Compare American Samoa (2002) - Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2006)

Compare American Samoa (2002) z Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2006)

	American Samoa (2002)	Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2006)

Administrative divisions	none (territory of the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three districts and two islands* at the second order; Eastern, Manu'a, Rose Island, Swains Island, Western	none (territory of Australia)
Age structure	0-14 years: 38.1% (male 13,445; female 12,688) 15-64 years: 56.7% (male 19,228; female 19,741) 65 years and over: 5.2% (male 1,931; female 1,655) (2002 est.)	0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA (2006 est.)
Agriculture - products	bananas, coconuts, vegetables, taro, breadfruit, yams, copra, pineapples, papayas; dairy products, livestock	vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts
Airports	4 (2001)	1 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2002)	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2002)	-
Area	total: 199 sq km land: 199 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Rose Island and Swains Island	total: 14 sq km land: 14 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes the two main islands of West Island and Home Island
Area - comparative	slightly larger than Washington, DC	about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background	Settled as early as 1000 B. C., Samoa was "discovered" by European explorers in the 18th century. International rivalries in the latter half of the 19th century were settled by an 1899 treaty in which Germany and the US divided the Samoan archipelago. The US formally occupied its portion - a smaller group of eastern islands with the excellent harbor of Pago Pago - the following year.	There are 27 coral islands in the group. Captain William KEELING discovered the islands in 1609, but they remained uninhabited until the 19th century. Annexed by the UK in 1857, they were transferred to the Australian Government in 1955. The population on the two inhabited islands generally is split between the ethnic Europeans on West Island and the ethnic Malays on Home Island.
Birth rate	24.04 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)	NA
Budget	revenues: $121 million (37% in local revenue and 63% in US grants) expenditures: $127 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY96/97)	revenues: $NA expenditures: $NA
Capital	Pago Pago	name: West Island geographic coordinates: 12 10 S, 96 55 E time difference: UTC+6.5 (11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Climate	tropical marine, moderated by southeast trade winds; annual rainfall averages about 3 m; rainy season from November to April, dry season from May to October; little seasonal temperature variation	tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year
Coastline	116 km	26 km
Constitution	ratified 1966, in effect 1967	Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955 (23 November 1955) as amended by the Territories Law Reform Act of 1992
Country name	conventional long form: Territory of American Samoa conventional short form: American Samoa abbreviation: AS	conventional long form: Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands conventional short form: Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Currency	US dollar (USD)	-
Death rate	4.34 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)	NA deaths/1,000 population
Debt - external	$NA	-
Dependency status	unincorporated and unorganized territory of the US; administered by the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior	non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (territory of the US)	none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (territory of the US)	none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international	none	none
Economic aid - recipient	important financial support from the US, more than $40 million in 1994	$NA
Economy - overview	This is a traditional Polynesian economy in which more than 90% of the land is communally owned. Economic activity is strongly linked to the US, with which American Samoa conducts most of its foreign trade. Tuna fishing and tuna processing plants are the backbone of the private sector, with canned tuna the primary export. Transfers from the US Government add substantially to American Samoa's economic well-being. Attempts by the government to develop a larger and broader economy are restrained by Samoa's remote location, its limited transportation, and its devastating hurricanes. Tourism, a developing sector, has been held back by the recurring financial difficulties in East Asia.	Grown throughout the islands, coconuts are the sole cash crop. Small local gardens and fishing contribute to the food supply, but additional food and most other necessities must be imported from Australia. There is a small tourist industry.
Electricity - consumption	120.9 million kWh (2000)	-
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2000)	-
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2000)	-
Electricity - production	130 million kWh (2000)	-
Electricity - production by source	fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2000)	-
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Lata 966 m	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 5 m
Environment - current issues	limited natural fresh water resources; the water division of the government has spent substantial funds in the past few years to improve water catchments and pipelines	fresh water resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs
Ethnic groups	Samoan (Polynesian) 89%, Caucasian 2%, Tongan 4%, other 5%	Europeans, Cocos Malays
Exchange rates	the US dollar is used	Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002), 1.9334 (2001)
Executive branch	chief of state: President George W. BUSH of the US (since 20 January 2001) and Vice President Richard B. CHENEY (since 20 January 2001) head of government: Governor Tauese P. SUNIA (since 3 January 1997) and Lieutenant Governor Togiola TULAFONO (since 3 January 1997) 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 7 November 2000 (next to be held NA November 2004) election results: Tauese P. SUNIA reelected governor; percent of vote - Tauese P. SUNIA (Democrat) 50.7%, Lealaifuaneva Peter REID (independent) 47.8%	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by the Australian governor general head of government: Administrator (nonresident) Neil LUCAS (since 30 January 2006) cabinet: NA elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia and represents the monarch and Australia
