0.3%
M: 11%
F: 15.8%

Salt, aragonite, timber

5% of GDP Citrus fruits, vegetables, poultry (4%)

Tourism, banking, cement, oil refining, salt production, rum, aragonite, pharmaceuticals

Bahrain

599 000
(0%/year)
1996 est.

GNP $4.1 billion
($15 321)

669 km² dome, sandy plains, salt marshes

A: 2.8%
M: 2.8%
F: 0%

Petroleum, natural gas

1% of GDP Fruits, vegetables, livestock (2%)

Petroleum refining services, aluminium products

Barbados

256 395
(0.24%)
1995 est.

$2.4 billion
($9 200)
1994 est.

430 km²
(relatively flat)

A: 37%
P: 2.3%
M: 9%
F: 0%

Petroleum, fishing, natural gas

6% of GDP Sugarcane, vegetables, cotton (6%)

Tourism, sugar, light manufacturing

Belize

214 061
(2.42%) 1995 est.

$575 million
($2 750)
1994 est.

22 800 km² (flat, swampy coastal plain, low mountains)

A: 2.6%
P: 1%
M: 2%
F: 86%

Timber, fish

Bananas, coca, citrus fruits, fish, shrimp culture, lumber (30%)

Garment production, food processing, tourism, construction

Cape Verde

435 983
(2.98%)
1995 est.

$410 million
($1 000)
1993 est.

4 030 km2
(steep, rocky, volcanic)

A: 9.6%
P: 0.5%
M: 6%
F: 11.7%

Salt, basalt, pozzolana, limestone, kaolin, fish

20% of GDP Fishing, bananas, corn, beans, sweet potatoes, coffee (subsistence agri.)

Fish processing, salt mining, garment industry, construction material

Comoros

549 338
(3.56%)
1995 est.

$370 million
($700)
1994 est.

2 170 km2
(volcanic)

A: 34.9%
P: 17.9%
M: 7%
F: 4%

Negligible

40% of GDP Vanilla, cloves, perfume essences, copra, coconuts, bananas, cassava (80%)

Perfume distillation, textiles, furniture, construction material

Cook Islands

19 343
(1.13%)
1995 est.

$57 million
($3 000)
1993 est.

240 km2
(low coral atolls, volcanic, hilly islands)

A: 17.3%
P: 13%
M: 0%

Negligible

12% of GDP Copra, citrus fruits, pineapples, tomatoes, bananas, yams, taro (29%)

Fruit processing, tourism

Cuba

10 998 500
(0.35%)
1995 est.

$17.8 billion
($1 593)
1994 est.

110 860 km2
(Plains, small hills and mountains)

A: 34.2%
P: 6.8%
M: 0%
F: 16.8%

Cobalt, nickel, iron, gold, copper, manganese, salt, timber, silica, petroleum

Sugarcane, tobacco, citrus fruits, coffee, tubers, vegetables

Sugar refining, petroleum refining, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, biotechnological products, metals

Cyprus

736 636
(0.88%)
1995 est.

$8.7 billion
($13 969)
1995 est.

9 240 km2 plains, mountains)

A: 10.7%
P: 4.6%
M: 0%
F: 15.2%

Copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay

6% of GDP
Potatoes, vegetables, barley, grapes, olives, citrus (11%)

Food and beverages, clothing and footwear, pharmaceuticals, nonmetallic mineral production, tourism, wood and metal products

Dominica

82 608
(0.4%)
1995 est.

$200 million
($2 260)
1994 est.

750 km2
(rugged mountains of volcanic origins)

A: 4%
P: 16%
M: 3%
F: 61.3%

Timber

30% of GDP
Bananas, citrus fruis, mangoes, root crops, coconuts (40%)

Soap, coconut oil, tourism, copra, furniture, cement blocks, shoes

Dominican Republic

8 million
(2%)
1996 est.

GNP $10.1
billion
($3 933)

48 442 km²
(mountains, ranges, hills, coastal plains)

A: 28%
F: 11.3%

Bauxite, rock salt, gypsum, iron ore, nickel, copper, silver, gold, platinum

20% of GDP Sugarcane, rice, corn, beans, tobacco, coffee, cocoa, cattle (25%)

Sugar refining, gold bullion, ferronickel, bauxite, manufactures

Fiji

772 665
(0.8%)
1996 est.

$1.8 billion
($ 1 669)
1995 est.

18 270 km2
(mountains of volcanic origins, coral atolls in outlying islands)

A: 10.9%
P: 4.6%
M: 3%
F: 45.7%

Timber, marine resources, gold, copper, offshore oil potential

24% of GDP Sugarcane, coconuts, cassava, ginger, taro, kava, tropical fruits and vegetables, rice, sweet potatoes, bananas, livestock, fish

Tourism, sugar, copra, gold, silver, garments, timber, fish, small cottage industries

Grenada

94 486
(0.45%)
1995 est.

$258 million
($2 750)
1993 est.

