Statistical Summary
Saturday, February 5, 2011 at 10:59PM (Info gathered from Office of Insular Affairs Website)
Political Leaders
President: Christopher Jorebon Loeak (January 2012)
Speaker of the Nitijela (Parliament): Donald Capelle (January 2012)
Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., RMI Embassy to the U.S.: Charles Paul
Population & Demography
Total population: 63,100
Marshallese: 92.1%
Mixed Marshallese: 5.9%
Others: 2.0%
Economy & Income Sources
Estimated GDP: $149.6 million
Per capita GDP: $ 2,370
U.S. per capita GDP: $45,800
USAKA Reagan Missile Test Site
Kwajalein’s only major income source
USAKA’s population: 2,500
Civilian employees: 1,318 (13% of the RMI’s total payroll employment)
Compact Aid
Compact aid: $44.4 million (FY 07)
Other Federal grants: $9.6 million (FY 07)
Tourism by type
Total visitor arrivals: 9,173
Business visitors: 3,071
Holiday visitors: 2,727
Transit & stopover: 1,590
Tourists by origin
United States: 2,554
Other Pacific island countries: 2,024
Japan: 1,565
Services
Government services
Hotels and restaurants
Other services
Labor Force & Employment
Total payroll employment: 10,115
Private sector employment: 3,773
Government employment: 4,600
Government Finances
Total government revenues: $116.5 million
Total government spending: $110.2 million
Total Federal grants: $54.0 million
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