APPENDIX. VIII
DESCRIPTION OF U.S. TERRITORIES
AND INSULAR AREAS
The following describes the geographic location, sizé’, Bor
ulation, and certain economic indices of the five prince
'
U.S.
territories discussed in this report and the.trusts
Territory of the Pacific Islands.
In addition,
the smaller island possessions are provided.
descriptions of.4
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AMERICAN SAMOA
American Samoa's seven islands have a land area of 76.
Square miles and are about 4,100 miles from the U.S. mainland.
Over 96 percent of the land is owned communally.
American
Samoa's population is about 34,000.
In 1982, 38 percent of the
work force was employed by the local government.
The largest
private sector activity, tuna canneries, comprised 22 percent of
total employment.
In 1982, the unemployment rate was 12 percent.
GUAM
-Guam
It has. an
lies about
area of
209
6,000
miles
southwest
square miles
and
of
San
Francisco.
a population of
about
105,000.
Over 20 percent of the population is comprised of
military personnel,
federal
employees
and
their dependents.
Guam's economy is highly dependent on government activities.
In 1981, 46 percent of the civilian work force was engaged in
public sector employment.
Most private sector activities are
services catering to. the needs of tourists, the military, or
local government.
1981,
Per capita
income
in
1982
was
$7,010.
9 percent of the civilian work force were unemployed.
In
NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS
with
The Northern Mariana Islands (NMI) consists of 21 islands,
a land area of approximately 185 square miles.
Only 6 of
the islands are inhabited.. The NMI is approximately 6,000 miles
from the mainland U.S.. The population is estimated at 17,000
with the majority living on the largest island, Saipan.
The NMI
had a per capita income estimated to be at least $2,700 in
1979.
The economy mostly depends on government employment.
More than 30 percent of its work force of 6,000 was engaged in
public sector activities in 1979.
PUERTO RICO
Its
Puerto Rico is the largest, most populous U.S.
land area is about 3,500 square miles.
The
territory.
island is
located 885 miles southeast of Florida and has about 3.3 million
residents.
Manufacturing and trade are important parts of the
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