340 km2
(mountains of volcanic origins)

A: 11.7%
P: 26.4%
M: 3%
F: 11.8%

Timber, tropical fruit

14% of GDP Bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, mace, citrus fruits, avocados, root crops, sugarcane, corn, vegetables (24%)

Food and beverages, textiles, light assembly, tourism, construction

Guinea-Bissau

1 124 537 (2.36%)
1995 est.

$900 million
($840)
1994 est.

28 000 km2
(low coastal plain, savannah)

A: 10.6%
P: 1.4%
F: 82.1%

Petroleum, bauxite, phosphates, fish, timber

45% of GDP Rice, corn, beans, cassava, cashew nuts, peanuts, palm kernels, cotton (90%)

Agricultural processing, beer, soft drinks

Guyana

723 774
(0.81%)
1995 est.

$1.4 billion
$567
1994 est.

196 850 km2
(rolling highlands, low coastal plain, savannah)

A: 2.4%
P: 0.08%
M: 2.6%
F: 94.4%

Bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish

25% of GDP Sugar, rice (33.8%)

Bauxite mining, sugar, rice milling, timber, textiles, gold mining, shrimp fishing

Haiti

7 336 000
(2%)
1996 est.

GNP $1.5 billion
($250)
1995 est.

27 750 km2
(mountains, plains)

A: 20.3%
P: 12.6%
F: 1%

Bauxite, gold, silver, copper

40% of GDP Coffee, sugarcane, sisal, cocoa, corn, sweet potatoes (68%)

Bauxite, mining, assembling imported components, manufactures

Jamaica

2 527 700
(1.1%)
1996 est.

$5457.6 million
($2157)
1996 est.

10 830 km2
(mountains, narrow coastal plain)

A: 16.6%
P: 6%
M: 18%
F: 16.2%

Bauxite, gypsum, limestone, silica sand, marble, sand and gravel, marl and fill

8.4% of GDP Sugarcane, bananas, coffee, citrus fruits, potatoes, vegetables, cocoa, coconuts, pimento, livestock (22%)

Bauxite mining, tourism, textiles, food processing, light manufactures

Maldives

244 989
(2.8%)
1995 est.

$270.9 million
($768.3)
1995 est.

300 km2
(flat)

A: 3.3%
P: 6.6%
M: 3%

Fish

Fishing, coconuts, corn, sweet potatoes (20.5% fishing)

Fishing and fish processing, tourism, shipping, boat building, coconut processing, garments, handicrafts

Malta

374 820
(1%)
1995 est.

$4.5 billion
($12 000)
1994 est.

320 km2
(low, rocky, plains, coastal cliffs)

A: 31%
P: 3%
M: 0%
F: 0%

Limestone, salt

2.9% of GDP Potatoes, cauliflower, grapes, wheat, barley, tomatoes, citrus fruits, cut flowers, green peppers, small live- stock (2%)

Tourism, electronics, construction, food and beverages, textiles and footwear, clothing, tobacco

Mauritius

1 127 068
(0.89%)
1995 est.

$9.3 billion
($3 500)
1996 est.

1 850 km²
(coastal plain, mountains encircling central plateau)

A: 49.2%
P: 2.9%
M: 4%
F: 5.9%

Fish

10% of GDP Sugarcane, tea, corn, potatoes, bananas, pulses, livestock, fish (27%)

Sugar milling, textiles, chemicals, transport equipment, non- electric machinery, tourism

Papua New Guinea

4 294 750
(2.3%)
1995 est.

$9.2 billion
($2 200)
1994 est.

451 710 km2
(mountains with coastal lowlands and rolling foothills)

A: 0.1%
P: 1%
M: 0%
F: 81.6%

Gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil

25% of GDP Coffee, cocoa, coconuts, palm kernels, tea, rubber, sweet potatoes, fruit, vegetables, small live- stock (livelihood for 85% of population)

Copra, palm oil, plywood, wood chip, mining of gold, copper, silver, construction, tourism

Samoa

165 195
(0.5%)
1995 est.

$140.2 million
($25.12)
1996 est.

2 850 km²
(coastal plain with volcanic, rocky mountains)

A: 19.4
P: 23.6
F: 48

Hardwood forest, fish

50% of GDP Coconuts, bananas, taro, yams (60%)

Timber, tourism, food processing, fishing, garments, automotive wiring harness

Sao Tomé and Principe

140 423
(2.62%)
1995 est.

$133 million
($1 000)
1993 est.

960 km²
(volcanic, mountains)

A: 2
P: 40
M: 1
F: 58.3

Fish

25% of GDP, Cocoa, coconuts, palm kernels, coffee, bananas, papaya, beans, poultry, fish (most of population engaged in subsistence agriculture and fishing)

Light construction, soap, beer, shrimp processing, fishing

Seychelles

76 927
(1.05%)
1994 est.

$430 million
($2 429)
1994 est.

