The services sector dominates the economy, with a large number of public sector employees. In 1998, services generated 87 percent of GDP and employed 76 percent
Communications | |||||||||
Country | Telephones a | Telephones, Mobile/Cellular a | Radio Stations a | Radios a | TV Stations a | Televisions a | Internet Service Providers c | Internet Users c | |
Palau | 1,500 (1988) | 0 (1988) | AM 1; FM 0; shortwave 1 | 12,000 | 1 | 11,000 | N/A | N/A | |
United States | 194 M | 69.209 M (1998) | AM 4,762; FM 5,542; shortwave 18 | 575 M | 1,500 | 219 M | 7,800 | 148 M | |
Philippines | 1.9 M | 1.959 M (1998) | AM 366; FM 290; shortwave 3 (1999) | 11.5 M | 31 | 3.7M | 33 | 500,000 | |
Solomon Islands | 8,000 | 658 | AM 3; FM 0; shortwave 0 | 57,000 | 0 | 3,000 | 1 | 3,000 | |
a Data is for 1997 unless otherwise noted. | |||||||||
b Data is for 1998 unless otherwise noted. | |||||||||
c Data is for 2000 unless otherwise noted. | |||||||||
SOURCE: CIA World Factbook 2001 [Online]. |
of the labor force in 1995. The incomes in this sector are above average. The smallest sector in terms of output is agriculture (which includes fishing), which produced 5 percent of output in 1998 and engaged 9 percent of the labor force in 1995. The industry sector only employed 15 percent of the labor force in 1995, generating 8 percent of GDP in 1998.
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