Department of Economic Planning and Statistics

Estimated Population (2008)	36,605
Population (2001)	19,886
Average HH Size (2001)	2.8
Constant GDP Growth Rate (2006p)	17.9%
Constant GDP (US$'000) (2006p)	568,138
Imports (US$'000) (2007p)	580,594
Exports (US$'000) (2007p)	16,256
Inflation Rate (%) (2007)	2.8%
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Protected Area as a Percentage of Total Area (1998-2004)

Category	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
Total Area¹ (km²)	948.23	948.23	948.23	948.23	948.23
Total Protected Area² (km²)	791.86	791.86	791.86	793.65	793.65
Protected Land Area² (km²)	300.	300.00	300.00	300.00	300.00
Protected Land Area³ (% of Total Area)	31.64	31.64	31.64	31.64	31.64

Notes:
¹Source: Lands and Survey Department; including low water level for all islands but excluding area to high water mark
²Source: Department of Environmental and Coastal Resources. Includes land and water area; most of the protected area is entirely water. Only about 30% of the land area is protected.
³Source: Department of Environmental and Coastal Resources. This is an approximate value. Up until 2003 there were only 32 protected areas and in 2003 East Harbour Lobster and Conch Reserve became protected making the total 33.

Other Major Environment Statistics

TCI Physical Characteristics

Tourism Environmental Indicators

National Parks, Nature Reserves, Sanctuaries and Historical Sites

Characteristics of the Fishing Industry

Note: Detailed information on environment statistics are available in our TCI Environment A Closer Look 2004 Report

Indicators for Coastal and Marine Resources

Indicator	1970	1980	1990	2000	2004
1. Total Marine Area (ha.)	720,000	720,000	720,000	720,000	720,000
2. No. of marine Protected Areas	0	0	0	19	19
3. Protected Marine Area (ha.)	0	0	0	74,103.14	74,103.14
4. Proportion of Protected Marine Area to Total Marine Area (%)	0	0	0	10.29	10.29
5. Reef Area (ha.)	173,600	173,600	173,600	173,600	173,600
6. Coastal Population (%)	100	100	100	100	100
7. No. of Monitoring Sites	24	24	24	24	24

Source: Department of Environmental and Coastal Resources
Notes: The protected marine area for 2000 and 2004 correspond to 19 Marine National Parks. The protected area was legally/formally established in 1992 hence 1970, 1980, and 1990 data points are not applicable for protected marine area.