455 km²
(granitic, coastal strip, hills, coral reefs)

A: 2.2
P: 13.3
M: 0
F: 8.9

Fish, copra, cinnamon trees

5% of GDP Coconuts, cinnamon, vanilla, sweet potatoes, cassava, bananas, tuna fishing (12%)

Tourism, vanilla and coconut processing, boat building, printing, furniture, beverages

Solomon Islands

399 206
(3.4%)
1995 est.

$1 billion
($2 590)
1992 est.

28 400 km²
(rugged mountains with low coral atolls)

A: 1.5
P: 0.6
M: 0
F: 85.4

Fish, forests, pharmaceutical materials, wildlife, minerals

31% of GDP Cocoa, beans, coconuts, palm kernels, timber, rice, potatoes, vegetables, fruit, livestock, fish (32,4%)

Fish canning, timber milling, tourism, small-scale manufacturing, gold mining, bauxite, nickel

St. Kitts and Nevis

40 992
(0.85%)
1995 est.

$210 million
($5 400)
1994 est.

269 km²
(volcanic with mountains)

A: 22.2
P: 16.6
M: 3
F: 30.6

Negligible

17% of GDP Sugarcane, rice, yams, vegetables, bananas

Sugar processing, tourism, cotton, salt, copra, clothing and footwear, beverages

St. Lucia

156 050
(1.17%)
1995 est.

$610 million
($4 200)
1994 est.

610 km²
(volcanic with mountains, fertile valleys)

A: 8.1
P: 22.9
M: 5
F: 8.2

Forests, pumice, mineral springs, geothermal potential

14% of GDP Bananas, coconuts, vegetables, citrus, root crops, cocoa (43%)

Clothing, assembly of electronic components, tourism, lime processing, coconut processing

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

117 344
(0.65%)
1995 est.

$235 million
($2 000)
1994 est.

340 km²
(volcanic mountains)

A: 10.2
P: 17.9
M: 6
F: 28.2

Negligible

14% of GDP Bananas, coconuts, sweet potatoes, spices, livestock, fish (60%)

Food processing, cement, starch, furniture, clothing

Suriname

409 041
(1.58%)
1995 est.

$1.2 billion
($953)
1995 est.

161 470 km²
(rolling hills, coastal plains with swamps)

A: 0.3
P: 0
M: 0
F: 94.4

Timber, hydropower potential, fish bauxite, iron ore, nickel, copper, platinum, gold

17% of GDP Paddy rice, bananas, palm kernels, coconuts, plantains, peanuts, livestock, fish, forestry products

Bauxite mining, alumina and aluminium production, lumbering, food processing, fishing

Tonga

105 600
(0.78%)
1995 est.

$214 million
($2 050)
1994 est.

718 km²
(limestone base from coral formation, limestone over volcanic base)

A: 23.6
P: 43
M: 6
F: 0

Fish, fertile soil

40% of GDP Coconuts, copra, bananas, vanilla, beans, cocoa, coffee, ginger, black peppers (70%)

Tourism, fishing

Trinidad and Tobago

1 271 159
(1.2%)
1995 est.

$4 841 million
($3 791)
1994 est.

5 128 km²
(mountains, hills)

A: 14.6
P: 9.1
M: 2
F: 31.4

Petroleum, natural gas, asphalt

21% of GDP Cocoa, sugarcane, rice, citrus fruits, coffee, vegetables, poultry (10.9%)

Petroleum, chemicals, tourism, food processing, cement, beverages, cotton textiles

Vanuatu

177 400
(2.2%)
1995 est.

$238 million
($1 264)
1995 est.

12 190 km²
(mountains of volcanic origins, narrow coastal plains)

A: 1.6
P: 10.1
F: 73.8

Manganese, hardwood forests, fish

Copra, cocoa, coffee, kava, fish, taro, yams, livestock (73%)

Food and fish freezing, wood processing, meat canning, beverages, dairy products

Country

UN Conv. on

FAO Global System on Plant Genetic Resources (PGR)

CITES

RAMSAR

Conv. of Migratory

Fisheries

Climate

UN Convention to Combat

Int. Tropic. Timber Agreement

Biological Diversity

Commission on Genetic Resources

Undertaking on PGR

Species

Law of the Sea

UN Agreement

Compliance Agreement

Convention on Climate Change

Kyoto Protocol

Desertification

Antigua and Barbuda

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Bahamas

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Bahrain

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Barbados

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A

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Belize

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Ds

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Cape Verde

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Comoros

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Cook Islands

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Cuba

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A

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Cyprus

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Dominica

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Dominican Rep.

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Fiji

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Grenada

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Guinea Bissau

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S

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Guyana

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A

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Haiti

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Jamaica

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S

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S

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A

Maldives

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S

Malta

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A

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S

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Mauritius

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A

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Papua New Guinea

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S

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Samoa

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Sao Tomé and Principe

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Seychelles

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A

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S

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Solomon Islands

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A

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St. Kitts & Nevis

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A

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A

St. Lucia

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A

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S

A

St. Vincent

and the Grenadines

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A

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S

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Suriname

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A

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Tonga

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Trinidad and Tobago

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A

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Vanuatu

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S

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