APPENDIX VIII APPENDIX VIII# % local economy, comprising about gross national product in 1983. dent, however, on government of the work force was employed capita income was $3,900 in rate was 23 percent. 52 percent Puerto Rico of the territory's is heavily depen- employment. About 24 percent by the government in 1983. Per 1983 and in 1983 the unemployment U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS The Virgin Islands, which are located in the eastern Caribbean, are 1,400 miles from New York. The principal islands, St. Thomas, St. Croix, and St. John, have a combined land area of 130 square miles. The population of the islands is about 100,000 and the per capita income in 1982 was $7,078. The local economy depends heavily on government employment and tourism, In 1982, public sector employment accounted for 37 percent of the total work force. Unemployment was 7.8 percent in 1982. TRUST TERRITORY OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS The Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands lies in an expanse of the Western Pacific Ocean equal in size to the continental United States. The land area, however, is about onehalf the size of Rhode Island. The far western boundary of the area is 500 miles from the Philippines; Hawaii is about 1,800 miles from the eastern border. The Trust Territory's three constitutional governments--the Federated States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau--have a combined population of about 116,000. All three Micronesian states have large public sector work forces, ranging from 40 to 57 percent. SMALLER INSULAR POSSESSIONS Baker, Howland, Baker, islands. of Hawaii. and Jarvis Howland, These and islands are Jarvis Each was placed ior's jurisdiction in Wildlife Service. are located all about uninhabited 1,600 miles under the Secretary of Pacific southwest the Inter- 1936, and are administered by the Fish and JOHNSTON ATOLL Johnston Atoll, which is located about 700 miles southwest of Hawaii, was annexed by the U.S. in 1858. In 1934, Johnston was placed under the Department of the Navy's jurisdiction. Operational 1948. control Presently, was the transferred Defense to Nuclear the U.S. Agency Air Force administers in the island. Approximately 325 U.S. military and civilian personnel are stationed on Johnston. The island has no indigenous population. 9000301 94 “ i) Berd ie ¢ “2. a et Ms