US—none
_#_Flag: light blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the outer half of the flag represents a map of the country with nine yellow five-pointed stars symbolizing the nine islands
_*Economy #_Overview: Tuvalu consists of a scattered group of nine coral atolls with poor soil. The country has no known mineral resources and few exports. Subsistence farming and fishing are the primary economic activities. The islands are too small and too remote for development of a tourist industry. Government revenues largely come from the sale of stamps and coins and worker remittances. Substantial income is received annually from an international trust fund established in 1987 by Australia, New Zealand, and the UK and supported also by Japan and South Korea.
_#_GNP: $4.6 million, per capita $530; real growth rate NA% (1989 est.)
_#_Inflation rate (consumer prices): 3.9% (1984)
_#_Unemployment rate: NA%
_#_Budget: revenues $4.3 million; expenditures $4.3 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1989)
_#_Exports: $1.0 million (f.o.b., 1983 est.);
commodities—copra;
partners—Fiji, Australia, NZ