Small Island Developing States

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According to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, small island/developing states (SIDS) are low-lying coastal countries that share similar sustainable development challenges, including small population, limited resources, remoteness, susceptibility to natural disasters, vulnerability to external shocks, and excessive dependence on international trade. Their growth and development is also held back by high transportation and communication costs, disproportionately expensive public administration and infrastructure due to their small size, and little to no opportunity to create economies of scale.

Currently, fifty-one small island/developing states and territories are included in the list used by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs in monitoring the sustainable development of SIDS. [1]

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[edit] Current SIDS

Africa Oceania Caribbean
Flag of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau* Flag of Guam Guam Flag of the Bahamas Bahamas
Flag of Cape Verde Cape Verde Flag of Kiribati Kiribati* Flag of Barbados Barbados
Flag of the Comoros Comoros* Flag of the Marshall Islands Marshall Islands Flag of the British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands
Flag of Mauritius Mauritius Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia Flag of Dominica Dominica
Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe São Tomé and Príncipe* Flag of Nauru Nauru Flag of the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
Flag of the Seychelles Seychelles Flag of New Caledonia New Caledonia Flag of Grenada Grenada
Asia Flag of Niue Niue Flag of Haiti Haiti*
Flag of the Maldives Maldives* Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands Flag of Jamaica Jamaica
Flag of East Timor Timor-Leste* Flag of Palau Palau Flag of the United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands
Flag of Singapore Singapore Flag of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Flag of Cuba Cuba
Central/South America Flag of the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands* Flag of Montserrat Montserrat
Flag of Belize Belize Flag of Samoa Samoa* Flag of the Netherlands Antilles Netherlands Antilles
Flag of Guyana Guyana Flag of Tonga Tonga Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Flag of Suriname Suriname Flag of Tuvalu Tuvalu* Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis
Oceania Flag of Vanuatu Vanuatu* Flag of Saint Lucia Saint Lucia
Flag of American Samoa American Samoa Caribbean Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Flag of the Cook Islands Cook Islands Flag of Anguilla Anguilla Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
Flag of Fiji Fiji Flag of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda * also member of the LDC's
Flag of French Polynesia French Polynesia Flag of Aruba Aruba

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