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  • Dwt: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship
  • Dwt > Per capita: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Dwt per capita: Dwt=Deadweight tonnage, a measure of the capacity of a cargo ship. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GRT: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage
  • GRT > Per capita: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • GRT per capita: GRT=Gross Register Tonnage. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Per capita: 1000 GRT or over Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
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STAT Tuvalu United States HISTORY
Dwt 928,697 Dwt
Ranked 60th. 		12.62 million Dwt
Ranked 16th. 14 times more than Tuvalu
Dwt > Per capita 77,443.04 Dwt per 1,000 people
Ranked 7th. 1848 times more than United States 		41.9 Dwt per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th.
Dwt per capita 95.11 Dwt
Ranked 6th. 2271 times more than United States 		0.0419 Dwt
Ranked 74th.
GRT 568,759 GRT
Ranked 67th. 		10.31 million GRT
Ranked 17th. 18 times more than Tuvalu
GRT > Per capita 47,428.2 GRT per 1,000 people
Ranked 9th. 1386 times more than United States 		34.23 GRT per 1,000 people
Ranked 78th.
GRT per capita 58.25 GRT
Ranked 6th. 1702 times more than United States 		0.0342 GRT
Ranked 74th.
Per capita 6,569.76 per 1 million people
Ranked 4th. 4730 times more than United States 		1.39 per 1 million people
Ranked 108th.

SOURCES: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011

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