The following section briefly discusses the key characteristics of the nine countries before looking at their prospects on the SDGs. Except for Nauru, Kiribati, Tuvalu and Fiji, the majority of inhabitants of the Commonwealth Pacific small states live in rural and outer island areas. The population densities of the Commonwealth Pacific small states in Micronesia and Polynesia are relatively higher than in Melanesia (Table 2.1). However, the Melanesian countries are more endowed with natural resources compared to the other subgroups, with the atoll island nations of Micronesia relatively resource-poor, particularly in terms of land resources.