Exports	$345 million (1999)	$NA
Exports - commodities	canned tuna 93%	copra
Exports - partners	US 99.6%	Australia (2004)
Fiscal year	1 October - 30 September	1 July - 30 June
Flag description	blue, with a white triangle edged in red that is based on the outer side and extends to the hoist side; a brown and white American bald eagle flying toward the hoist side is carrying two traditional Samoan symbols of authority, a staff and a war club	the flag of Australia is used
GDP	purchasing power parity - $500 million (2000 est.)	-
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%	-
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $8,000 (2000 est.)	-
GDP - real growth rate	NA%	-
Geographic coordinates	14 20 S, 170 00 W	12 30 S, 96 50 E
Geography - note	Pago Pago has one of the best natural deepwater harbors in the South Pacific Ocean, sheltered by shape from rough seas and protected by peripheral mountains from high winds; strategic location in the South Pacific Ocean	islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation
Highways	total: 350 km paved: 150 km unpaved: 200 km	-
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%	-
Imports	$452 million (1999)	$NA
Imports - commodities	materials for canneries 56%, food 8%, petroleum products 7%, machinery and parts 6%	foodstuffs
Imports - partners	US 62%, Australia 11%, Japan 9%, NZ 7%, Fiji 4%, other 7%	Australia (2004)
Independence	none (territory of the US)	none (territory of Australia)
Industrial production growth rate	NA%	-
Industries	tuna canneries (largely supplied by foreign fishing vessels), handicrafts	copra products and tourism
Infant mortality rate	10.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)	total: NA male: NA female: NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	NA%	-
International organization participation	ESCAP (associate), Interpol (subbureau), IOC, SPC	none
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	1 (2000)	-
Irrigated land	NA sq km	NA
Judicial branch	High Court (chief justice and associate justices are appointed by the US Secretary of the Interior)	Supreme Court; Magistrate's Court
Labor force	14,000 (1996)	NA
Labor force - by occupation	government 33%, tuna canneries 34%, other 33% (1990) (1990)	note: the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 5% permanent crops: 10% other: 85% (1998 est.)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
Languages	Samoan (closely related to Hawaiian and other Polynesian languages), English note: most people are bilingual	Malay (Cocos dialect), English
Legal system	NA	based upon the laws of Australia and local laws
Legislative branch	bicameral Fono or Legislative Assembly consists of the House of Representatives (21 seats - 20 of which are elected by popular vote and 1 is an appointed, nonvoting delegate from Swains Island; members serve two-year terms) and the Senate (18 seats; members are elected from local chiefs and serve four-year terms) elections: House of Representatives - last held 7 November 2000 (next to be held NA November 2002); Senate - last held 7 November 2000 (next to be held NA November 2004) election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA; Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - independents 18 note: American Samoa elects one nonvoting representative to the US House of Representatives; election last held 7 November 2000 (next to be held NA November 2002); results - Eni F. H. FALEOMAVAEGA (Democrat) reelected as delegate for a sixth term	unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats) elections: held every two years with half the members standing for election; last held in May 2005 (next to be held in May 2007)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 75.53 years male: 71.12 years female: 80.21 years (2002 est.)	total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 98% female: 97% (1980 est.)	NA
Location	Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand	Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka
Map references	Oceania	Southeast Asia
Maritime claims	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine	none (2002 est.)	-
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the US	defense is the responsibility of Australia; the territory has a five-person police force
National holiday	Flag Day, 17 April (1900)	Australia Day, 26 January (1788)
Nationality	noun: American Samoan(s) adjective: American Samoan	noun: Cocos Islander(s) adjective: Cocos Islander
Natural hazards	typhoons common from December to March	cyclone season is October to April
Natural resources	pumice, pumicite	fish
Net migration rate	3.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)	NA
Political parties and leaders	Democratic Party [leader NA]; Republican Party [leader NA]	none
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA	none
Population	68,688 (July 2002 est.)	574 (July 2006 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	-
Population growth rate	2.31% (2002 est.)	0% (2006 est.)
Ports and harbors	Aunu'u (new construction), Auasi, Faleosao, Ofu, Pago Pago, Ta'u	-
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)	AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2004)
Radios	57,000 (1997)	-
Railways	0 km	-
Religions	Christian Congregationalist 50%, Roman Catholic 20%, Protestant and other 30%	Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.17 male(s)/female total population: 1.02 male(s)/female (2002 est.)	-
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal	NA
Telephone system	general assessment: NA domestic: good telex, telegraph, facsimile and cellular telephone services; domestic satellite system with 1 Comsat earth station international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)	general assessment: connected within Australia's telecommunication system domestic: NA international: country code - 61; telephone, telex, and facsimile communications with Australia and elsewhere via satellite; 1 INTELSAT satellite earth station
Telephones - main lines in use	13,000 (1997)	287 (1992)
Telephones - mobile cellular	2,550 (1997)	note - analog cellular service available
Television broadcast stations	1 (1997)	NA
Terrain	five volcanic islands with rugged peaks and limited coastal plains, two coral atolls (Rose Island, Swains Island)	flat, low-lying coral atolls
Total fertility rate	3.4 children born/woman (2002 est.)	NA
Unemployment rate	6% (2000)	60% (2000 est.)
Waterways	none	-

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