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Compare Anguilla (2002) - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (2001)

Compare Anguilla (2002) z South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (2001)

 Anguilla (2002)South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (2001)
 AnguillaSouth Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Administrative divisions none (overseas territory of the UK) -
Age structure 0-14 years: 25% (male 1,575; female 1,529)


15-64 years: 68.1% (male 4,356; female 4,124)


65 years and over: 6.9% (male 383; female 479) (2002 est.)		 -
Agriculture - products small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising -
Airports 3 (2001) none
Airports - with paved runways total: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002)		 -
Airports - with unpaved runways total: 2


under 914 m: 2 (2002)		 -
Area total: 102 sq km


land: 102 sq km


water: 0 sq km		 total:
3,903 sq km

land:
3,903 sq km

water:
0 sq km

note:
includes Shag Rocks, Black Rock, Clerke Rocks, South Georgia Island, Bird Island, and the South Sandwich Islands, which consist of some nine islands
Area - comparative about half the size of Washington, DC slightly larger than Rhode Island
Background Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980 with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency. The islands lie approximately 1,000 km east of the Falkland Islands. Grytviken, on South Georgia, was a 19th and early 20th century whaling station. The famed explorer Ernest SHACKLETON stopped there in 1914 en route to his ill-fated attempt to cross Antarctica on foot. He returned some 20 months later with a few companions in a small boat and arranged a successful rescue for the rest of his crew, stranded off the Antarctic Peninsula. He died in 1922 on a subsequent expedition and is buried in Grytviken. Today, the station houses a small military garrison. The islands have large bird and seal populations and, recognizing the importance of preserving the marine stocks in adjacent waters, the UK, in 1993, extended the exclusive fishing zone from 12 miles to 200 miles around each island.
Birth rate 14.94 births/1,000 population (2002 est.) -
Budget revenues: $20.4 million


expenditures: $23.3 million, including capital expenditures of $3.8 million		 revenues:
$291,777

expenditures:
$451,000, including capital expenditures of $NA (1988 est.)
Capital The Valley -
Climate tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds variable, with mostly westerly winds throughout the year interspersed with periods of calm; nearly all precipitation falls as snow
Coastline 61 km NA km
Constitution Anguilla Constitutional Order 1 April 1982; amended 1990 adopted 3 October 1985
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Anguilla		 conventional long form:
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

conventional short form:
none
Currency East Caribbean dollar (XCD) -
Death rate 5.54 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.) -
Debt - external $8.8 million (1998) -
Dependency status overseas territory of the UK overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina; administered from the Falkland Islands by UK civil commissioner Donald A. LAMONT, representing Queen ELIZABETH II; Grytviken, formerly a whaling station on South Georgia, is the garrison town
Diplomatic representation from the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina)
Disputes - international none claimed by Argentina
Economic aid - recipient $3.5 million (1995) -
Economy - overview Anguilla has few natural resources, and the economy depends heavily on luxury tourism, offshore banking, lobster fishing, and remittances from emigrants. Increased activity in the tourism industry, which has spurred the growth of the construction sector, has contributed to economic growth. Anguillan officials have put substantial effort into developing the offshore financial sector, which is small, but growing. In the medium term, prospects for the economy will depend largely on the tourism sector and, therefore, on revived income growth in the industrialized nations as well as on favorable weather conditions. Some fishing takes place in adjacent waters. There is a potential source of income from harvesting fin fish and krill. The islands receive income from postage stamps produced in the UK.
Electricity - consumption 42.6 million kWh NA kWh
Electricity - production 45.85 million kWh (2000) -
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel: NA%


hydro: NA%


nuclear: NA%


other: NA%		 fossil fuel:
NA%

hydro:
NA%

nuclear:
NA%

other:
NA%
Elevation extremes lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m


highest point: Crocus Hill 65 m		 lowest point:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m

highest point:
Mount Paget (South Georgia) 2,934 m
Environment - current issues supplies of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system NA
Ethnic groups black (predominant), mulatto, white -
Exchange rates East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7000 (fixed rate since 1976) -
Executive branch chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Peter JOHNSTONE (since NA February 2000)


head of government: Chief Minister Osbourne FLEMING (since 3 March 2000)


cabinet: Executive Council appointed by the governor from among the elected members of the House of Assembly


