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 Akrotiri (2006)Northern Mariana Islands (2005)
 AkrotiriNorthern Mariana Islands
Administrative divisions - none (commonwealth in political union with the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are four municipalities at the second order: Northern Islands, Rota, Saipan, Tinian
Age structure - 0-14 years: 19.9% (male 8,332/female 7,646)


15-64 years: 78.5% (male 26,121/female 36,982)


65 years and over: 1.6% (male 646/female 635) (2005 est.)
Agriculture - products - coconuts, fruits, vegetables; cattle
Airports - 5 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways - total: 3


2,438 to 3,047 m: 2


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total: 2


2,438 to 3,047 m: 1


under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Area total: 123 sq km


note: includes a salt lake and wetlands		 total: 477 sq km


land: 477 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes 14 islands including Saipan, Rota, and Tinian
Area - comparative about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Background By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovereignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers - Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The southernmost and smallest of these is the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Western Sovereign Base Area. Under US administration as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific, the people of the Northern Mariana Islands decided in the 1970s not to seek independence but instead to forge closer links with the US. Negotiations for territorial status began in 1972. A covenant to establish a commonwealth in political union with the US was approved in 1975. A new government and constitution went into effect in 1978.
Birth rate - 19.51 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Budget - revenues: $193 million


expenditures: $223 million, including capital expenditures of NA (FY01/02 est.)
Capital name: Episkopi Cantonment; also serves as capital of Dhekelia


geographic coordinates: 34 40 N, 32 51 E


time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)


daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October		 Saipan
Climate temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters tropical marine; moderated by northeast trade winds, little seasonal temperature variation; dry season December to June, rainy season July to October
Coastline 56.3 km 1,482 km
Constitution Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960 Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands effective 1 January 1978; Covenant Agreement effective 4 November 1986
Country name conventional long form: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area


conventional short form: Akrotiri		 conventional long form: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands


conventional short form: Northern Mariana Islands


former: Mariana Islands District (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands)
Death rate - 2.3 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Debt - external - NA
Dependency status overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus commonwealth in political union with the US; federal funds to the Commonwealth administered by the US Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs
Diplomatic representation from the US none (overseas territory of the UK) -
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas territory of the UK) -
Disputes - international - none
Economic aid - recipient - extensive funding from US
Economy - overview Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Akrotiri. All food and manufactured goods must be imported. The economy benefits substantially from financial assistance from the US. The rate of funding has declined as locally generated government revenues have grown. The key tourist industry employs about 50% of the work force and accounts for roughly one-fourth of GDP. Japanese tourists predominate. Annual tourist entries have exceeded one-half million in recent years, but financial difficulties in Japan have caused a temporary slowdown. The agricultural sector is made up of cattle ranches and small farms producing coconuts, breadfruit, tomatoes, and melons. Garment production is by far the most important industry with employment of 17,500 mostly Chinese workers and sizable shipments to the US under duty and quota exemptions.
Electricity - consumption - NA kWh
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh
Electricity - production - NA kWh
Elevation extremes - lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location on Agrihan 965 m
Environment - current issues shooting around the salt lake; note - breeding place for loggerhead and green turtles; only remaining colony of griffon vultures is on the base contamination of groundwater on Saipan may contribute to disease; clean-up of landfill; protection of endangered species conflicts with development
Ethnic groups - Asian 56.3%, Pacific islander 36.3%, Caucasian 1.8%, other 0.8%, mixed 4.8% (2000 census)
Exchange rates - the US dollar is used
Executive branch chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)


head of government: Administrator Air Vice-Marshal Richard LACEY (since 26 April 2006); note - reports to the British Ministry of Defence


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is appointed by the monarch		 chief of state: President George W. BUSH of the US (since 20 January 2001); Vice President Richard B. CHENEY (since 20 January 2001)


head of government: Governor Juan N. BABAUTA (since 14 January 2002); Lieutenant Governor Diego T. BENAVENTE (since 14 January 2002)


cabinet: NA


elections: US president and vice president elected on the same ticket for four-year terms; governor and lieutenant governor elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms; election last held 3 November 2001 (next to be held November 2005)


election results: Juan N. BABAUTA elected governor in a four-way race; percent of vote - Juan N. BABAUTA (Republican Party) 42.8%
Exports - NA
Exports - commodities - garments
Exports - partners - US (2000)
Fiscal year - 1 October - 30 September
Flag description the flag of the UK is used blue, with a white, five-pointed star superimposed on the gray silhouette of a latte stone (a traditional foundation stone used in building) in the center, surrounded by a wreath
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture: NA


