Oceania Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Pacific Islands=== {{Main|Economy of Fiji|Economy of Samoa|Economy of Tonga}} [[File:Waikiki view from Diamond Head.JPG|thumb|[[Honolulu]] viewed from [[Diamond Head, Hawaii|Diamond Head]] crater]] The overwhelming majority of people living in the Pacific islands work in the service industry which includes tourism, education and financial services. Oceania's largest export markets include Japan, China, the United States and South Korea. The smallest Pacific nations rely on trade with Australia, New Zealand and the United States for exporting goods and for accessing other products. Australia and New Zealand's trading arrangements are known as [[Closer Economic Relations]]. Australia and New Zealand, along with other countries, are members of [[Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation]] (APEC) and the [[East Asia Summit]] (EAS), which may become trade blocs in the future particularly EAS. The main produce from the Pacific is [[copra]] or [[coconut]], but [[timber]], [[beef]], [[palm oil]], [[Cocoa bean|cocoa]], [[sugar]], and [[ginger]] are also commonly grown across the [[tropics]] of the Pacific. [[Fishing]] provides a major [[Industry (economics)|industry]] for many of the smaller nations in the Pacific, although many [[fishing]] areas are exploited by other larger countries, namely Japan. [[Natural Resources]], such as [[lead]], [[zinc]], [[nickel]], and [[gold]], are mined in Australia and [[Solomon Islands]]. Oceania's largest export markets include Japan, China, the United States, India, South Korea and the [[European Union]]. Endowed with forest, mineral, and fish resources, [[Fiji]] is one of the most developed of the Pacific island [[economics|economies]], though it remains a [[developing nation|developing country]] with a large [[subsistence agriculture]] sector.<ref name="ciafacfj" /> Agriculture accounts for 18% of [[gross domestic product]], although it employed some 70% of the workforce as of 2001. [[Sugar]] exports and the growing tourist industry are the major sources of foreign exchange. Sugar cane processing makes up one-third of industrial activity. [[Coconut]]s, [[ginger]], and [[copra]] are also significant. The history of Hawaii's economy can be traced through a succession of dominant industries; [[sandalwood]],<ref name="hawahis" /> [[whaling]],<ref name="whalinhawa" /> sugarcane, [[pineapple]], the military, tourism and education.<ref name="capitagdf" /> Hawaiian exports include food and clothing. These industries play a small role in the Hawaiian economy, due to the shipping distance to viable markets, such as the West Coast of the contiguous U.S. The state's food exports include coffee, macadamia nuts, pineapple, livestock, sugarcane and honey.<ref name="hawabee" /> {{As of|2015}}, Honolulu was ranked high on world livability rankings, and was also ranked as the 2nd safest city in the U.S.<ref name="MercerSurvey2015" /><ref name="KITVSafestCity" /> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page