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Compare Akrotiri (2006) z Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2003)

 Akrotiri (2006)Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2003)
 AkrotiriSaint Pierre and Miquelon
Administrative divisions - none (territorial collectivity of France); note - there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are two communes - Saint Pierre, Miquelon at the second order
Age structure - 0-14 years: 25% (male 891; female 851)


15-64 years: 64.7% (male 2,306; female 2,210)


65 years and over: 10.3% (male 310; female 408) (2003 est.)
Agriculture - products - vegetables; poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs; fish
Airports - 2 (2002)
Airports - with paved runways - total: 2


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002)
Area total: 123 sq km


note: includes a salt lake and wetlands
total: 242 sq km


land: 242 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the Miquelon groups
Area - comparative about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC 1.5 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. First settled by the French in the early 17th century, the islands represent the sole remaining vestige of France's once vast North American possessions.
Birth rate - 14.62 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Budget - revenues: $70 million


expenditures: $60 million, including capital expenditures of $24 million (1996 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
Saint-Pierre
Climate temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters cold and wet, with much mist and fog; spring and autumn are windy
Coastline 56.3 km 120 km
Constitution Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name conventional long form: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area


conventional short form: Akrotiri
conventional long form: Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon


conventional short form: Saint Pierre and Miquelon


local long form: Departement de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon


local short form: Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
Currency - euro (EUR)
Death rate - 6.74 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Debt - external - $NA
Dependency status overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus self-governing territorial collectivity of France
Diplomatic representation from the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (territorial collectivity of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (territorial collectivity of France)
Disputes - international - none
Economic aid - recipient - approximately $60 million in annual grants from France
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 inhabitants have traditionally earned their livelihood by fishing and by servicing fishing fleets operating off the coast of Newfoundland. The economy has been declining, however, because of disputes with Canada over fishing quotas and a steady decline in the number of ships stopping at Saint Pierre. In 1992, an arbitration panel awarded the islands an exclusive economic zone of 12,348 sq km to settle a longstanding territorial dispute with Canada, although it represents only 25% of what France had sought. The islands are heavily subsidized by France to the great betterment of living standards. The government hopes an expansion of tourism will boost economic prospects. Recent test drilling for oil may pave the way for development of the energy sector.
Electricity - consumption - 39.08 million kWh (2001)
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - production - 42.03 million kWh (2001)
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel: 100%


hydro: 0%


nuclear: 0%


other: 0% (2001)
Elevation extremes - lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m


highest point: Morne de la Grande Montagne 240 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 recent test drilling for oil in waters around Saint Pierre and Miquelon may bring future development that would impact the environment
Ethnic groups - Basques and Bretons (French fishermen)
Exchange rates - euros per US dollar - 1.06 1.0626 (2001), 1.08540 (2000), 0.93863 (1999)
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 Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Claude VALLEIX (since 9 October 2002)


head of government: President of the General Council Marc PLANTAGENEST (since NA)


cabinet: NA


elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held, first round - 21 April 2002, second round - 5 May 2002 (next to be held NA 2007); prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; president of the General Council is elected by the members of the council
Exports - NA (2001)
Exports - commodities - fish and fish products, soybeans, animal feed, mollusks and crustaceans, fox and mink pelts
Exports - partners - US 33.3%, Zambia 30.3%, Ecuador 16.2%, France 5.1%, Canada 4%, Spain 4% (2002)
Fiscal year - calendar year
Flag description the flag of the UK is used a yellow sailing ship facing the hoist side rides on a dark blue background with a black wave line under the ship; on the hoist side, a vertical band is divided into three parts: the top part (called ikkurina) is red with a green diagonal cross extending to the corners overlaid by a white cross dividing the rectangle into four sections; the middle part has a white background with an ermine pattern; the third part has a red background with two stylized yellow lions outlined in black, one above the other; these three heraldic arms represent settlement by colonists from the Basque Country (top), Brittany, and Normandy; the flag of France is used for official occasions
GDP - purchasing power parity - $74 million - supplemented by annual payments from France of about $60 million (1996 est.)
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: NA%
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $11,000 (1996 est.)
GDP - real growth rate - NA%
Geographic coordinates 34 37 N, 32 58 E 46 50 N, 56 20 W
Geography - note British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus vegetation scanty
Highways - total: 114 km


paved: 69 km


unpaved: 45 km
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
Imports - NA (2001)
Imports - commodities - meat, clothing, fuel, electrical equipment, machinery, building materials
Imports - partners - Zambia 61.5%, France 21.8%, Canada 13% (2002)
Independence - none (territorial collectivity of France; has been under French control since 1763)
Industrial production growth rate - NA%
Industries - fish processing and supply base for fishing fleets; tourism
Infant mortality rate - total: 7.97 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 9.15 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 6.73 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - 2.1% (1991-96 average)
International organization participation - FZ, WFTU
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - 1 (2000)
Irrigated land - NA sq km
Judicial branch - Superior Tribunal of Appeals or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel
Labor force - 3,261 (1999)
Labor force - by occupation - fishing 18%, industry (mainly fish-processing) 41%, services 41% (1996 est.)
Land boundaries total: 47.4 km


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


permanent crops: 0%


other: 86.96% (1998 est.)
Languages English, Greek French (official)
Legal system the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply French law with special adaptations for local conditions, such as housing and taxation
Legislative branch - unicameral General Council or Conseil General (19 seats - 15 from Saint Pierre and 4 from Miquelon; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms)


elections: elections last held 19 and 26 March 2000 (next to be held NA April 2006)


election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - PS 12, PRG 2, UDF-RPR 5


note: Saint Pierre and Miquelon elect 1 seat to the French Senate; elections last held NA September 1995 (next to be held NA September 2004); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - RPR 1; Saint Pierre and Miquelon also elects 1 seat to the French National Assembly; elections last held, first round - 9 June 2002, second round - 16 June 2002 (next to be held NA 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - UDF 1
Life expectancy at birth - total population: 78.11 years


male: 75.82 years


female: 80.51 years (2003 est.)
Literacy - definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 99%


male: 99%


female: 99% (1982 est.)
Location peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus Northern North America, islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland (Canada)
Map references Middle East North America
Maritime claims - exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 12 NM
Merchant marine - none (2002 est.)
Military - note Akrotiri has a full RAF base, Headquarters for British Forces on Cyprus, and Episkopi Support Unit defense is the responsibility of France
National holiday - Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Nationality - noun: Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women)


adjective: French
Natural hazards - persistent fog throughout the year can be a maritime hazard
Natural resources - fish, deepwater ports
Net migration rate - -4.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Political parties and leaders - PRG [leader NA]; Rassemblement pour la Republique or RPR (now UMP) [leader NA]; Socialist Party or PS [leader NA]; Union pour la Democratie Francaise or UDF [leader NA]
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
6,976 (July 2003 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - 0.3% (2003 est.)
Ports and harbors - Saint Pierre
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 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998)
Railways - 0 km
Religions - Roman Catholic 99%
Sex ratio - at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female


total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
Suffrage - 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system - general assessment: adequate


domestic: NA


international: radiotelephone communication with most countries in the world; 1 earth station in French domestic satellite system
Telephones - main lines in use - 4,000 (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 0 (1994)
Television broadcast stations British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia (2006) 0 (there are, however, two repeaters which rebroadcast programs from France, Canada, and the US) (1997)
Terrain - mostly barren rock
Total fertility rate - 2.07 children born/woman (2003 est.)
Unemployment rate - 9.8% (1997)
Waterways - none
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