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed chief minister by the governor		 -
Exports $2.6 million (1999) -
Exports - commodities lobster, fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum -
Exports - partners UK, US, Puerto Rico -
Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March -
Flag description blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Anguillan coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms depicts three orange dolphins in an interlocking circular design on a white background with blue wavy water below the flag of the UK is used
GDP purchasing power parity - $104 million (2001 est.) -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: 4%


industry: 18%


services: 78% (1997 est.)		 -
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $8,600 (2001 est.) -
GDP - real growth rate 0% (2001 est.) -
Geographic coordinates 18 15 N, 63 10 W 54 30 S, 37 00 W
Geography - note the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles the north coast of South Georgia has several large bays, which provide good anchorage; reindeer, introduced early in this century, live on South Georgia
Highways total: 105 km


paved: 65 km


unpaved: 40 km (1998 est.)		 -
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%		 -
Illicit drugs transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe -
Imports $80.9 million (1999) -
Imports - commodities fuels, foodstuffs, manufactures, chemicals, textiles -
Imports - partners US, Puerto Rico, UK -
Independence none (overseas territory of the UK) -
Industrial production growth rate 3.1% -
Industries tourism, boat building, offshore financial services -
Infant mortality rate 23.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.) -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2.3% -
International organization participation Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS (associate), ECLAC (associate) -
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 16 (2000) -
Irrigated land NA sq km 0 sq km (1993)
Judicial branch High Court (judge provided by Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court) -
Labor force 6,735 (1999) (1999) -
Labor force - by occupation commerce 36%, services 29%, construction 18%, transportation and utilities 10%, manufacturing 3%, agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining 4% -
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, some commercial salt ponds) (1998 est.)		 arable land:
0%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
100% (largely covered by permanent ice and snow with some sparse vegetation consisting of grass, moss, and lichen)
Languages English (official) -
Legal system based on English common law the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply
Legislative branch unicameral House of Assembly (11 seats total, 7 elected by direct popular vote, 2 ex officio members, and 2 appointed; members serve five-year terms)


elections: last held 3 March 2000 (next to be held NA June 2005)


election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - ANA 3, AUP 2, ADP 1, independent 1		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population: 76.5 years


male: 73.6 years


female: 79.5 years (2002 est.)		 -
Literacy definition: age 12 and over can read and write


total population: 95%


male: 95%


female: 95% (1984 est.)		 -
Location Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of the tip of South America
Map references Central America and the Caribbean Antarctic Region
Maritime claims exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 3 NM		 exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM
Merchant marine none (2002 est.) -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday Anguilla Day, 30 May Liberation Day, 14 June (1982)
Nationality noun: Anguillan(s)


adjective: Anguillan		 -
Natural hazards frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October) the South Sandwich Islands have prevailing weather conditions that generally make them difficult to approach by ship; they are also subject to active volcanism
Natural resources salt, fish, lobster fish
Net migration rate 15.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.) -
Political parties and leaders Anguilla United Party or AUP [Hubert HUGHES]; The United Front or UF [Osbourne FLEMING, Victor BANKS], a coalition of the Anguilla Democratic Party or ADP and the Anguilla National Alliance or ANA -
Political pressure groups and leaders NA -
Population 12,446 (July 2002 est.) no indigenous inhabitants

note:
the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March 2001, to be replaced by a permanent group of scientists of the British Antarctic Survey which also has a biological station on Bird Island; the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% -
Population growth rate 2.44% (2002 est.) -
Ports and harbors Blowing Point, Road Bay Grytviken
Radio broadcast stations AM 5, FM 6, shortwave 1 (1998) none
Radios 3,000 (1997) -
Railways 0 km -
Religions Anglican 40%, Methodist 33%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, Baptist 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, other 12% -
Sex ratio at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female


total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2002 est.)		 -
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal -
Telephone system general assessment: NA


domestic: modern internal telephone system


international: microwave radio relay to island of Saint Martin (Guadeloupe and Netherlands Antilles)		 general assessment:
NA

domestic:
NA

international:
coastal radiotelephone station at Grytviken
Telephones - main lines in use 4,974 (2000) -
Telephones - mobile cellular 1,629 (2000) -
Television broadcast stations 1 (1997) 0 (1997)
Terrain flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone most of the islands, rising steeply from the sea, are rugged and mountainous; South Georgia is largely barren and has steep, glacier-covered mountains; the South Sandwich Islands are of volcanic origin with some active volcanoes
Total fertility rate 1.77 children born/woman (2002 est.) -
Unemployment rate 8% (1999) (1999) -
Waterways none none
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