industry: NA


services: NA
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $12,500 (2000 est.)
GDP - real growth rate - NA
Geographic coordinates 34 37 N, 32 58 E 15 12 N, 145 45 E
Geography - note British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean
Heliports - 1 (2004 est.)
Highways - total: 362 km


paved: NA km


unpaved: NA km (1991)
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%: NA


highest 10%: NA
Imports - NA
Imports - commodities - food, construction equipment and materials, petroleum products
Imports - partners - US, Japan (2000)
Independence - none (commonwealth in political union with the US)
Industrial production growth rate - NA
Industries - tourism, construction, garments, handicrafts
Infant mortality rate - total: 7.11 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 7.05 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 7.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - 1.2% (1997 est.)
International organization participation - Interpol (subbureau)
Irrigated land - NA
Judicial branch - Commonwealth Supreme Court; Superior Court; Federal District Court
Labor force - 6,006 total indigenous labor force; 2,699 unemployed; 28,717 foreign workers (June 1995)
Labor force - by occupation - NA
Land boundaries total: 47.4 km


border countries: Cyprus 47.4 km		 0 km
Land use - arable land: 13.04%


permanent crops: 4.35%


other: 82.61% (2001)
Languages English, Greek Philippine languages 24.4%, Chinese 23.4%, Chamorro 22.4%, English 10.8%, other Pacific island languages 9.5%, other 9.6% (2000 census)
Legal system the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply based on US system, except for customs, wages, immigration laws, and taxation
Legislative branch - bicameral Legislature consists of the Senate (9 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year staggered terms) and the House of Representatives (18 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms)


elections: Senate - last held 1 November 2003 (next to be held 5 November 2005); House of Representatives - last held 1 November 2003 (next to be held 5 November 2005)


election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Covenant Party 9, Republican Party 7, Democratic Party 1, independent 1


note: the Northern Mariana Islands does not have a nonvoting delegate in the US Congress; instead, it has an elected official or "resident representative" located in Washington, DC; seats by party - Republican Party 1 (Pedro A. TENORIO)
Life expectancy at birth - total population: 75.88 years


male: 73.31 years


female: 78.61 years (2005 est.)
Literacy - definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 97%


male: 97%


female: 96% (1980 est.)
Location peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus Oceania, islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines
Map references Middle East Oceania
Maritime claims - territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Military - note Akrotiri has a full RAF base, Headquarters for British Forces on Cyprus, and Episkopi Support Unit defense is the responsibility of the US
National holiday - Commonwealth Day, 8 January (1978)
Nationality - noun: NA


adjective: NA
Natural hazards - active volcanoes on Pagan and Agrihan; typhoons (especially August to November)
Natural resources - arable land, fish
Net migration rate - 8.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Political parties and leaders - Democratic Party [Dr. Carlos S. CAMACHO]; Republican Party [NA]; Covenant Party [Benigno R. FITIAL]
Political pressure groups and leaders - NA
Population no indigenous inhabitants


note: approximately 1,300 military personnel are on the base; there are another 5,000 British citizens who are families of military personnel or civilian staff on both Akrotiri and Dhekelia; Cyprus citizens work on the base, but do not live there		 80,362 (July 2005 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA
Population growth rate - 2.61% (2005 est.)
Ports and harbors - Saipan, Tinian
Radio broadcast stations FM 1


note: British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006)		 AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 1 (1998)
Religions - Christian (Roman Catholic majority, although traditional beliefs and taboos may still be found)
Sex ratio - at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.09 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.71 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 1.02 male(s)/female


total population: 0.78 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Suffrage - 18 years of age; universal; indigenous inhabitants are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections
Telephone system - general assessment: NA


domestic: NA


international: country code - 1-670; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use - 21,000 (2000)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 3,000 (2000)
Television broadcast stations British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006) 1 (on Saipan and one station planned for Rota; in addition, two cable services on Saipan provide varied programming from satellite networks) (1997)
Terrain - southern islands are limestone with level terraces and fringing coral reefs; northern islands are volcanic
Total fertility rate - 1.27 children born/woman (2005 est.)
Unemployment rate - NA
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